Magazine Features Chassidic Food
Award winning gourmet magazine "Saveur" visited wealthy Crown Heights homes to learn about the Sukkos holiday and get their favorite recipes. Full Story
Award winning gourmet magazine "Saveur" visited wealthy Crown Heights homes to learn about the Sukkos holiday and get their favorite recipes. Full Story
Saveur magazine did not write “‘Saveur’ visited wealthy Crown Heights homes to learn about the Sukkos holiday and get their favorite recipes.” The magazine has no knowledge or interest in whether or not the subjects of the story are well to do.
The recipes as made during the interviewing and photo shoot were tested and tweaked in the Saveur kitchens. Unfortunately, several authentic recipes from my Bubbe (Goldie Mintz Jacobs) which were pareve were transformed to dairy unbeknownst to me. Yes!: Feel free to substitute oil for the butter. Similarly, they substituted different types of fish for the fish balls than was originally used. Unfortunately, there were other acts of omission (ie editing) which were out of my control. Clearly a “half-portrait” of the Rebbe was one of them!
here’s a link to the article online: http://www.saveur.com/article/Travels/Season-of-Rejoicing
although they added dairy into the recipes, which create a problem for a yom tov meal…
Who is Mendel Zirkind??? And why is he pictured without anything mentioned in the article? The Eichorns are amazing and it seems that Gershon’s parents did raise him the right way… Such a talented man, it’s amazing that he spends so much time in the kitchen feeding people!!! May Hashem bless him and his wife with lots of nachass from their children just the same way they are giving lots of nachass to their parents up in heaven.. And not to mention Elka Pinson who spend days and nights, and made nights into days to make sure this article brings… Read more »
Yeow!! My spouse and I have only one child. Please don’t judge us by how many children we have. It wasn’t our choice HaShem decided the size of my family.
Wealth was mentioned only in the COL “blurb”, not within the article itself. So this inappropriate (and possibly inaccurate) description seems to be COL’s responsabiliy.
gershon and rochel leah may you be bleesed with lots of plentyness and goodness your kindness is greatly appriciated!!
I am a fan of the Eichorns.
#18…rock on!!! your message is loud and clear and BEAUTIFUL.
I dont think anyone has anything ch”v against the ppl who were visited by the magazine. I am sure they can be very nice and giving people. I think people were just taken aback by the intro paragraph and the unnecessary description of theses ppl with the word “wealthy” – as u clearly point out how giving & spiritual these ppl are….a better description ( priorities in order) would be “giving couple” “chassidishe homes” or no description at all would have been better than the seemingly unnecessary description posted.
I did not read wealthy people….only “wealthy homes”!! Are these homes bayis maleh seforim? Or a tzedakah box on every room? Are they considered Chabad Houses? Are they filled with many children?
What makes a wealthy home?
B”H those of us who follow the directives of the Rebbe all live in wealthy homes!!!
such hachnosos orchim, and an ish chessed! a true gem in a our community and inspiration for so many bochurim and yungeleit. I remember gershon as a bochur and even then he was always special and stood out with his ahavas yisroel!
Kol Ha Kavod to them and may they continue for many many years to come
I’m very rich. All I need is money. You see, I am happy with my lot & I have Chassidishe nachas from my children, B”H. But thanks for worrying about me.
# 11
gershon eichorn and his wife rochel lea she’yichu are the avrohom ovinu and soro imaynu of crown heights….for the past 20+ years – boruch hashem – they have an open house for all sorts of bochurim and orchim..all hours of the day and night…not only gashmius but with real ruchnius,a farbrengen,tora,niggunim..
all those that have benefited from the eichorns love them and are inspired by them and wish them kol tuv seloh..
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK..CHAZAK V’EMOTZ
http://www.saveur.com/article/-/Recipes-From-SAVEUR-Issue-141
with that attitude, you’ll never become rich
never heard of this magazine…
interesting article..
The type was too small for me to see clearly – was the “wealthy” comment COL editing or in the article itself? But it doesn’t really matter. Obviously only “rich” people can cook. Maybe this article should have a sequel: balabustehs who can make delicious, traditional foods on a budget.
I’m personally insulted by the opening paragraph to this post. Being wealthy is a present from G-d. Being creative when you don’t have much is talent. I can send the writer to many homes where money IS tight yet the food is amazing.
B”H what! poor people can’t cook wow
only rivch people make good food?
WERE SOOOOO PROUD!!!
where’s the beginning of the recipe on page 88
visiting wealthy homes were the food taste different?
Bs’d nice article, but it would seem to be important to point out that some of the recipes presented, ostensibly for yom tov meals, include dairy ingredients and would therefore not be appropriate to serve at a ‘traditional’ succos meal.
What does this have to do with being wealthy?
Rochel Leah and Gershon are real dugma chayas when it comes to hachnasas orchim, not only have I benefited from their open home and delicious meals. Now I am on shlichus and think of their example whenever it gets tough to have an open home…
You finally made single and famous!!!!!!
now everyone knows what was a “open secret”