Latest Schmaltzy Podcast Episodes

The Great Matzo Ball Mix-up With Hariette Skidelsky

Schmaltzy - March 26, 2021 12:46 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 177 ratings
Hariette Skidelsky’s Romanian grandmother added more water to the soup pot to stretch her recipe everytime she had a new child. As the next generations prospered, the soup grew robust — filled with chicken, vegetables, and matzo balls. That was, until Harriette tried to make it. 

The Great Matzo Ball Mix-up with Hariette Skidelsky

Schmaltzy - March 26, 2021 12:46 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 177 ratings
Hariette Skidelsky’s Romanian grandmother added more water to the soup pot to stretch her recipe everytime she had a new child. As the next generations prospered, the soup grew robust — filled with chicken, vegetables, and matzo balls. That was, until Hariette tried to make it. 

Jake Cohen’s Very Blended Passover Seder

Schmaltzy - March 19, 2021 10:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 177 ratings
When cookbook author Jake Cohen started dating the nicest Jewish boy in 2015, he learned that Seder with his future-in-laws looked totally different than anything he ever imagined. Turns out, there was a lot more on the table than the food. Cook Jake’s recipe for ghormeh sabzi brisket from the e...

Season Finale with Gil Hovav + Einat Admony

Schmaltzy - December 22, 2020 11:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 177 ratings
For Gil’s candied pomelo recipe + Einat’s holiday recipes head to Jewish Food Society's digital recipe archive.

Midnight Latkes with Liz Neumark

Schmaltzy - December 08, 2020 11:30 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 177 ratings
Twenty years ago, Liz Neumark was a mother to four kids under 10 and was just getting her catering company off the ground. One night, the two youngest pleaded with her to abandon bedtime and make latkes. Liz couldn’t resist. Today, latkes and the memory of that night hold a deep meaning.  For L...

Liz Alpern: A Gefilte Fish Out of Water

Schmaltzy - November 13, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 177 ratings
When Liz Alpern arrived at business school, she didn’t exactly fit in. She rocked a carefully styled lesbian haircut, smelled of onions, and professed a deep passion for her gefilte fish company. At her big presentation, she was met with blank stares from her straight (laced) classmates. For the...

Umber Ahmad’s Superpower

Schmaltzy - October 23, 2020 14:46 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 177 ratings
Growing up in Michigan, Umber Ahmad’s family stood out. Immigrants from Pakistan, they were living “1000 Arabian Nights,” she jokes. When Umber brought friends over for playdates, she dreamed there would be Little Debbie Snack Cakes. Her mom had other plans.

From MCATs to Katz’s Deli with Jake Dell

Schmaltzy - October 06, 2020 18:28 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 177 ratings
Jake Dell, the owner of Katz’s Deli on the Lower East Side, comes from a long legacy of deli owners. So, naturally, he planned to be a doctor. A gap year spent living in his grandfather’s footsteps and a moment with a 94-year-old customer changed all that.

Adam Richman Finds Bagels and His Way Home

Schmaltzy - September 24, 2020 01:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 177 ratings
“Man v. Food” host Adam Richman grew up as a not so typical Jewish kid in Brooklyn. He downed Carribean food, got deep into The Smiths, and rocked a bi-level haircut. Yet, every Yom Kippur, he followed the ritual of prayers, fasting, and bagels. As an adult, Adam felt lost, disconnected from his...

A Very Texan Rosh Hashanah with Zoe Kanan

Schmaltzy - September 14, 2020 19:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 177 ratings
Acclaimed baker Zoe Kanan’s grandmother Helen was an unlikely Texan. A born-and-bred New Yorker, she moved to Houston to be near her daughter and granddaughter — and Jim, not the son-in-law she expected. One year, with a sprained wrist, Helen was forced to hand over the Rosh Hashanah cooking dut...

Introducing Schmaltzy

Schmaltzy - August 24, 2020 23:16 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 177 ratings
Schmaltzy, a podcast from the Jewish Food Society explores the intersection of Jewish identity and food through live storytelling. Join us for tales from famed chefs, home cooking mavens, grandmothers, TV personalities, and more. Listen with a nosh at hand — you might get hungry. Host: Amanda Del...