kosher.com
{{short description|Kosher food website}}{{Infobox website
| name = Kosher.com
| logo = Kosher.com logo.svg
| type = Cooking website
| language = English
| founded = December 2016
| url = {{URL|kosher.com}}
}}
{{use mdy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{use American English|date=January 2021}}
Kosher.com is a food and lifestyle media company featuring kosher recipes, videos, and articles on their website and social media accounts. Launched in December 2016,{{Cite web
|url=http://www.jewishlinknj.com/food/18011-kosher-com-brings-kosher-recipes-and-more-together-on-its-website
|title=Kosher.com Brings Kosher Recipes and More Together on Its Website
|first=Gabriel |last=Geller |website=www.jewishlinknj.com}} Kosher.com has grown to over 14,000 recipes and over 1,000 videos {{As of|2024|lc=y}}.{{Cite web |website=WCBS-TV (NewYork.CBSlocal.com)
|url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/11/13/kosherfest-is-putting-a-new-spin-on-the-jewish-food-industry
|title=Kosherfest Is Putting A New Spin On The Jewish Food Industry
|date=November 13, 2018}}Recipe count displayed on Kosher.com. https://www.kosher.com/search
The website is a platform for a collection of recipes that are reprinted from cookbooks, kosher food magazine archives, and original recipes from direct contributors, making it the most diverse collection of kosher-only recipes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.koshertoday.com/devorah-paltiel-feature-story-covers-online-kosher-recipe-hub-tapping-home-cooking-revolution/|title=Online Kosher Recipe Hub, Kosher.com, Is Tapping Into the Home Cooking Revolution|date=June 26, 2017|website=Kosher Today}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/four-authors-of-food-related-books-dish-about-their-dishes-at-barnes-amp-noble/418372613/|title=Four authors of food-related books dish about their dishes at Barnes & Noble|website=Star Tribune}} The site is especially known for its Jewish holiday recipe collections, especially its robust section of Passover recipes which meet the halachic criteria of kosher for Passover food,{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/nyregion/15chosen.html
|title=Sweet and Sour Veal, and Some Matzo, for Passover
|author=Jennifer B. Lee |date=April 15, 2009}} and includes other holidays like Rosh Hashanah and Hanukkah as well.{{Cite web|url=https://forward.com/food/396651/can-matzo-ever-taste-good-an-interview-with-the-queen-of-passover-prep/|title=Can Matzo Ever Taste Good? An Interview With The Queen Of Passover Prep |website=The Forward|date=March 15, 2018 }}{{Cite web|url=https://forward.com/food/396566/this-passover-survival-guide-is-everything/|title=This Passover Survival Guide Is Everything|website=The Forward|date=March 14, 2018 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/life/food/recipes/2017/09/19/rosh-hashana-recipes/657596001/|title=Happy (Jewish) New Year! 4 Kosher recipes to help you celebrate|first=Madeleine|last=Winer|website=The Courier-Journal}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/want-to-treat-your-hanukkah-guests-make-latkes-with-some-extra-flavor/|title=Want to treat your Hanukkah guests? Make latkes with some extra flavor|website=www.timesofisrael.com}}
Launch
Kosher.com began by creating partnerships with Jewish media companies, including Artscroll, Mishpacha Magazine, Ami Magazine, and Binah Magazine, and putting their popular kosher recipes online for the first time, where anyone can access them.{{Cite web |last=Headapohl |first=Jackie |date=2017-06-21 |title=Skinny Summer Cooking from Kosher.com |url=https://thejewishnews.com/2017/06/21/skinny-summer-cooking-kosher-com/ |website=The Jewish News}}
Shows
= Season One =
The first season, 2017, featured ongoing shows centered around one person or theme. Jamie Geller starred in a show about going behind the scenes in kosher restaurants, Esty Wolbe had a show for easy family recipes,{{Cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/2017/11/02/united-states/why-30000-orthodox-women-belong-to-this-recipe-sharing-facebook-group|title=Why 30,000 Orthodox women belong to this recipe-sharing Facebook group|date=November 2, 2017}} and there was a "hands and pans" style of show called Shortcuts. Naomi Nachman started her show Sunny Side Up easy fun recipes and has now recorded over 75 episodes since she began at the inception of Kosher.com
