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Kosher-certified vodkas
Today, Christin from Van Gogh Vodka ( http://vangoghvodka.com ) said that the following flavored vodkas are currently certified by the OU.
Acai-Blueberry
Black Cherry
Cool Peach
Double Espresso
Dutch Chocolate
Espresso
Raspberry
Rich Dark Chocolate
Classic 80 Proof
Van Gogh Blue
As for Van Gogh's PB&J (Peanut Butter & Jelly)-flavored vodka, Christin stated, "We are currently awaiting results for PB&J from the OU. You can check back in a few weeks."
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Any mehadrin/glatt restaurants in Paris, France close to CDG airport?
Sunday (Jan 29, 2012) my teenage daughter & I have a 7-hour stopover (10:15 AM - 5:10 PM) at CDG airport near Paris, France. Neither of us has ever been to France. Is it possible to eat at a French restaurant and/or visit the Eiffel Tower or other touristy places and get back to CDG for our connecting flight?
Please recommend mehadrin/glatt restaurants in Paris. We have no clue about the different French hashgochas; we are interested in only mehadrin/glatt meat restaurants and cholev Yisroel dairy restaurants.
We'd love to sample classic French baguettes, napoleons, eclairs and other baked goods, French onion soup, French-dip sanwiches, French fries (haha), and other authentic kosher French food, if possible given our time constraint.
Thanks so much for your advice!
-Midas Gold
Lucky Chen Noodle Bowls
Last week I bought several of the Luck Chen varieties for - get this - TWO for 99 cents, at Brachs Market in the Five Towns, Long Island, New York... Even at 49 cents a pop, the kids thought they tasted weird. I suppose the low price means that the product isn't selling.
Cal Delight Noodle Boxes
Last week I bought several of the Luck Chen varieties for - get this - TWO for 99 cents, at Brachs Market in the Five Towns, Long Island, New York... Even at 49 cents a pop, the kids thought they tasted weird. I suppose the low price means that the product isn't selling.
Kosher items at BJ's Wholesale Club
BJ's Wholesale Club < www.bjs.com > is a big-box store, very similar to Costco, except that the stores are located only in the Northeast of the USA (and perhaps the mid-Atlantic region), while Costco stores can be found nationwide.
Last night I noticed the following interesting kosher items in the BJ's Valley Stream store (this location has the unfortunate distinction of being located directly across the street from where a poor soul was literally trampeled to death during the early-morning Black Friday Wal-mart rush of 2008).
-BJ's store brand - huge box of 50 OU glatt kosher hors d'oeuvres
-BJ's store brand - box of OU glatt kosher franks in blankets
Fresh corned beef @ $9.99 per 1 pound pack - OU glatt America kosher (?) from New City, NY
-large box of tropical sorbets in freal fruit shells - Kof-K parve
-refrigerated large spray cans of OU parve organic pancake/waffle batter (great with meat sausages and maple syrup!)
-Yerushalayim brand cholev Yisroel and parve mini danishes and pastries
-Pas Yisroel / yoshen parve Black & While cookies
-Lipton kosher soup mix (surprised to find the kosher - not the regular Lipton - variety)
-Gigantic old-school tins of retro-labled Rokeach "Old Vienna" gefilta fish, loaded with MSG (worth the price just to display them in the kitchen!)
-Gefen matzo ball soup mix
-Large 96 oz plastic bottles of Kedem grape juice
Breakfast Sausage
We love the Neshama sausages, and they come in many flavors. The "Spicy Italian" one was supurb in our chestnut-sausage-sage stuffing a couple of weeks ago. For a purely parve sausage, try the Tofurkey Italian sausages, fairly inexpensive at Trader Joe's. Though they are anything but healthful (they contain soy), they're quite tasty, and our family's favorite parve sausage. Interestingly, Trader Joe's has a "Trader Joe's" brand parve breakfast sausage that, though it's a store brand, is more expensive per ounce than the Tofurkey parve sausages.
Lucky Chen Noodle Bowls
Dear Queens Cook,
I agree with everything - absolutely everything - you say... about the product, the price, the packaging, and the truth in advertising issue. It is all but impossible to save the remaining soda from a can, without the soda going flat and being useless. A single unresealable (if that's a term) can - no matter WHAT size - should be the serving size for that packaged product, in my opinion.
Everything you said is reasonable and logical, as are all of your posts (at least the ones with which I agree ;-)
Kosher Products at Costco in Manhattan?
