Kosher on Campus: Cornell University

Students at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, whose undergraduate population of 13,000 is 20 percent Jewish, are lucky to have plenty of Kosher options right on campus.

The main kosher dining hall, 104West!, is run by Cornell Dining and supervised by the Orthodox Union. It is located on Cornell’s west campus, adjacent to the Cornell Center for Jewish Living. Because of its integration with Cornell Dining, students need not purchase a separate, more expensive Kosher plan: A meal at 104West! costs one meal swipe, just like every other all-you-can-eat dining hall. 104West!, which serves both dairy and meat meals, is open for lunch and dinner every day, and offers daily soup, salad bar, and deserts, in addition to whatever the hot option is that day. Students also have the option of ordering custom specialties from the grill, which include omelettes, quesadillas, and pad thai. 104West! provides catering services, allowing students to buy Kosher food for outside events—Pizza, deli, and even Shabbat meals!

For freshman who live on North Campus, which is approximately a 12 minute walk from 104West!, there exists a more conveniently located Kosher option. North Star, an all-you-can-eat facility in North Campus’ Appel Commons, features a kosher station supervised by a mashgiach. Besides for such classics as deli sandwiches, hot dogs, and matzoh ball soup, the station also provides fresh hot food, brought from the kosher kitchen at 104West!

When on the go, Cornellians have the option to pick up Kosher, prepackaged deli sandwiches from many restaurants and shops around campus. The Noyes convenience store offer kosher staples such as frozen pizza bagels, lox, deli meats, and more. And for those students adventurous enough to venture into Ithaca, the supermarket Wegmans’ maintains well-stocked kosher meat and dairy sections.

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Adirondacks Mountains, NY, Burlington & Stowe, VT

Contributed by: Aaron Steinberg | Last Date of Travel: August 2008

Kosher Info:

There was not a lot of Kosher food to be found in either of these destinations. Our plan was to camp out for two nights in the Adirondacks (upstate NY), then drive to Vermont and spend two nights in a resort hotel.

We packed most of our food with us from New York. We brought your normal camping food (burgers, bread, peanut butter, veggies, condiments, eggs, snacks, trail mix, and more) with us in a cooler and grocery bags. Kosher camping is so simple and fun, and I truly recommend it for anyone who is considering.

We lived pretty simply for those days, and our only treat was when we went to Lake Placid, NY (site of both the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics). This quiet town has a Ben and Jerry’s ice cream shop, and a Starbucks.

After two days of eating like this, we needed some sort of break. Driving into Vermont, we went to the one Kosher establishment we could find (aside from home hospitality in Chabad): Shaws Supermarket (570 Shelburne Rd. Burlington, VT 05401). What we found there was frozen delicacies like pizza and knishes. With our trusty sandwich maker, we were prepared to turn our 4-star hotel room into a gourmet kitchen.

The final Kosher treat of our trip was the Ben and Jerry’s Factory Tour. While the tour is more than it’s hyped up to be, there’s nothing like driving 8 hours to wait in a longer than usual line to buy some Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream.

This trip reminded us that sometimes Kosher traveling isn’t about planning a trip around OU establishments, and is rather a challenge to go anywhere and make it work your own way.

Tourist Info:

We left New York, and drove about 8 hours north into the Adirondack Mountains. We headed straight to the campsite we had reserved, and rushed to setup our tent before night fell.

We spent the next day really enjoying Lake Placid which is really an amazing little town. It has the feel of a hippie college town with just a bit too much tourist influence. There is beautiful nature everywhere, with great lakes and places to bike/hike around. It also has some amazing Olympics-related experiences including a dry-run of an Olympic Bobsled track (a bit pricey), rifle shooting on the actual Bi-athlon range (totally worth the $10-$15), and bunch of other Olympic venues such as Ice Rinks, the Ski Jump and much more. We were actually able to check out a womens “Pro” hockey game for $6 while we were there.

After sleeping another night at the camp site, we drove a few miles north and caught a ferry across Lake Champlain over to Burlington, VT. The ferry ride was a fun 45 minutes or so, but it was a bit too cold to sit outside and really enjoy the ride. After arriving in Vermont, we headed over to the Kosher aisle of the Shaws.

