Sari Kamin

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My Grandmother's Luscious Lemon Pie – Jew and the Carrot

‘Pastry was my grandmother’s true talent and my path to my culinary heritage.’ Sari Kamin shares her grandmother’s recipe for lemon pie.

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Honey and Schmaltz: Your Virtual Jewish Recipe Box – Jew and the Carrot

Sari Kamin spent two months cooking with food writers and chefs, taking down their grandmother’s recipes. Now, she’s putting them all online.

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Keep sangria in your fridge this spring, and a lot of it.

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New restaurants, health code violation controversy, Greek wine -- yep it sounds like another awesome episode of The Morning After. Tune in as hosts Jessie Keiffer and Sari Kamin are joined by chef Shanna Pacifico, formerly of Back Fort and Back Fort West, and two Greek winemakers - Olga Chatzivarytis & Ellada Papadogeorgou of Ecological . At the top of the show - the crew chats about the culture of food borne illness claims and why or why not health department reactions are justified. Should a yelp review really lead to legal action? Shanna also previews her latest project in Brooklyn which promises to excite. Later on - learn why Greek wine is seriously overlooked and learn more about the terroir of Northern Greece. This program was sponsored by Fairway Market. 'In October when I gave my notice to Peter Hoffman, I had no thought that I'd be opening a restaurant by the summer - it wasn't even in my brain.' [15:00] --Shanna Pacifico on The Morning After

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On today's show, Sari and Jessie interview Dahlia Abraham-Klein: vegetarian cooking instructor, challah baker, and author of the upcoming book Silk Road Vegetarian. Dahlia tells us how the recipes in her book evolved out of her upbringing, and about some of the most important ingredients and spices she uses. What makes a latte cost $10? Some damn good ingredients, that's what. Tune in to The Morning After and hear from coffee wunderkind Tim Wendelboe and co-owner of Budin Cafe, Elliot Rayman. Find out what it really takes to source and roast the best coffee in the world and why 'organic' isn't the only thing you should be looking for when trying to be a conscious consumer of coffee. This program was sponsored by Consider Bardwell Farm. 'It costs a lot more money to grow high quality coffee and roast in small quantities. It's only fair that the people that are passionate and want to work in this industry can make a living off of it - so we have to charge more.' [19:00] --Tim Wendlboe

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Food is art and art can be food! This week on The Morning After, hear from Yael Raviv, who's behind the Umami Festival. Umami*: Food and Art Festival is a non-profit, biennale event created in 2008. The festival features events that are interdisciplinary and collaborative, creating an interchange of ideas and stirring debate about the role of food and art in our society, creating long-term collaborative relationships between organizations and individuals from different fields. Umami encourages art based in everyday life and materials, illustrating that art can be found anywhere and can be produced at any time with the simplest means. Also on the show - Sara Kramer and Sarah Hymanson who are promoting an upcoming dinner at City Grit! This program was sponsored by Whole Foods Market. 'The idea of food and art intersecting is becoming more common. It wasn't always like that.' [23:00] --Yael Raviv on The Morning After

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Along with Easter and 420, today is part of Passover! On today's episode, Sari and Jessie are joined by Louisa Shafia, author of Lucid Food and The New Persian Kitchen, who tells us all about traditional Passover meals and Persian cuisine! This program has been sponsored by Whole Foods Market. Today's music provided by Snowmine. 'Food has definitely been my road to self-discovery and having a more clear sense of my own identity.' [34:40] --Louisa Shafia on The Morning After

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From brisket to bagels, Chickpeas to Cholent, Jewish food is not as easy to categorize as it may seem. 

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This week on The Morning After, Jessie and Sari interview Maggie White, Editor in Chief of The Local Palate. Maggie is a New England native who has re-located to South Caroline due to her love of southern culture and cuisine. Tune in to hear her explain just what it is about the south that is so alluring. After the break, we hear from some Croatian winemakers from Miloš Winery who tell us about their winery on the beautiful Adriatic Sea. This program has been sponsored by Rolling Press. Today's music provided by Shadowbox. 'The way people embrace life [in the south] is just really inspiring.' [4:50] --Maggie White on The Morning After 'Our wines speak all languages, but have a Croatian accent.' [31:00] --Ivan Miloš on The Morning After <p

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On a serious episode of The Morning After, hosts Jessie Kiefer and Sari Kamin talk about global food issues with activist, author and journalist Danielle Nierenberg of Food Tank. Food Tank is an advocacy organization that offers solutions and environmentally sustainable ways of alleviating hunger, obesity, and poverty by creating a network of connections and information for all to consume and share. Later in the show, things lighten up with a virtual visit to everybody's favorite fake restaurant, Chadonnay's. This program was sponsored by Fairway Market 'When you look at what our food system has been focused on - we're focused on monocultures of maize, soy beans and rice.. we're not always focused on the things that nourish people.' [23:00] 'We need a set of food policies in this country that aren't discussed very 5 years but are a part of policy making in general.' [26:00] --Danielle Nierenberg of Food Tank on The Morning After

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This week on The Morning After, Jessie recounts a traumatic shrimp-eating experience in the dead of winter. After the break, Elizabeth Thacker Jones, founder of Food Book Fair, joins us in the back of Roberta's to tell us all about starting this great event. This program has been sponsored by Rolling Press. Today's music provided by Hardbodies. Image from Free Williamsburg 'If you were born in new york, chances are you feel a lot of connection to the city and you're also born with a lot of cultural capital...you can sort of understand trends in a way that folks from other places hadn't maybe ever thought about or been exposed to.' [29:00] --Elizabeth Thacker Jones on The Morning After

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This week on The Morning After, Sari tells us about a research project she is working on that documents recipes from Jews in NYC. Later, Sari and Jessie speak with Lindsay Pope and Leigh Nelson from LMNOP about their branding business. Today's program has been sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons. Today's music provided by Takstar Image from LMNOP 'We like to have a lot of fun with our branding, and I think our clients approach us because of that.' [18:00] Lindsay Pope on The Morning After

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Chipotle has launched what they’re calling “an original comedy series” on the online video service, HULU. Some may consider it a risky move to create a series that focuses on larger agricultural issues instead of directly promoting its product.

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Would you eat a beef burger made in a lab? How about a vegetarian burger made with GMO’s and MSG? Let’s take a look at some common synthetic foods and consider whether or not they qualify as actual food. 

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Don't call it a comeback. Vinegar has been around as a cooking ingredient, a cleaning agent and a medicinal remedy for centuries. But it’s finally getting its due recognition as a specialty artisanal product in some of America’s best restaurants. Vinegar production is happening in unlikely places in even unlikelier flavors. 

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There has been much controversey surrounding a recent graphic in the NY Times about Olive Oil. Sari Kamin helps us set the record straight.