Kosher winners
Kosher Community Surveys LLC has released the results of its second annual Baltimore area kosher survey, and the overall winners are:
Best Kosher Restaurant: David Chu's China Bistro
Best Kosher Bakery: Goldman's Kosher Bakery
Best Kosher Store: Wasserman & Lemberger
As you can probably guess from the name, the company conducts surveys about kosher food establishments and then publishes them. It's kind of interesting that a Chinese restaurant would be the most popular. The full report on Baltimore area places can be found on its Web site.
Comments
When I lived in Boston, Kosher Chinese restaurants were quite popular in a neighborhood called Brookline which is predominantly Jewish. The marriage between Chinese food and Kosher cooking standards has been around for quite some time. FYI - for those looking to eat out on Christmas, Chinese is always an option.
Posted by: SGI | November 5, 2007 8:45 AM
Hey, SGI!! Don't give away our secret!
In November '68, my great-grandfather died and my mom went to New York City for the funeral and shiva. With no one left in the house who knew how to cook a Thanksgiving dinner, we (my dad, 8-year-old brother, and 10-year-old me) went to a Chinese place that year. Very Ralphie and Randy.
Posted by: Robin | November 5, 2007 9:45 AM
Chinese food lends itself well to kosher cooking because there's little to no dairy to mix with the meat, which sidesteps one major prohibition, and most dishes focus on a single protein, so simply eliminating all the pork and shrimp (and other shellfish) preparations from the menu sidesteps the other major prohibition.
That said, I find it distressing that David Chu's takes this award simply because I've always found their food over-sweetened and their sauces too thick, even when I request less cornstarch. I'd have said Kosher Bite has better kosher Chinese, and that either Accents or The Brasserie (which I haven't been to in ages, admittedly) would be a better "Best Restaurant". Ah well....
Posted by: Matt Terl | November 5, 2007 10:55 AM