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Art + Food in Berlin

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March 4, 2020
art, Cookbook, food, German, German-Jewish Food, Jewish, Uncategorized
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artwork above, left to right: Gabrielle Rossmer, Sonya Gropman, Luther Price.

One More Time – art exhibition + dinners

Gabrielle Rossmer, Sonya Gropman and Luther Price

March 5th – April 14th — opening reception March 5th at 7:00pm (no reservations needed, just come!)

Zagreus Projekt Brunnenstrasse 9a, Berlin Mitte – Tel. 030/28-09-56-40

Hallo! We are in Berlin preparing our art exhibition at the unique Zagreus Projekt – a gallery that features food-related art and meals featuring menus curated and cooked by chef-owner Ulrich Krauss, which are served at a long table in the space.

Our exhibition, “One More Time”, focuses on the objects our family brought with them to the U.S. as refugees fleeing Germany in 1939. Specifically, objects that are related to food – both cooking and eating. Gaby’s work is sculpture, pieces made of stiffened cloth that hang on the wall. Sonya’s work is a painted mural stenciled directly on the gallery wall. The third artist in the show, filmmaker Luther Price, shows a film he made in 1990 that is also. about our family’s objects.

German-Jewish dinners! Dinners are served in the gallery with one seating. Dates are below, with additional dates to be added later in March and early April. Please check website for menu details and dates. Call or email to make a reservation.

Dinners:

March 6, 11, 12, 18, 2020 (with more dates to be added in later March + early April – check website for details!!)

http://www.zagreus.net

info@zagreus-berlin.net

030/28-09-56-40 (phone/fax)

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October 31, 2019
Cookbook, German-Jewish Food, Jewish, Jewish Food, Uncategorized
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Hello! We are popping in to announce a few upcoming book events that we are excited about.

Art Exhibition, Boston, MA – We both studied art at Massachusetts College of Art + Design and we’re thrilled that our cookbook is included in Nourish, the 5th Biennial juried alumni exhibition which this year has food as its theme. October 30th – November 27th. Doran Gallery, 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA.

Book Talk, Gloucester, MA – on Sunday, November 24th at 1:00pm we are doing a book talk + book signing (with recipe samples) at Temple Ahavat Achim, 86 Middle St, Gloucester MA. RSVP here, (walk ins are also welcome). FREE.

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Book Talk, Boston, MA – Monday, November 24th at Massachusetts College of Art + Design. Details TBD, will be announced soon!

Also, we are attending a talk at the Jewish Center for Jewish History in NYC on Monday, November 4th with Phil Rosenthal of Somebody Feed Phil (who happens to be German Jewish) and Marjorie Ingall of Tablet. If you’re interested in attending, tickets are here and use promo code PHILR for a discount.

Finally, we are finalizing details of an art exhibit we are having Berlin, Germany in Spring, 2020. Updates with details will be posted soon!! 

The German-Jewish Cookbook will be published on September 5th!

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August 6, 2017
Cookbook, cooking, food, German, German-Jewish Food, Jewish, photography, Recipe
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We realize we’ve been absent from these parts for quite a few months…it turns out that the many (many!) steps of writing a book take a lot of time. The cover of our soon-to-be-published cookbook is above (photo: Sonya Gropman, food styling: Catrine Kelty). To say that we are excited is a bit of an understatement, we are very thrilled.

For info on where to buy the book, visit our book page.

We will be doing many book events all over the country, starting on the east coast in September in New York City and Boston. These will include readings, talks, cooking classes, special restaurant menus, etc. and almost all will include book signings. See a listing on our events page and be sure to check back, as we’ll be updating it as we add new events. We hope to see you in person at some point soon!

Can German-Jewish Food be the next culinary trend?

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September 4, 2015
Cookbook, cooking, food, German, German-Jewish Food, Jewish
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We are both honored and flattered by the article “Can German-Jewish Food be the next culinary trend?“, written by Wes Eichenwald for The Jewish Advocate, the Boston weekly newspaper. But more than that, we are so happy and appreciative to see our subject written about in a way that highlights its multiple angles – both culinary and cultural. The article is being published today, September 4, 2015, in the holiday issue of the newspaper — but you can also read a digital version of it on the Jewish Advocate’s website HERE .

In other news, we have been hard at work on the cookbook – writing and testing recipes, writing and testing recipes, writing and testing recipes, etc. You get the picture.

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 left (by Don Gropman): Sonya & Gaby in cooking mode; right: testing a trout recipe

German-Jewish Cookbook Announcement!

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March 8, 2015
Cookbook, cooking, food, German, German-Jewish Food, Jewish, Uncategorized
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We are writing a cookbook! We are very excited to announce that Brandeis University Press – a member press of University Press of New England – will publish our German-Jewish cookbook as part of the HBI Series on Jewish Women. The book, to be published in 2017, will include:

• approximately 100 recipes (sourced from historic cookbooks, archives, interviews, friends — and, of course, family recipes)

• photographs by yours truly, Sonya Gropman, and illustrations by Megan Piontowski

• a look at the food culture of German-Jews through individual stories, including those from our own family

• a brief history of the culture of Jews in Germany

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This book will contain recipes that were cooked by Jews in Germany pre-World War II, as well as post-war, after emigration. These recipes use mainly fresh, seasonal ingredients; lots of vegetables, fruits, grains, meats, and of course, cakes!  Perhaps most importantly, this food is delicious! Dishes such as chilled fruit soups, vegetable slaws and salads, baked Schalets (aka kugels), Sabbath fish (such as Pike and Carp), roast meats and poultry, dessert puddings, and much more.

In addition to wonderful food, this book is also about preserving a vanished culture. Therefore, we are collecting both recipes and stories. If you (or anyone you know) have recipes to share with us, or food memories of shopping, cooking, eating, holiday meals, etc. (either in Germany, or after leaving Germany), we would like to hear from you! We will, of course, credit anyone whose story we tell in the book. Thanking you in advance!

You can leave us a comment below, or email us at german.jewish.cuisine@gmail.com

Also, we will be in Berlin later this month. We will be teaching a cooking class at Goldhahn & Sampson (the class is sold out, but there is a waiting list in case any spots become available), and meeting with people related to our book. If you know anyone in Berlin who you think we should contact (for example, someone with a story to tell or someone who works with food), please let us know!

That’s all for now. We will be updating our book progress on a regular basis. Until then, we are wishing you a Happy Spring!

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