Tag Archive: roots & recipes

Roots & Recipes Radio Hour: Cake

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On this episode of the Roots & Recipes Radio Hour, hosts Kat Romanow and Chesley Walsh explore the two cakes we think of when we think of cake: birthday cake and wedding cake.… Continue reading

ROOTS & RECIPES RADIO HOUR: “ALTERNATIVES” AND MIMOUNA

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On this episode of the Roots & Recipes Radio Hour we had some very special guests from the Politics of Food and Film class in the Communication Studies department at Concordia University. More… Continue reading

Photos from “Grandma’s Kitchen Alley”

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We had a blast participating in the August 17th edition of Restaurant Day, which has both amateur and professional cooks turning public and private spaces into ephemeral restaurants and which extols an anything-goes ethos (while urging participants… Continue reading

Roots & Recipes Pocket Guide to the Mimouna

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We gave out this zine at our Mimouna Potluck last April. This handy little guide tells you everything you need to know about how Moroccan Jews in Montreal celebrate the end of passover.… Continue reading

Photos from our screening of Oma & Bella – An Eastern European Feast!

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This past April Roots & Recipes hosted a screening of the wonderful film Oma & Bella –  “an intimate glimpse into the world of Regina Karolinski (Oma) and Bella Katz, two friends who live… Continue reading

Recap: Mile-End Mimouna Hop

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At 5:00 PM on Sunday, April 7th, 2013, there were three slightly hesitant doorbell rings in Montreal’s Plateau/Mile-End areas. Participants of Montreal’s first ‘Mile-End Mimouna Hop’ had been given the secret locations last… 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

The Spring of Paradise – Ginger Juice

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My friend’s grandmother just passed away recently. Having lived a life filled with joy, she was ready to go, but wanted one last thing before she died: to be surrounded by her grandchildren.… Continue reading