Official Contest: “Brookline Butcher” needs a name
Our new “Brookline Butcher” needs a name, and owner Morris Naggar has authorized the Kosher Blog to officially launch the search!
To submit an entry for the contest, post a comment here and make sure you provide your real first and last name and a working e-mail address so we can contact you if you win. Winner will receive a gift certificate to the new store – amount yet to be determined (check back often).
I will close the comments to this post when the contest has concluded.
Note: See our March 11 and March 12 posts about the new butcher.
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Hava NaGrilla Kosher BBQ Contest & Family Fun Day
The Golden Slipper Club, a charitable organization servicing the Greater Philadelphia Region will be hosting their 2nd annual Hava NaGrilla Kosher BBQ Contest & Family Fun Day on Sunday, June 6th, 2010. This strictly-Kosher event will be under the supervision of Rabbi Elisar Admon, a member of the Orthodox Vaad of Philadelphia. Last year’s event drew 17 BBQ competitors and 1,000 attendees this year’s event is shaping up to be even bigger and better with 40 teams expected to compete and 2,000 attendees.
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Half-price kosher sushi platters
Today’s Boston deal at BuyWithMe includes a 108-piece kosher “VIP” sushi platter — normally $200, available for $100.
It contains: Rainbow Roll (24 pieces), Tempura Veggie Roll (20 pieces), Hamachi Roll (8 pieces), Raw Spicy Tuna Roll (24 pieces), Tuna Nigiri (8 pieces), Salmon Nigiri (8 pieces), Tuna Sashimi (8 pieces), Salmon Sashimi (8 pieces)
Serving eight people, that’s $12.50/person — quite competitive.
Pick up at Cafe Eilat, Brookline. (Thanks, Howard!)
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Seeds of Change Products
During a recent visit to Barzini’s, an Upper Westside grocery with a large selection of kosher and Israeli products, I noticed jars of Seeds of Change certified-organic Indian simmering sauces and was delighted to find an OU on them. I picked up the Madras (pareve) and Korma (dairy) sauces. This evening I took the opportunity to try the Madras sauce with some Indian-spiced chicken meatballs (Kosher Valley ground chicken, corn flake crumbs, one egg, cumin, cinnamon, nutmeg, turmeric; baked at 425 for ~20 minutes). After cooking the meatballs in the oven, I took them out and emptied the jar of sauce into the pan. I covered it and simmered it on low for about 15 minutes. The flavors of the sauce, described as “A Red Hot Curry Sauce From the Tip of India’s Tongue,” were very nice: tomato-based, with some other vegetables, and well-spiced. It tasted exactly like a curry you might find at an Indian restaurant. I’ll definitely be trying it again and look forward to using the Korma sauce.
Some more on Seeds of Change: “Seeds of Change® was founded in 1989 with a revolutionary mission: To make organically grown seeds available to gardeners and farmers, while preserving countless heirloom seed varieties in danger of being lost to the ‘advances’ of modern industrial agriculture.” Its mission, according to its website, is “To preserve biodiversity and promote the use of sustainable organic agricultural protects.” Please not that not all Seeds of Change products are certified kosher, so check the label.
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Update on Brookline Butcher
EXCLUSIVE TO THE KOSHER BLOG
After yesterday’s post about a hearing scheduled for a new butcher shop on Harvard Street, Brookline Butcher owner Morris Naggar (a lifelong Brookline resident) contacted the Kosher Blog with details.
He hopes to open in a month or two as strictly glatt-kosher gourmet shop, offering fine wines, exotic beers, and an old-fashioned butcher.
It sounds like aesthetics will also be a priority: they are restoring the space’s original hardwood floors and tin ceiling.
Says Naggar, “We are fulfilling a real need in Brookline and Brighton. The next goal would be a kosher steakhouse for Boston (a la Le Marais).”
Sounds delicious to us.
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New “Brookline Butcher” on its way?
