An East Side Bakery That Keeps the Sabbath
From today’s New York Times “Food Stuff” column:
Eli Zabar has converted a little ice cream stand at the front of Eli’s Manhattan, 1411 Third Avenue (80th Street), into a kosher bakery. To comply with kosher rules, it is fully enclosed and separated from the rest of the store, and it uses only fresh yeast approved for kosher baking. Rabbis check things out at least once a week. The breads – including baguettes, a ring-shaped bread and focaccia made with kosher olive oil – come out of the oven three times a day. The bakery is closed from sundown Friday until after sundown Saturday. Prices are $1.29 to $2.95.
Many of Eli Zabar’s kosher breads are available online at EliZabar.com, with shipping available to anywhere in the U.S.
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Kosher bakeries are as rare as Republicans in Berkley out hear in the hinterlands. So, we sent EliZabar Bakery a web order. Wow!
The bread arrived in excellent condition and the shipping rates were very reasonable. IMHO, the rye and raisin pecan breads are very, very good. Maybe we need a thread on mail order kashrut. Maybe we have one already and I’ve lost track.
I’d be happy to create a category for such content, if you’d be interested in contributing your experiences.
I would be happy to share my experiences in the world of mail order kashrut.