I hearken back to the 1980s in L.A. when the *ONLY* kosher potato chips available in that city were Wise potato chips flown in from New York and available only at the two or three kosher stores that were in existance at the time. A kosher colleague once brought a bag into work, and her manager - a Gentile lady from New Jersey - went crazy and blurted out, "Where'd ya get that?" She was so excited, I imagine, because it reminded her of home.
Anyway, those Wise potato chips ALWAYS had a sticker over the pre-printed price that was significantly higher than the supposed retail price of the product. [It was annoying to peel that sticker away to find a much lower price under it printed right on the bag... aaarrggghh.] As time progressed, Laura Scudder's potato chips obtained a reliable hashgacha (I don't know what the status is today, or if that brand still exists), and we did a happy dance when we discovered "Daddy Crisp" potato chips with the O-U in several flavors (including Hawaiin!) in our local Hugh's supermarket (which since became a Ralph's).
Now everything's kosher and obtainable everywhere, including the awesome cholev Yisroel Nestle's Crunch Ice Cream bars direct from the Holy Land (several of our local kosher markets carry them).
Kosher Products at Costco in Manhattan?
Actually, it costs nothing to drive into New Jersey from New York. Driving into New York City from New Jersey, however, is currently $8 [or $2 if one is on the (free) car pool plan and has at least two passengers of any age in the same vehicle as the driver].
Big Brand names going kosher
Thank you for pointing that out, Kosher Gourmet. We were told that the so-called hashgocha is totally unacceptable. The products come from a company that is on the opposite coast from Staten Island; that should tell you something right off the bat (although Celestial Teas have been certified forever by the Star-K, which is the local Va'ad of Baltimore!)
As always, check with your L.O.R.
Lucky Chen Noodle Bowls
As I said previously, Sima, I purchased 4 out of 5 flavors at Brach's kosher supermarket in the "Five Towns" area on Long Island, NY, 10 minutes from JFK airport (7 minutes if I'm the driver) for $1.99 each.
$3.49 is a far cry from $1.99 per adult serving.
Lucky Chen Noodle Bowls
I don't consider $1.99 for a rather large bowl of noodle soup to be a high price, especially considering the expensive packaging and convenience of not having to refrigerate or freeze the product.
I also find the noodles way too oily, though tasty. The way I prepare the dish: I simply rip up the plastic pouches, dump everything into the plastic bowl, fill the bowl to the top with hot water (ignoring the package instructions), and enjoy the soup with the enclosed plastic fork [putting bowl to mouth in polite company, using a plastic spoon (not provided) if alone].
Phenomenal Kosher Pizza? Does it Exist?
My daughter and I dined at Rosa's last Sunday. It was the 1st time she was in the Empire State Building, so it was a double-thrill. Wow... a cholev Yisroel pizza place right in the iconic Empire State Building, the tallest building in New York! We both found the many varieties of pizza (some of which we had never encountered at ANY kosher pizza restaurant) to be outstanding. And the spicy (yes, it really was!) avocado dressing on the made-to-order salad was delicious as well. (The fries were ok, nothing to write Chowhound about.)
Lucky Chen Noodle Bowls
As of Friday, 11/13/2009, Brach's in the Five Towns (Long Island, NY) had 4 of the 5 flavors in stock, each for $1.99. I liked the flavors I've tried so far, but for sure they should have been rated 1/2 a pepper, not 4 peppers! (Phony advertising, if you ask me.) I found that while the packaging and cooking instructions don't lend themselves to non-kosher microwave ovens, and there are absolutely no instructions for stovetop or regular ovens, I simply disregarded the instructions and, after adding all other ingredients, filled the bowl with hot water, and had delicious steaming bowls of soup. I'm surprised that no attempt was made to design the product for the numerous kosher-keeping people who have access to hot water but don't have access to a kosher microwave oven.
turkey prices
We received our Trader Joe's "Fearless Flyer" via snail mail a few days ago. In addition to a really cool Venn Diagram depicting the intersection of Canned Pumpkin, Ice Cream, and Pie Crust and an elaborate "Turkey & Trimmings Schematic" centerfold, a front-page announcement confirms that, "They're back - in a big way. Fresh, Young, Glatt Kosher All-natural Turkeys for $2.29 per pound (12-16 lb birds) will be available starting November 13th, 2009."