This public notice appeared in a recent issue of the Brookline Tab:
Notice is hereby given under Chapter 138 of the General Laws that Brookline Butcher, Inc., d/b/a/ Brookline Butcher, Morris Naggar, Manager, Owner, has applied for a license to Expose, Keep For Sale and Sell Wine and Malt Beverages as a Retail Package Goods Store at 414 Harvard Street. Premises consisting of approximately 58’6″ x 17’10″ sq. ft., first floor retail store. Exits in front and rear of store.
Hearing to be held in the Selectmen’s Hearing Room, 6th floor, Town Hall 333 Washington Street, Brookline, Massachusetts on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 8:40 P.M.
The location formerly housed the Audio Studio, adjacent to Israel Book Shop and steps from the Butcherie.
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The world’s largest Matzah oven @ Manischewitz
I’m a big fan of factory tours. The process of industrial food manufacture is often fascinating. When I received an invitation to the 2010 Manischewitz Shmura Matza Run, I couldn’t possibly say no.
The Manischewitz factory has been baking Kosher-for-Passover Matzahs for months now, but the month before Pesach is exclusively for Shmura Matzah. The machines will be making only Shmura Matza from today until they stop for Pesach. I joined Senior Members of the Orthodox Union and other members of the press for the ceremonial start of the 2010 Shmura Run. My photos from the event are available here.
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Passover products from Abeles & Heymann available at Costco
Fifteen Costco locations in New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts are now carrying these kosher-for-Passover Abeles & Heymann products:
3-pack of 1 lb. Beef Frankfurters: $12.99
2lb Classic Beef Salami: $8.99
Considering the last A&H salami I bought at the supermarket was $5.99, those look like great prices (especially given they’re KFP).
New York: Brooklyn, Lawrence, Manhattan, Nanuet, New Rochelle, Queens, Staten Island
New Jersey: Brick, Clifton, East Hanover, Edison, Hackensack, Ocean, Union
Massachusetts: Waltham
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Specialty Provisions: All new for 2010
It’s been a few years since we last formally checked in with Specialty Provisions, and a lot has changed.
They’ve moved from Malden to Newmarket Square, the heart of food distribution in Boston. The new location boasts a USDA- and HAACP-certified meat-cutting facility, and expansive refrigerated and freezer rooms.
With USDA certification, Specialty Provisions can pack their own retail cuts of beef, veal, lamb, and poultry and distribute them throughout New England, across the country, and internationally. This new retail line supplements their familiar bulk options, which are still available. New products have been added specifically to help synagogues and other Jewish organizations save money by catering events in-house — items like gefilte fish, oversized challahs, herring, smoked salmon, ready-made kugels, frozen hors d’oeuvres, and high-end pareve cakes.
This week, Specialty Provisions has announced even more good news — a 10% discount on all products, and they will now provide inexpensive home delivery for customers in all locations.
I had the pleasure of visiting Specialty Provisions recently to retrieve an order. The frozen meats I ordered — quartered chickens ($2.49/lb), lamb chops ($9.99/lb), and veal chops ($12.99/lb), veal bones ($2.59/lb), cross-cut short ribs ($7.99/lb), London broil ($8.99/lb) — were all thoroughly vacuum sealed and boxed neatly for transport. The two-pound package of smoked salmon ($11.49/lb) also came frozen, standard for commonly available salmon products — upon serving, the slices were large, distinct, and tasty. Specialty Provisions also carries fresh fish now — I received four generous haddock fillets ($5.50/lb), cut to order under supervision, and packed in a convenient reusable plastic box.
Check the online order form for their entire product line.
If you’ve been hesitant to try Specialty Provisions, or it’s been a while since you last ordered, now is a fantastic time to give them a shot.
Specialty Provisions
Supervision: R’ Dovid Moskowitz, Congregation Chai Odom, Brookline, MA
Phone: 617-455-8384
E-mail: orders@specialtyprovisions.com
Warehouse location: 124 Newmarket Square, Boston, MA 02118
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From the Thanksgiving Archive
Courtesy of the Kosher Blog vault, here’s all the information you need for preparing a great Thanksgiving dinner.
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