For the final leg of our trip we drove to Stowe, VT (Ski country during the winter) and stayed at Stoweflake, which is an amazing resort spa. We just chilled out and enjoyed the beautiful room, wonderful grounds, and nice spa treatments.

We checked out some of the local sights which included some small unique stores in Stowe itself, and of course the Ben & Jerry’s Factory tour. Warning: If your goal in traveling to the Adirondacks/Vermont is to avoid Jews (as ours was) this will ruin everything – the place is packed with frum Jews of all flavors. It was still worth visiting, although the tour is pretty meager.

The drive back from Vermont through Massachussets to New York is beautiful, and the most amazing landscape I have ever driven through can be found in southern Vermont. This is definitely a great destination for people who can appreciate nature.

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New York, NY

Contributed by Rachael Abrams | Last Date of Travel: January 2010

As a native-Texan I’m used to average Kosher restaurants, a small close-knit Jewish community and the passion to travel outside of Dallas to see other cities. New York is probably my favorite city to visit, not just for it’s liveliness nor it’s real winter weather—because of the incredibly diverse array of Kosher food.

I just returned from a very quick visit. Three nights in the Big Apple felt like a week simply because of all the food I ate. I feel like the city consumed me… literally.

My tasty travels began with delicious Chinese food, something my native Dallas lacks. EstiHana is an Asian restaurant situated in a lovely area close to the renown Natural History Museum on the Upper West Side. The atmosphere was very nice with couples on (what looked like) first dates—I was glad I dressed up that evening. I ordered a steamed chicken dish and shared a bowl of udon noodle soup (with beef). There’s sushi on the menu and other delectable entrees to satisfy ones Asian food craving. Although I walked out with a dent in my pocket, the food was well worth the damage. I was able to take a subway close to where the restaurant was located, which is an easy and inexpensive option for travelers.

The next day, after a lot of walking allover the Upper East Side, I landed in Times Square where tourists and gigantic advertisements can be found. Right off of Broadway, I dined at Schnitzel Express for lunch, where I ate a delicious Oriental Schnitzel sandwich. It was so good that right before I left for Dallas, I grabbed one to-go for the plane ride. For fast-food atmosphere, the food is perfect for a quick lunch.

New York impresses me with each visit for it’s incredible kosher food everywhere. If you are Jewish, New York is the place to be. It’s even written on the buildings with names like “Schwartz” and “Greenberg” stamped on the outside of both small and large businesses. After Shabbat, I dined with some friends at Clubhouse Cafe (right off of Times Square), which is a trendy American restaurant where you’ll find soft lighting, sliders, wings and delicious hamburgers. This is the perfect New York restaurant if you are willing to spend a few bucks.

My experience in New York was quite flavorful with incredible restaurants for my picky palette. Just in case you visit in the winter—bring walking shoes, gloves, and a hat. If you forget, you can purchase some warm weather gear at a stand…just about anywhere.

You can read about my posts on YeahThatsKosher here: http://yeahthatskosher.com/author/Rabrams

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Editor’s Note (from Dani Klein): for more info on New York, check out our post on NYC by clicking here.

Recommendation: for New Yorkers and tourists visiting NYC, we highly recommend using the Not For Tourists guidebooks and web resources: www.notfortourists.com/NewYork.aspx

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New York, NY >> Focus on Wolf & Lamb Steakhouse

Wolf & Lamb Steakhouse is a classy kosher meat restaurant in the Diamond District of Midtown Manhattan. They have delicious steaks, tantalizing burgers, and other unique dishes to make your mouth salivate.

Dani Klein from http://yeahthatskosher.com checks out kosher restaurants for Jewish Travel TV.

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New York, NY >> Focus on NY Lunchbox

NY Lunchbox is a new addition to the kosher scene in midtown Manhattan offering a multitude of dairy options and specials, including wraps, paninis, soups, pasta, and sushi.

Check them out at: http://nylunchbox.com/

Dani Klein from http://yeahthatskosher.com checks out kosher restaurants for Jewish Travel TV.