Meat prices
A couple of weeks ago an ad for Landau's Kosher Market in Brooklyn (on 18th Avenue) caught my attention: $4.99 per pound for glatt kosher boneless rib eye steak or sandwich steak. I thought that it must've been a typo, as other than Pic 'n' Pay which is controversial, to say the least (nobody we know would use the place; hence the too-good-to-be-true low prices), other glatt kosher rib eye steak - bone-in or boneless - generally goes for more than double that price! But wait... there's more... the ad also stated that homemade (and tasty) dips, including fresh olive dip, techina, chumus, a fresh red pepper dip that was out of this world, etc. were each 99 cents for a standard 7 oz container! Of course I sped to Landau's (which I had though of as having high prices but some interesting and unusual products not available anywhere else); I bought one of each dip (freshly home-made for 99 cents... and delicious to boot!) and I loaded up on the convenient small packages of boneless rib eye steaks. Oddly, right next to the boneless steaks sat packages of bone-in ribsteaks... at more than double the price! Like what's with that? I could only imagine that someone must have ordered these steaks (a caterer for a simcha?) and not needed them, or too many were produced. The quality seemed excellent, and all in our family gobbled them up and couldn't believe how tasty they were, especially for that low, low price. This week we used them for our cholent, and they were fab... compare $4.99 per pound to the outrageously high price of flanken these days! I can't stop singing the praises of Landau's Kosher Market. I'll be back, I trust.
Meat prices
We received our Trader Joe's "Fearless Flyer" via snail mail a few days ago. In addition to a really cool Venn Diagram depicting the intersection of Canned Pumpkin, Ice Cream, and Pie Crust and an elaborate "Turkey & Trimmings Schematic" centerfold, a front-page announcement confirms that, "They're back - in a big way. Fresh, Young, Glatt Kosher All-natural Turkeys for $2.29 per pound (12-16 lb birds) will be available starting November 13th, 2009."
Kosher Wedding NYC/Long Island/Westchester
I'm pretty sure there's an in-house glatt kosher caterer there, Elana, but I don't really know as we had absolutely nothing to do with the arrangements (the "other side" took care of the hall, including the food/caterer).
Good luck, and MAZEL TOV!
-Midas
Kosher Wedding NYC/Long Island/Westchester
Our son got married at Crest Hollow a few years ago in January. I have no idea what the "other side" paid, but they said that they got an absolutely FANTASTIC deal in January, as that was considered "off season" for that venue. We were very satisfied with all of the food and service, as well as the rooms themselves; an added bonus was that we were the ONLY party in the entire venue, so we could pick whatever rooms we wanted (there are at least three very large rooms for the main meal, the chuppa, the "shmorg," etc.) and we had run of the place with no other parties getting in the way of the photographer, etc. A kosher wedding cake, chuppa, and all liquor - including a small martini bar - was included in the price, which I don't believe is the norm at other halls (I could very well be wrong about this, though). We - both sides as well as the choson (groom) and kallah (bride) - were all extremely satisfied with everything at Crest Hollow. This was a strictly glatt kosher event with a reliable hashgacha.
-Midas
Kosher at the Grand Canyon?
Last August we traversed that exact route. We spent Shabbos in Henderson - a suburb of Las Vegas - at the Homewood Suites hotel just down the block and on the same street as a Chabad shul. We picked up EVERYTHING at Altertson's supermarket on Fort Apache in Las Vegas... everything one can find in L.A. or New York can be found at that Albertson's (even some items we had never seen in New York).. and some of the prices were very reasonable (unlike the prices at the kosher pizza shop in Las Vegas; in fact, the prices were so high there, we took a picture of the menu to show our friends). We picked up a cheap George Forman-type grill and toaster oven before Las Vegas, and we bought one of those plug-into-a-cigarette-lighter coolers at a truck stop just outside of Las Vegas on our way to the North Rim (we also bought the adapter that enables the cooler to be plugged into the wall) , and we were good to go. We stayed in a beautifully rustic cabin at the North Rim, rode mules, got sore, hiked, got more sore, and had a fantastic time. [Gee - perhaps it really DOES pay to be in shape.] On the way back to Las Vegas, we spent some time at Bryce Canyon National Park , stayed overnight at a fabulous motel - the Cliffrose Lodge - just outside the entrance to Zion National Park (the grounds were a beautiful garden with a sparkling pool and an outdoor 24-hour jacuzzi with a waterfall!). We had a room with a separate bedroom, a kitchen, and a murphy-bed in the living room (the kids loved opening that.). We enjoyed Zion National Park the next day (and were surprised to see some Chabad bochurim helping Israelis put on tephilin just outside Weeping Rock). We then went back to Las Vegas for more food before we drove to L.A. All in all, a KILLER vacation. It should be noted that 25 years ago, there was NOTHING in Las Vegas for Jews, and I mean nothing! On our honeymoon cross-country drive, we had to make a detour to Phoenix as there was no mikvah in Las Vegas at the time, let alone even one kosher restaurant! Wow... how times have changed. Enjoy your trip!
