MANNA offers kosher made-to-order, takeout food
Earth Based, Heavenly Taste
Looking for kosher takeout options in Pittsburgh? Chef Judah Cowen has you covered.
Cowen, who owns Elegant Edge Catering, launched MANNA on July 1, offering takeout for on-demand pickup or delivery.
The idea, he said, came from his catering company’s customers who were seeking smaller orders for their families.
MANNA, he said, fulfills that desire.
“It’s a takeout restaurant, so if you want to spend $20, you can spend $20. If you want to spend $100, you can spend $100, based on the size of the family and what you order,” Cowen said. “There are no minimums.”
The new venture, which Cowen bills as an “earth-based heavenly taste” offers both kosher and halal dishes, including signature sandwiches, burgers and sushi, all prepared fresh.
Cowen said the restaurant is inspired by the original manna, delivered to the Jews wandering in the desert for 40 years. And while there weren’t meal options for that Jewish community, Pittsburghers can select from a menu that includes appetizers, desserts and main dishes.
“Manna,” Cowen said, “is all encompassing, it’s whatever you want it to be.”
To that end, MANNA offers dishes like a Southern fried chicken sandwich with spicy honey sauce and house pickles, a New York burger with pastrami, poke bowls, wings and several different sushi rolls.
A second phase will include expanded options.
“We will look to add different cuisines and different items,” Cowen said.
Delivery is available through DoorDash, and Cowen plans to eventually include Grubhub and Uber Eats. To avoid delivery charges, pickup is available at 5915 Beacon St., where Elegant Edge is located.
MANNA is the newest edition to Cowen’s expanding kosher food eateries, which include Elegant Edge Catering; Tahini, Edge (both closed for the summer) and the Zebra Lounge, all at Carnegie Mellon University. Zebra Lounge, a coffee shop, expanded its summer offering to include sushi, sandwiches, salads, pizza and bagels.
MANNA’s hours are Sunday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m.- 6 p.m. Shabbat takeout is available, but orders must be placed by Wednesday. It is closed on Shabbat.
Orders can be placed at eedgecatering.square.site/manna. PJC
David Rullo can be reached at drullo@pittsburghjewishchronicle.org.
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