Delicious Podcast Episodes Celebrating
Jewish Food, Culture & History!

Three years of regular noshes and kibitzing have resulted in all the tasty episodes you see below.

Yidstock 2022

Yidstock 2022

We're on the tail end of summer and if you are reluctant to let it go OR if you are already planning your next great trip I know you'll enjoy this new episode of The Big Schmear. I'm off to Yidstock 2022 in Western Massachusetts at The Yiddish Book Center on the...

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The Everything Spice for Everyone

The Everything Spice for Everyone

Guest: Chef Laura Frankel Need to spice up  your meals? Here's an easy fix that can be used as your new basic 'everything spice' to change up, well everything: fish, chicken, french toast...it's limitless and so easy. And we have some recipes to share too. Let's close...

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Jews & Thanksgiving

Jews & Thanksgiving

Guest: Dr. Beth S. Wenger I decided to push the envelope a bit on this Thanksgiving holiday episode. I knew everyone would be stressed with holiday plans, menus and figuring out ways to celebrate the holiday despite all the compromises to put in place to be safe. I...

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Jewhungry

Jewhungry

Guest: Whitney Fisch We are in the midst of fall and Jewish holidays; my favorite time of year. I loved having a conversation with Whitney Fisch - she's all about Jewish food and family. Whitney has a great instagram account that you can follow, it always has lots of...

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A New Year, a New Beginning

A New Year, a New Beginning

Guest: Leah Koenig It was a treat to spend time with cookbook author Leah Koenig to talk about Rosh Hashanah meals and prep for this very different Rosh Hashana. Leah will even share a great roast chicken recipe with us. You can find out more about Leah @leahkoenig...

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The Great Big Jewish Food Fest!

The Great Big Jewish Food Fest!

Guest: Lisa Colton, Co-Executive Producer                 The Great Big Jewish Food Fest It's March, the start of the pandemic in the U.S. with lock-downs in most all major cities.  Food and preparing meals for yourself, your family and those in your bubble become a...

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Savage Feast

Savage Feast

Guest: Boris Fishman Novelist, Memoirist, and Hard-working Home Cook   Photo Credit: Stephanie Kaltsas Boris Fishman is a wonderful writer providing a unique immigrant perspective to his work. My new favorite book by Boris is: Three Generations, Two Continents,...

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The Dairy Restaurant

The Dairy Restaurant

Guest: Graphic Artist & Writer Ben Katchor Who knew there would be so much to say about the history of the dairy restaurant? Ben Katchor begins the story for us during biblical times in the Garden of Eden (the first restaurant) and takes us on an amazing...

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The Jewish Food Society

The Jewish Food Society

Guest: Amanda Dell My guest on this episode is Amanda Dell, Program Director from The Jewish Food Society. The work they are doing to capture and archive Jewish family recipes and recipe stories from around the globe is critical to our understanding of our history....

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Koval Distillery Shines as a Hero

Koval Distillery Shines as a Hero

Guest: Sonat Birnecker, President Koval Distillery I am talking with Sonat Birnecker from my favorite distillery, Koval. These days they aren't just producing their excellent whiskeys - they've pivoted; big time. They are now in the new business of producing hand...

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