Kosher in Long Island City/Astoria - Queens
Williamsburg, Queens is a quick 10-minute drive away... there are lots of kosher eateries and markets there.
pesach shopping
MartyB, you didn't inquire as to the AGE of the 120 women... they may all be great-grandmothers!
pesach shopping
KosherGourmetMart -> My son told me 2 days ago that the large Pomegranate market in Brooklyn just filed (or is about to file) chapter 11, but that the store will remain open for the forseeable future. I have no idea where he got his information... I have a call and e-mail into him now, but since when is a son able to make the time to get back to his parents? As soon as I find out, I'll post the info.
MartyB -> Since the physical Supersol facility is far less than conducive to enabling a pleasant shopping experience, an idea I had was for Supersol to do strictly home delivery (and, of course, keep the great catering business). Isn't the Zomick's bakery currently in Inwood? Perhaps Supersol could get a much less expensive location and provide home delivery service at low prices - and maintain the credit policy that people seem to love - and dispense with the overhead of a crummy store in a very expensive location with no customer-friendly parking. I don't know if it's feasible; it's just a thought I had.
I shopped at Shop and Stop supermarket in Inwood (Five Towns) last night. I was plesantly surprised to find out that the Passover-certified 1-liter Zazz seltzers are on sale for 40 cents per bottle. Only the lemon, lime, and lemon-lime flavors are certified for Pesach (by Lubavitch of MA, the Diamond-K). I assume that the unflavored variety is likewise certified for Pesach; alas, none was to be found in either the soda aisle or the special Passover aisle.
Contrary to what I was told, there were many 64 oz plastic bottles of Kedem purple grape juice on sale for a very low $2.99 per bottle.
Someone on this list asked about the Rushashkin (sp?) machine matzos - the brand with the red box - from some foreign land (England, perhaps?). I spotted them at Stop and Shop.
Though I purchased no Manishewitz products at Stop and Shop (I just purchased seltzer and grape joice, and not much else), during the check-out process, a fascinating "non-redeemable coupon" was generated, printed, and handed to me on the spot. It reads: "Buy any Manishewitz brand products between 03/20/2009 and 04/12/2009, spend $25 or more and get a $5.00 coupon off your next order. All items must be purchased in one shopping order. Limited to product in stock. No cash back. Offer expires 04/12/2009." Since I printed out a $1.00 coupon for any type of Manishewitz matzo product (between 10 - 16 oz), then it's really like getting $5 back for spending $24 on Manishewitz products. I doubt I'll be spending $24 on any further Manishewitz products at Stop and Shop before April 12, but I wanted my fellow Hounders to know this information, since I assume that this coupon would be generated at all Stop and Shop markets.
Stop and Shop carried the cool retro wooden matzo box filled with machine matzo on sale for $4.99.
Happy Pesach shopping, fellow Hounders!
most interesting product for passover
Please let us know if you like them as much as we did, Cheesecake. Again, the only minor caveat is that some of the varieties were a bit dry... but that is a matter of personal preference. Enjoy!
most interesting product for passover
We have had these goat cheese balls in the past. Delicious (though some varieties were a tad dry), and cholev Yisroel to boot. [I believe they come from a moshav in Israel.] I highly recommend them!
pesach shopping
This topic is "Pesach Shopping," so I threw various sub-topics all related to Pesach shopping into this lengthy post.
I was at Pomegranate a couple of days ago. I picked up some great cheeses (such as cholev Yisroel mascarpone, which actually may not have been certified kosher for Passover, but we devored it so quickly it really didn't matter) and fancy-shmantzy kosher le'Pesach prepared salads (chervil, arugula, waldorf salad, etc. etc..) that I've never seen anywhere before... it reminded me of a glatt kosher Fairway market ( www.fairwaymarket.com ). I heard last night that the owner(s) of Pomegranate just filed Chapter 11, but that the store will remain in business for the forseeable future.
