Restaurants
Raz Shabtai, the founder of, Mutra, a kosher restaurant in Miami. (N.A. Photography)
May 30, 2026, 9:34 pm
For the first time, a kosher restaurant has won a Michelin star
Inspired by his Jerusalem-born grandmother’s cooking, Mutra founder and chef Raz Shabtai says the award was for “the entire Jewish community.”
By Grace Gilson
Yehuda Gutman is opening Bella's, Pittsburgh's newest kosher restaurant. (Photo courtesy of Yehuda Gutman)
March 21, 2024, 4:22 pm
New kosher restaurant in Squirrel Hill will serve shawarma, falafel and some memories
While honoring his late mother, Yehuda Gutman starts new chapter in Pittsburgh's kosher story
By Adam Reinherz
Olivia Ostrow sits in the kitchen of her namesake Ostrow Brasserie, a kosher French restaurant in Miami. (Courtesy Salar A - Miami Creative Agency, via JTA)
February 29, 2024, 1:20 pm
This unusual chef serves up ‘trayf good’ kosher French food off beaten path in Miami
Her ultimate goal is to be the first standalone kosher restaurant to achieve a Michelin star.
By Sara Liss
(Photo by Rachael Narins)
December 29, 2023, 1:24 pm
What may be the Americas’ best New York-style Jewish deli is in Mexico City
“We have to educate a lot of people about some of the dishes, but once they try, they’re excited."
By Rachael Narins
A long-running Robert’s Restaurant advertisement in the local American Jewish Outlook gives hints to its menu. (Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project)
May 17, 2022, 10:25 pm
Do you remember Robert’s Restaurant?
Probably not, and the historic record can’t tell you what you missed.
By Eric Lidji
Chef Michael Solomonov (Photo by Steven Legato)
April 15, 2022, 8:07 am
Zahav’s Mike Solomonov takes his Israeli cuisine outside of Philadelphia for the first time
The award-winning chef talks about his new restaurant in Brooklyn, building bridges through food and the American ascendance of schug
By Gabby Deutch | Jewish Insider
Screenshot from Sammy’s Famous Corned Beef’s Facebook page announcing the store’s closure
March 21, 2022, 3:57 pm
Sammy’s Famous Corned Beef closing downtown after 35 years
"I loved the business," Sam Firman said. "But I’m getting older. And I thought it’s time.”
By Justin Vellucci
Chef Scott Walton, center, joined by employees Brandon Shannon, left, and Riley Klinger, right. Photo courtesy of Robin Malpass
January 31, 2022, 1:58 pm
Gussy’s Bagels follows family recipe of cooperation
Partnership, patience and fine food abound at Oakland-based eatery
By Adam Reinherz
The owner of this kosher restaurant in Brooklyn says a vaccine mandate will not convince the unvaccinated to get the shot. (Photo by Lauren Hakimi)
September 13, 2021, 11:14 am
Kosher restaurants fear losing customers over NYC vaccine mandate
"There are people who’ve, God forbid, boycotted restaurants who are following the law.”
By Lauren Hakimi
Cary Klein. Photo by Cayla Zahoran.
July 6, 2020, 12:27 pm
Big Burrito CEO reflects on business, quarantine losses and moving forward
The restaurant group has the right mix of ingredients to succeed, according to CEO Cary Klein — but COVID-19 put big plans on pause.
By Kayla Steinberg
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