It's Christmas 2015, and the streets of lower Manhattan are packed. Dredging through the slush on Doyers Street, I can barely push by a family lined up outside Chinatown's Nom Wah Tea Parlor to reach ...
Jewish Mandarin Chinese speakers gather in New York City roughly once a month to speak the language and share their experiences. (Jackie Hajdenberg) A YouTuber, a theater consultant and an ...
The scene was a freakish one at RedFarm the other night. The tiny modern Chinese restaurant, which opened a few weeks ago in Manhattan, was a veritable who’s who of the food media. Rachael Ray was at ...
For decades, the American Jewish community has frequented Chinese restaurants on Christmas. The tradition is rooted in a shared immigrant identity and kosher laws. Mile End Deli in Brooklyn celebrates ...
(THE CONVERSATION) There is a meme that circulates every holiday season, an image of a sign in a restaurant window. “The Chinese Restaurant Association of the United States would like to extend our ...
This year, like many other Jews, I’m planning a Rosh Hashanah spread that will feature fish — a symbol of fertility, and a talisman against the evil eye. The only difference: Mine will be sweet and ...
A Chabad Purim party in 2024 brought together three men with mutual friends and the vague knowledge that the other shared their affinity for Chinese: Jacob Scheer, a media relations associate at ...