Jewish Cooking in America with Joan Nathan

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Sabbath: Friday Night Dinner and a Day of Rest
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Dinner at a very religious home in Brooklyn; actor Elliot Gould; recipes include challah and crusty kugel.

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The Borscht Belt
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Remembering the Catskill resorts; recipes include winter borscht and striped bass with borscht sauce.

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Brisket: the Jewish Pot Roast
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Brisket.

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Sukkot: the Fall Harvest Festival
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Making wine; Museum of Jewish Heritage; Sukkot tapestry; stuffed cabbage.

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The Dairy Meal: Hold the Pastrami, Please
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Dairy restaurant; borscht; torte.

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Everybody Likes Cheesecake
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Cheesecake.

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Jewish Roots in Early America
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Early history; salmon cakes; wild mushrooms; steamed dumpling.

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What is Kosher?
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The Nosh: Jewish Fast Food
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Falafel; pickles; hot dogs; egg cream; salami and eggs; pancakes.

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Hanukkah: Olive Oil and Freedom
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Hanukkah; potato pancakes; cheese latkes.

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The Smoked & Pickled Appetizing Store
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Pickles.

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Goodbye, Columbus: Food for the Jewish Celebration
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Egyptian-stuffed grape leaves, potato knish.

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What am I, Chopped Liver?
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Classic chopped liver, vegetarian chopped liver.

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Vegetarian - Who Knew?
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Vegetarianism; grilled vegetable salad; mamaliga.

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New Age Jewish Cooking
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Kasha loaf, matzah brei with wild mushrooms, strudel.

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Jewbano: Jewish Cuban Cuisine
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Cuban dishes; grilled chicken; kugel; guava.

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Purim, the Holiday of Pastry
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Celebrating Purim with hamantashen and apple strudel.

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America's Great Delis: a Tour of Then and Now
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Visiting delis in New York, L.A., Chicago and Washington, D.C., with a special stop in Ann Arbor, Mich.

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Bagels & Bialys
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Bagels; bialys.

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L'Chaim: Kosher Wine
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Kosher wine; sweet wine.

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Chicken Soup: Sink or Swim?
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A comparison of chicken soups served around the country.

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The Food of Passover
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Passover; gefilte fish; Mandy Patinkin.

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A Penchant for Smoked Fish
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Smoked salmon; salmon pastrami.

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The Jewish Baker
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Bakers; pumpernickel; rye bread.

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Diaspora Chicken
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Diaspora; chicken; exotic spices; sour plums; dried fruits; tsimmes.

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Jewish Pot Luck
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Sabbath; potluck; kugel; noodle pudding; cholent.