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Barcelona, Spain

Na Mindona

Travel to the Balaerics without leaving Barcelona at this restaurant specializing in Mallorcan cuisine.
Palacsinta-Americana are a DIY party version of the classic Hungarian dessert.
food

‘Second Generation’ Makes Recipes That Survived World War Sparkle

In his Hungarian-Jewish cookbook, chef Jeremy Salamon of Agi's Counter digs into his family heritage and uses dill like glitter.
Diana Hubbell September 18, 2024
Winchester, England

Licoricia of Winchester Statue

This sculpture is an homage to one of the most important Jewish women in medieval England.
This forged Paraguayan passport was one of thousands that helped spare Jewish lives during the Holocaust.
crime

The Master Forgers Who Saved Thousands of Lives During World War II

From the Polish embassy in Switzerland came a campaign that spared many from Nazi extermination.
Nina Strochlic December 4, 2023
Kingston, Jamaica

Shaare Shalom Synagogue

One of just five sand-floor Jewish synagogues in the world.
Gastro Obscura

Flódni

This multi-layered treat has become a potent symbol of Hungarian-Jewish identity.
Bagels
Berlin, Germany

Fine Bagels

The best bagels in Berlin are tucked away in an independent bookstore.
Krantz baking
Berlin, Germany

Babka & Kranz

Superb sweets await at the first Jewish bakery inducted into Berlin’s prestigious baker’s guild.
Gastro Obscura

Doberge Cake

This towering treat is a slice of New Orleans immigrant history.
A window into the old ghetto.
Warsaw, Poland

'A Footbridge of Memory'

At night, this memorial illuminates a ghostly outline of a footbridge that connected two sections of the Warsaw Ghetto.
The Ghetto Gastro collective tells the story of the Bronx through food. From left: Lester Walker, Jon Gray, and Pierre Serrao.
food

Introducing 'A Seat at the Table'

This new series celebrates how people of color are changing the food world
Sam Lin-Sommer April 10, 2023
The exterior of Tongue & Brisket.
London, England

Tongue & Brisket

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.
Brunch-friendly favorites.
London, England

Honey & Co. Bloomsbury

Feast on Middle Eastern mezze from an Israeli expat duo.
The dei counter.
London, England

Panzer’s Deli & Grocery

Order bagels and lox from an iconic Jewish delicatessen with nearly a century of history behind it.
Bene Israel Jews prepare <em>malida</em> platters for thanksgiving ceremonies for the Prophet Elijah.
food

The Woman Preserving the Endangered Cuisine of Indian Jews

Esther David traveled from the spice port of Cochin to the mountains of Mizoram to record this culinary culture.
Sam Lin-Sommer March 1, 2023
This year, food scholar Michael Twitty plans on making Louisiana-style Latkes for his Hanukkah guests.
food

How a Black-Jewish Historian Crafts a Hanukkah Meal

Michael Twitty tells the intertwined stories of the African and Jewish diasporas through fried Hanukkah treats.
Sam Lin-Sommer December 23, 2022
A close-up shot of the book's first page.
jewish

One Man's Search for the First Hebrew-Lettered Cookbook

The text is a snapshot of Hungary's Jewish middle class in the mid-1800s.
Sam Lin-Sommer September 26, 2022
Atlanta, Georgia

Breman Museum

The largest Jewish museum in the southeastern U.S. houses a permanent Holocaust exhibit emphasizing the strength of its survivors.