“The only Israeli food that they eat is the blood of the Palestinian people.”

An even greater threat came from the mechanical bagel roller.

How to fake a pork chop.

The old roots of a recent Jewish fad.

Two moments of Italian Jewish distinctiveness.

Sunday—potatoes, Monday—potatoes . . .

The daily stew.

How honey became part of Jewish culture.

Probably by 300 BCE.

Jerusalem’s teeming outdoor market, not long ago in terminal decay, has been turned into a vibrant meeting place of peoples, religions, cultures—and foods.