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Delicatessen with Love

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We love this project by photographer Gabriele Galimberti which “pays homage to all the grandmothers in the world and to their love for good cooking, starting from his own grandma Marisa (see photo… Continue reading

Kat Romanow on CBC’s Daybreak

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Here’s a clip of Kat Romanow from Roots & Recipes on CBC’s Daybreak from April 4th, 2013, just days before our Mile-End Mimouna Hop. Kat wrote her Master’s thesis on Moroccan Jewish food… Continue reading

So…what exactly is a Mimouna?

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All this talk about Mimounas… check out this article (Mimouna-Wha’?? Crashing A Moroccan Passover) written for Shtetl magazine by our resident Mimouna expert Katherine Romanow for a quick rundown.

RSVP for our Mimouna event and other news!

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Thanks to Anne Cohen for including us in this great piece in the Jewish Daily Forward about the different efforts to preserve recipes from the older generation. The cover photo is our very… Continue reading

Get involved in the Roots & Recipes Mimouna celebrations!

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Do you want to learn about how Moroccan Jews celebrate the end of Passover? Do you happen to love cooking and hosting people? Then come take part in the distinctive (and delicious!) celebration of… Continue reading

Here is Episode 2!

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Episode 2 of ‘Dishing Up the Past’ is ready! Visit this page to see the video, get the recipes, and read more about Ruth Levy, our featured cook. A big thank you to Ruth, Raphaelle… Continue reading

Afsaneh Hojabri’s Tasty New Read

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Afsaneh Hojabri works as social policy researcher and writer by day but moonlights as a food blogger. She started My Caldron, a mostly Persian food blog, as the unintentional extension of and companion… Continue reading

Hold the Ketchup, an NFB gem from 1977

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“4 million people came to Canada after the war – and that is a lot of different cooking!” In 1977, Albert Kish did an overview of what Canadian newcomers ate, where they shopped,… Continue reading

Here is Episode 1!

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Episode 1 of ‘Dishing Up the Past’ is ready! Visit this page to see the video, get the recipes, and read more about Gilberte Cohen-Scali, our first featured cook. A big thank you… Continue reading

Danielle & Cylia

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