The third annual kosher social media dinner that precedes Kosherfest will be held on October 28th at the J Soho restaurant. Tons of food bloggers, writers and personalities head to NY for Kosherfest. The dinner is a time for them to get together, socialize and learn about some of the new products even before the show. It follows our day long, Kosher Food Bloggers Conference, an event for food bloggers and professionals to openly discus, learn and network together. This year to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Kosherfest, they are honoring some of the kosher food pioneers, Susie Fishbein, Chef Laura Frankel, Norene Gilletz, Gil Marks, Levana Kirschenbaum, Menachem Lubinsky, Joan Nathan and several more.
Chef Laura contributes regularly to our site (click here to see all her article and recipes) and our magazine and we are so happy for her recognition along with so many other of our talented foodie friends, all of whom have paved the way for the rest of us.
A little bit about Chef Laura: LAURA FRANKEL is the Executive Chef at Wolfgang Puck Kosher Catering at the Spertus Institute for Jewish studies in Chicago. She is the author of Jewish Cooking for All Seasons (Wiley) and Jewish Slow Cooker Recipes (Wiley). Chef Laura is an avid farmer’s market supporter, giving demos and teaching classes all over the country featuring market produce. Chef Laura is the former chef and founder of the Shallots restaurants. She has training and extensive experience in both savory and pastry kitchens. After Frankel had a family and began maintaining a kosher home she found that there was nowhere in Chicago serving the quality of food that she knew she could offer. She opened her first restaurant in 1999, offering kosher fine dining with a produce-driven menu. Frankel opened Shallots NY in 2000 in midtown Manhattan. In 2004, she moved her Chicago restaurant to Skokie, (a suburb with a large Jewish population outside of Chicago) and created Shallots Bistro.
Chef Laura has cooked for many dignitaries, including: Presidential Candidate Barack Obama, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Senator Joseph and Hadassah Lieberman, Presidential Candidate Al Gore, Mikhail Gorbachev, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Steven Spielberg, Senator Hillary Clinton, Ivanka Trump, and many more.
Before committing herself to her culinary passion, she played and taught both alto and baritone saxophones professionally. Frankel has three children: Zachary (24), Ari (21) and Jonah (17), who all love to cook and eat great food.
Her website is ChefLauraskosher.com. Follow her on Twitter: @cheflaura1
The KosherFeast dinner is brought to us by Esti Berkowitz (primetimeparenting.com) and Roberta Scher from KosherEye.com. And a portion of the proceeds will be donated to a kosher food bank.
wow, what an amazing resume, I had no idea!
It’s so great to put a face to a name! I really enjoy her articles in your magazine.
Chef Laura has been an inspiration to me – I CANNOT wait to meet her!
Looking forward to the conference, the dinner and shmoozing with everyone.