I also picked up some cholev Yisroel kosher for Passover fresh brie cheese... and our seder shankbone is now safe and snug in our freezer, awaiting to bask in all its glory on our seder table.
Other than the unbelievable selection of Passover cholev Yisroel cheeses and homemade salads, I don't recall seeing anything special that I couldn't find anywhere else; and overall the prices appear to be higher than, say, KRM.
As in Passovers past, I ended up purchasing hand shmura matzo at Goldberg's 24-hour market in Brooklyn (which for years has had what I found to be the lowest price on this item), and spent way too much time at K.R.M. (Kollel-Rabeim-Mishpochas) - also in Brooklyn - purchasing oodles of items that were less expensive than Gourmet Glatt, Brach's, and Glatt Kosher Kindtom.
The best selection of matzoh of all imaginable brands, types, flavors, hechsherim, etc. in my opinion is at Brach's in the Five Towns, Long Island (border of Queens, NY).
Gourmet Glatt was, perhaps, my favorite shopping experience this year (5769/2009) so far. Unfortunately, it's not that difficult to spend upwards of $150, $200, even $400 or more on a major Pesach shopping, and those Gourmet Glatt coupons come in very handy. (I'm not sure whether a customer is allowed to combine purchases from both the regular and Passover store across the parking lot to exploit the coupons; I haven't come to that bridge yet.) The cashier told me that today (03/31/2009) a busload of 120 women from the Bronx is going to descend onto Gourmet Glatt for a day of Pesach shopping. Jeez!
Being a family that uses both hand shmura AND machine shmura matzoh, I did a happy dance when I found that Manishewitz once again produced that product (it's been our experience over several years that Manishewitz is the ONLY brand of machine shmura matzos that DOESN'T taste rancid straight out of the box on the first day of Passover). For reasons unknown to me, Manishewitz didn't produce any machine shmura matzos last year (/5768/2008). Glad to see that it's back on the shelves! Talk about market segmentation: Manishewitz alone has so many different varieties of matzo (will someone please explain to me the difference between "tea matzos" and "thin tea matzos?") Anyway, I couldn't find the Manishewitz shmura matzos anywhere in Brooklyn (including Pomegranate - the manager said he wouldn't be carrying that item, though the store did have other varieties of Manishewitz matzo), yet in the Five Towns it was at the three stores I checked (Glatt Kosher Kingdom for somewhere around $5.29 per 10 oz box, Brach's for somewhere in the $3 or $4 range, and Gourmet Glatt for a low-price-leading $2.99 (which may have gone up to $3.99 this week). Be sure to print your manufacture's coupon at www.manishewitz.com .
Not only has the Manishewitz packaging been totally redesigned, with soft neutral colors differentiating the various flavors, shapes, and varieties of matzos and other products, such as salad dressings, but the matzos are once again stamped - in a very large font - with the year of production. This is a welcome throwback to a simpler time, back in the day, when the new item that was all the Pesach rage was Potato Chips (and just 'regular' flavor at that).
New products I've spotted this year: Paskesz (pronounced Pash-keys) thin and wide varieties of no-gebrokt chow mein noodles, and Noam Gourmet frozen dairy pizza bagels.
This year Manishewitz has "special, limited edition" square wooden matzo box. (I found my best price at Pomegranate, where it was on sale). Not to be outdone, Aviv has not one, but two decorative metal art square matzo boxes (I saw them at Gourmet Glatt, and nowhere else).
Glatt Kosher Kingdom had very, very few varieties of matzo, but I purchased two cases of the 64 oz plastic bottles of Kedem grape juice at $2.99 per bottle, which was lower than K.R.M. and the other Brooklyn and Five Towns stores (I believe that Shop 'n' Stop supermarket advertised the same price, but that the product was elusive). I felt like a total traitor, snapping up the grape juice - which I imagine was a loss leader - and not much else at the Kingdom. I like the store and the people who run it and work there very much, but I just don't see how it (or Supersol, for that matter) can compete with Gourmet Glatt and Brach's, which have both been around for many years. What a pity. I truly can't imagine the investment that was made to build, stock, and operate such a large grocery store.
I also can't understand how a restaurant such as King David deli in Cedarhurst - which has been around for decades and, in my opinion, has delicious food not to mention a very wide variety - can offer half price sandwiches on Tuesdays and half price entrees on some other days, yet have just one or two customers! I get depressed when I purchase my tasty food and expect the restaurant or take-out counter to be hopping, yet am saddened to see a mere one or two customers dining in an otherwise empty dining room. My heart goes out to all of the businesses that are suffering during these times. Lo aleinu.
