by Amy Crocker It's the last day of Passover so today's lunch is all about using up the matzo and distracting yourself until sundown. Today's lunch is therefore not only a meal, but an activity. We will be making Matzo Houses - think of them as Gingerbread Houses, but with matzo. And instead of using frosting for the glue, use peanut butter. Cream cheese is also... more ›

by Amy Crocker Today’s Kosher Lunch deals with a tough subject: gefilte fish. White fish mixed with matzo meal and served cold from a jar, gefilte fish has a very strong fish taste. Most people don’t like it ("cat food" is a common complaint). And those who do usually admit to having just grown accustomed to the taste. It is often... more ›

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by Amy Crocker This Passover staple is like a Tuna Melt, but of course, without the bread. It is important to put the tuna on the matzo first so that the cheese will melt over it... more ›

by Amy Crocker How to: Heat your favorite burger patty. If you choose a veggie burger, be careful the ingredients do not include bread crumbs. Rice is ok according to Sephardic rabbis, though not for Ashkenazi Jews. An explanation can be found... more ›

Our sister site, Gothamist, snapped up this image of the perfect dinner idea for all of you interfaith couples out there who don't know how to celebrate the first night of Chanukah together. more ›

We headed to the Castro on Sunday evening for the SFJFF's , featuring four women, some single, some married, some divorced, but all Jewish and all uniquely Parisienne. more ›

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Tonight we're wishing a great big Happy 4th Birthday to DJ Ted and his baby BAGeL Radio. The party is at Bottom of the Hill with performances by Birdmonster, Division Day and Two Seconds, and yes there will be cupcakes! The show is 18+ and only $10, but for those of you who aren't in the city tonight you can still listen in to the party performances thanks to the fine folks at Lala.com. Speaking of tuning in, this SFist is debuting her weekly radio show on BAGeL this afternoon at 4pm Pacific time. Hear yours truly playing indie singer-songwriters, be they solo artists or band leaders, plus their classic influences. Today's show includes Jose Gonzalez, Jesse Sykes, PJ Harvey, a special sound-a-like between Spoon and Edwyn Collins and more. more ›

As 2006 ends and 2007 begins, the -ists look back not at the past week, but at the past year. So here it is, your Best of 2006 Spectacular. And from all of us at the -ists, happy New Year! more ›

Friday night may have kicked off the 14th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy soiree, but it was our first. Though we're clearly members of the target audience for a December night of comedy by, for and about Jews, we somehow managed never to attend. We were Kung Pao virgins. But no longer. more ›

Pull out your wallets because we'd like to tell you about a few new records that you should consider buying. more ›

Being Jewish, we made our peace with not celebrating the holidays a long time ago. Frankly, it’s kind of fun to be around the city during Christmas- there’s nobody around and it’s all sorts of peacefull and quiet. Best part of the holidays is that since nobody is around, if you feel like not wanting to do anything for three days other than lie around in your underwear eating nachos and watching football (or, in the case of this weekend, basketball, as the big Christmas Day basketball games are the Kobe/Shaq grudge-fest and the first Pacers/Pistons game since the brawl. Will Shaq smack Kobe? Will the Pacers/Pistons game erupt into another “Slap Shot” like brawl? Or will it turn into one big Christmas movie where everyone spontaneously bursts into a rendition of “Silent Night”?) you can. more ›