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Full episodes coming late Fall 2009.
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Kosher News – End of Summer 2009

It’s been quite a busy summer in the kosher world. Restaurants opening and closing all around.
If you know about any recent closures or openings that we missed in this post, please comment below.

New York

• Mr. Broadway reopens. After being shut down by the NY Dept. of Health (DOH) a week ago, the famous deli reopens its doors to us NYers.
  
  Mr. Broadway is located at 1372 Broadway off of W38th st. You can order from their website: http://www.mrbroadwaykosher.com
• NY Lunchbox opened this past Monday on W36th st. between 7th & 8th Avenues. The restaurant has a classy modern decor and a great menu, offering great focaccia and panini sandwiches, delicious soups (try the French Onion!), and fresh sushi (they make basically every roll right in front of you). The prices are also quite reasonable: A panini sandwich, soup, and soda for $7.99 – great deal. I had the opportunity to meet some of the owners, the mashgiach, and the chef on the day it opened. I definitely think it will steal some regular clients away from J2, Circa, and Vegetable Garden (especially since it is the closest kosher place to B&H on 9th Ave). I definitely recommend trying it out.

I’ve been following, tracking and reporting the following locations on Twitter for the past few weeks:

• Schnitzel Express opened last week on W39th right off Broadway & 6th Avenue. They are a knockoff of the better known Schnitzi in Brooklyn and originally from Israel. They offer 8 flavored Schnitzels – sandwich style.
• Today, Colbeh in Midtown is opening a 2nd location down the block from its existing location on W39th st. between 5th & 6th Avenues. The new Colbeh will offer a somewhat different menu, and be available for catered events.
• Maoz Vegetarian, an Israeli falafel joint, with 3 existing NY locations, is in process of opening a 4th, near Times Square, on the corner of W40th & 7th Avenue. They make a mighty fine falafel ball.

Brooklyn, NY

• Mendy’s on Coney has replaced the old Essex on Coney, on Coney Island Ave. off of Ave. J. We lost one deli, and got an equally good one in its place.
• Essex on Coney moved to Avenue M, and is now known as Essex on Coney / Caraville Glatt (it took over a non kosher restaurant named Caraville). The space is large and spacious for catered events. 1910 Avenue M.
• Benny’s Pizzeria Ristorante opened over the past few months and has been doing well. It serves real mozzarella pizza, paninis, pasta, and other Italian dishes. The food was really good, and the place was packed mid-Summer when we came on a Motzei Shabbat – even when other places in Brooklyn refuse to open over the summer. 1418 Avenue J.

Bronx, NY

• Kosher Mexican cuisine, Carlos & Gabby’s will be opening in Riverdale, NY. It will be replacing the kosher Chinese takeout place Dumplings. 5685 Riverdale Ave.

Washington, DC

• The JCC Cafe in DC was forced to close this week after non-kosher meat was found on premises, and their hasgacha pulled out. It is unclear whether they will reopen or not. For now, it seems that Eli’s is one of the only options left for a quality kosher meal in DC. See: http://yeahthatskosher.com/2008/07/washington-dc/

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Kosher Sports Arenas & Stadiums

The following arenas and stadiums have kosher food available. Please keep in mind that there are specific locations that have kosher food, and that these options are not necessarily available throughout the stadium.

Thank you to Kosher Sports Inc. who provided us with this information.

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• Citi Field in Flushing, NY (New York Mets – Baseball – MLB)
• USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, NY (Tennis)
• Prudential Center in Newark, NJ (New Jersey Devils – Hockey – NHL)
• Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia Eagles – Football – NFL)
• Orioles Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD (Baltimore Orioles – Baseball – MLB)
• M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD (Baltimore Ravens – Football – NFL)
• Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. (Washington Nationals – Baseball – MLB)
• Dolphin Stadium in Miami, FL (Miami Dolphins – Football – NHL)
• Keyspan Park in Brooklyn, NY (Brooklyn Cyclones – Baseball – Minor Leagues)

