My curiosity about rendered chicken fat, known as schmaltz, does not come from warm memories of my grandmother’s kitchen at Passover. She was a disinterested cook who would only serve matzo ball soup ...

New Yorkers are a lucky bunch when it comes to Jewish foods, both of the old guard and the new. Despite dire warnings, Jewish food is alive and well, in no small part thanks to a younger generation ...

The approach of the High Holy Days always puts a spotlight on traditional Jewish cooking, a cuisine that gets a lot of affection, but not much respect. And among its most disreputable elements is ...

I didn’t grow up in a household that cooked with schmaltz. My grandmother used it, but my mother didn’t cook many of her childhood meals in our kitchen. I think she was too haunted by memories of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... So not all of Grandma’s recipes were a success. My mother still shivers at memories of choking down chopped liver or salmon croquettes (though some party ...

What if chicken fat was the new liquid gold? What if the deepest flavor of our dishes was hidden in an ingredient relegated to the discard? Not all dishes that shine and have intense flavor are ...

According to the dictionary, schmaltz can refer to melted chicken fat, or to excessive sentimentality; overly emotional behavior. So how much schmaltz is too much schmaltz? Anthony Rose, a chef who ...

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