NY company launching kosher tequila
Competition is great; however, the article (press release ?) makes it sound as though this will be the first kosher-certified tequila sold in the U.S.A. There's been a brand with several varieties - including some expensive high-end - of (O-U or O-K) kosher-certified tequila for several years; in fact, it was certified for Passover and we used it the last year of two. Unfortunately, I forgot the brand... we still have some that we saved from last Passover, but it's still in some unreachable location that we haven't gotten to yet.
The Star-K web site (referenced below) states that the following brands of tequila are kosher-certified: Casa Vieja, Don Bernardo G, Sol Dios . While competition is great for a variety of reasons, I don't believe that spokespeople for this new brand should say things like, "one that observant Jews can drink," as if there are no other options already available. To me, the article hinted that this will be the first kosher-certified tequila produced for the United States.
Also, the Star-K (no relation to Star Industries, I would think) advises that certain types of tequila don't require a hechsure and are "approved."
From the Star-K web site at http://www.star-k.org/cons-appr-liquor.htm :
ACCEPTABLE LIQUORS
Bourbon Straight and Blended
Brandy
Bouka Fig , Carmel*, Herzog French*, Tishbi*, Spirit of Solomon
Canadian Whisky
Crown Royal
Cognac Louis Royer*, Dupuy-Vsop*, Herzog*
Gin
All except Sloe Gin (Sloe Gin requires certification). Certified: Gordon’s Reg & Flavored, London Dry*
Irish Whisky
Midleton, Powers, Paddy, Jameson, Tullamore Dew
Kentucky Whisky Straight and Blended
Rum
Bacardi (Eight, Gold, Superior), Don Q Reg & Flavored*
Rye
Straight and Blended
Sake All unflavored imported to U.S.
Scotch Single Malt & Blended (except when label states “aged in sherry casks,” “sherry finish,” “port finish,” or “dual cask finish”)
Tennessee Whiskey
Straight and Blended
Tequila
Silver - All
Gold, Reposado, and Añejo - require certification.
Certified: Casa Vieja*, Don Bernardo G*, Sol Dios*
Approved:
100 Años (blanco, verde, azul) Jimador
Casa Real José Cuervo
Camino Real Kaban (inc. the flavored tequilas)
Cazadores La Perseverancia (reposado 100% de agave)
Centinela Mega 2000
Don Julio Milagro Blanco
Galardon (reposado 100% de agave) Salusa
Galindo Sauza (Hornitos, Conmemorativo, Hacienda black, Extra Gold)
Herradura Tres Generaciones (añejo, reposado, plata)
Hilu Triada (añejo 100% de agave
New company selling cholev yisroel milk
That's silly. Different people have different standards, and this company looks like it's trying to cater to more groups of kosher consumers; nothing wrong with that as far as I'm concerned.
As for the very competitive pricing, I hope it's not just introductory pricing for the new brand to promote awareness of it; that may indeed be the case, and the prices for the Machmirim products may rise after several weeks or months (just as many prices at the Glatt Kosher Kingdom rose dramatically after a couple of months of unbelivable prices, such as chickens for 99 cents a pound, two-pound fresh loaves of bread for 99 cents, etc.).
I recently received
Suggestion: How about a Divide and Conquer major Pesach shopping plan of attack? Armed with our fliers (from the various Jewish and secular newpapers and adverts, from the Internet, from the stores themselves, etc.), MartyB can go to, say, Gourmet Glatt, Beryl can go to Brach's, and your truly will volunteer to go to Las Vegas Kosher Mart (I don't know if such a place exists, but it would give me an excuse to take a trip to Vegas). Whichever store has the least expensive price on any given item (say, Supersol for chicken cutlets)... well, that designated shopper should by that item for all in our group. Likewise with all other items. Of course, the $10 off coupons for Gourmet Glatt and Glatt Kosher Kingdom will be prorated accordingly...
chicken feet for soup
We have always bought them at Gourmet Glatt in the 5 Towns (border of Queens and Long Island, New York). A couple of weeks ago I spotted them at Pomegranate in Brooklyn, NY.
Not only does Gourmet Glatt offer fresh chicken feet... there were also several packages of fresh "turkey tushies" (yes, they were labeled that way). Makes me want to become a vegetarian. Almost.