= Season Two =
In 2018, most of the earlier shows continued to run. In addition, a new format of show launched in the summer - a cooking competition called Food Fight. The show featured female kosher cooks and had four rounds, each one eliminating a contestant until the winner was chosen.{{Cite web|url=https://forward.com/food/406628/food-fight-is-the-orthodox-community-s-answer-to-chopped/|title='Food Fight' Is The Orthodox Community's Answer To 'Chopped'|website=The Forward|date=August 3, 2018 }}{{Cite web|url=https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/food-fight-knockout/|title='Food fight' knockout|first=Abigail Klein|last=Leichman|website=jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com}}
A few months later, Kosher.com created a new show starring Rorie Weisberg, the winner of Food Fight. Her show is called Living Full 'n Free and is about healthy cooking.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lohud.com/story/life/food/restaurants/2018/10/19/kosher-features-monsey-rorie-weisberg/1680891002/|title=Rockland chef will showcase healthy foods on new Kosher.com web series|first=Jeanne|last=Muchnick|website=lohud.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.jewishlinkbwc.com/index.php/food/10467-health-coach-rorie-weisberg-presents-living-full-n-free-on-kosher-com|title=Health Coach Rorie Weisberg Presents 'Living Full 'n Free' on Kosher.com|first=Vicki|last=Jakubovic /Kosher.com|website=www.jewishlinkbwc.com|date=November 13, 2023 }}
= Season Three =
Once again, in 2019, Kosher.com released a cooking competition in the summer. Following the format of Food Fight, the show was a four-round elimination series, but took place in Oxnard, California in a kosher restaurant, and the competitors were men.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/life/2019/07/11/ventura-county-michelin-star/1634751001/|title=Cafe Society: Michelin-star chefs shine in Ventura County|website=Ventura County Star}} This decision got some criticism from journalists on Twitter, for featuring only men to the exclusion of women in contrast to the previous year.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Laura_E_Adkins/status/1146102029108031489|title=Just received a PR about a cooking competition "SKILL'IT"|website=Twitter}} Jewish comedian Elon Gold served as the host of the show.{{Cite web|url=https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/301379/l-a-kosher-chefs-compete-in-skillit-cook-off/|title=L.A. Kosher Chefs Compete in 'Skill'it' Cook-Off|date=July 10, 2019|website=Jewish Journal}}
In December 2019, a new show geared for kids launched, called Nosh and Nibble.{{Cite web|url=https://jewishtimes.com/102212/new-web-series-captures-the-fun-of-cooking-for-kids/arts_life/|title=New Web Series Captures the Fun of Cooking for Kids|first=J. T.|last=Staff|date=December 20, 2019}} The first episodes featured Rylee Gluck, an 11 year old making dishes such as personal dessert pizzas. The show is geared for kids and will feature other children in future episodes.
{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/family/kosher-nosh-nibble-rylee-gluck-1.39657418|title=LI girl selected to host new online show|website=Newsday}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejewishadvocate.com/articles/pj-library-launches-childrens-kosher-cooking-web-series/|title=PJ Library launches children's kosher cooking web series|website=www.thejewishadvocate.com|date=February 15, 2017 }}
Guest appearances
Kosher.com has recipes contributed by well-known cookbook authors and chefs including Michael Solomonov, Deb Perelman, Einat Admony, Jamie Geller,{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/24/dining/24hanukkah.html
|title=To Revive Jewish Dishes, Some Cooks Look to the Shtetl
|quote=writes recipes for kosher.com
|author=Joan Nathan |date=November 23, 2010}} Susie Fishbein, Chanie Apfelbaum, Naomi Nachman, Janna Gur, Gil Marks, Joan Nathan, and Laura Frankel. Admony and Apfelbaum have also appeared as guests on Kosher.com videos.
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