Strikly Kosher-Vaad of Queens

• Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ (New Jersey Nets – Basketball – NBA)
• Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ (New York Giants / New York Jets – Football – NFL)

Ouri’s Kosher Caterers- OK Supervision

• Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY (New York Yankees – Baseball – MLB)

Thank you to Jeff Justiz for pointing out the following kosher options in Toronto on Facebook:

Olde Spadina Ave. – COR Supervision

• Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON(Toronto Raptors – Basketball – NBA and Toronto Maple Leafs – Hockey – NHL)
• Skydome in Toronto, ON (Toronto Blue Jays – Baseball – MLB)

Thank you to Paul Hurwitz for pointing out the following kosher options in Boston on Facebook:

Hot Nosh Boston is a local company that is servicing Hot Nosh kosher vending machines (http://www.hotnoshboston.com ) at the sports stadiums in Boston.

• Fenway Park in Boston, MA (Boston Red Sox – Baseball – MLB)
  The location is in the Grand Concourse behind the Right Field Bleachers. The menu has expanded from 2008 to include the following; Pizza, Baked Ziti Parmigiana and Mozzarella Sticks in addition to of course the Hot Dogs, Knishes, Onion Rings, and Vegetable Cutlets.
• TDBankNorth Garden in Boston, MA (Boston Celtics – Basketball – NBA & Boston Bruins – Hockey – NHL)
  The location is on level 7 opposite section 304. The menu includes the following: Pizza, Baked Ziti Parmigiana and Mozzarella Sticks in addition to of course the Hot Dogs, Knishes, Onion Rings, and Vegetable Cutlets.

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Open for Passover 2009 in New York

Jews the world over are traveling around to friends, family, or to new locations this Passover. While it is typically impossible to find kosher restaurants or eateries open for Passover, here are a few that I’ve found that will be open this year on Chol Hamoed (intermediary days of Passover):

Manhattan

Abigael’s
1407 Broadway New York, NY 10018
Between 38th and 39th Street
(212) 576-1407

Caffé Mocias
711 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10025
Between 94th and 95th Street
(347) 533-2800

Clubhouse Café
155 West 46th Street New York, NY 10036
Between 6th and 7th Avenue
(212) 354-3838

Darna
600 Columbus Avenue New York, NY 10024
Between 89th and 90th Street
(212) 721-9123

La Carne Grill
340 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10016
Between 39th and 40th Street
(212) 490-7172

Le Marais
150 West 46th Street New York, NY 10036
Between 6th and 7th Avenue
(212) 869-0900

Mendy’s Kosher Deli
61 East 34th Street New York, NY 10016
Between Madison and Park Avenue
(212) 576-1010

My Most Favorite Food
120 West 45th Street New York, NY 10036
Between Broadway and 6th Avenue
(212) 997-5130

Prime Grill
60 East 49th Street New York, NY 10017
Between Madison and Park Avenue
212) 692-9292

Talia’s Steakhouse
668 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10025
Between 92nd and 93rd Street
(212) 580-3770

Turquoise
240 East 81st Street New York, NY 10028
Between 2nd and 3rd Avenue
(212) 988-8222

Village Crown To-Go
216 East 49th Street, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10017
Between 2nd and 3rd Avenue
(212) 207-3888

Brooklyn

T Fusion Steakhouse (Teafor2 meat restaurant)
3223 Quentin Rd., Brooklyn, NY 11234
(718) 627-8325

Crawford’s Cafe
1209 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 3802 0474

Queens

Cho-Sen Garden
6443 108th St., Flushing, NY 11375
(718) 275-1300

Colbeh
6834 Main St, Flushing, NY
(718) 268-8181

Long Island

Cho-Sen Island (5 Towns)
367 Central Avenue, Cedarhurst, NY 11516
(516) 374-1199

Cho-Sen Village (Great Neck)
505 Middle Neck Rd
Harbor Hills, NY 11023
(516) 504-1199

Colbeh (Great Neck)
75 N Station Plz
Great Neck, NY 11021
(516) 466-8181

Colbeh (Roslyn)
1 Intervale Avenue
Roslyn, NY 11577
(516) 621-2200

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