Instagram Live Events
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Chanie Apfelbaum (@busyinbrooklyn)
Cheese Babka Straws
Tues 5/19 @ 12pm ET
Chanie Apfelbaum is a food blogger, recipe developer and food photographer who shares her love of food, family and tradition on her popular Instagram platform @busyinbrooklyn, as well as on her blog, www.busyinbrooklyn.com. She is the author of the best selling cookbook, Millennial Kosher (Artscroll Mesorah Publications) and is currently working on second book, to be released by Clarkson Potter in Fall 2022.
Chef Alex Levin (@chefalexlevin)
Rugelach
Wed 5/20 @ 12:45pm ET
Alex Levin is an award-winning pastry chef and currently works for the Schlow Restaurant Group. Alex’s desserts have been heralded by numerous media outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Washingtonian Magazine, Eater, Washington City Paper, Zagat's, DC Magazine and others. He trained in New York under industry-leading pastry chefs, including Johnny Iuzzini, Francisco Migoya and Noah Carroll at restaurants Jean Georges, Cafe Boulud and the Apple Pie Bakery Cafe.
Camilla Marcus (@camillamarcus)
What’s Next
Thurs 5/21 @ 12pm
Camilla Marcus is discussing the current state of the restaurant industry, nationwide relief efforts, and what comes next for the food community. She is the Chef/Founder of west~bourne, the popular all day, zero-waste restaurant in SoHo, Manhattan that operates with a unique, fully integrated philanthropic business model. Through a partnership with Robin Hood Foundation, 1% of every purchase made at the restaurant benefits The Door, an organization that supports local hospitality training for youth and from which west~bourne hires most of its team.
Ariel Leizgold
Sat 5/23 @ 1pm
Ariel Leizgold of Bellboy Tel Aviv is making a creative cocktail. In 2008 Ariel opened Tel Aviv's first ever cocktail bar and since then he's launched numerous award winning bars and restaurants in Israel and around the world that have become nightlife hotspots for those seeking a thrilling and sophisticated experience to enrich the senses. In 2011 Leizgold had the honor of being inducted into the list of 50 most influential people in Israel's hospitality industry and in 2012 he got the pleasure of authoring the country's leading bartending course and training book.
Rachel Simons (@seedandmill)
Tahini Rocky Road
MON 5/25 @ 2pm ET
Rachel is the co-founder of Seed + Mill, New York's first sesame concept store, which opened in Chelsea Market in 2016. Seed + Mill sells freshly made tahini, halva in over 25 flavors, tahini soft-serve and a range of sesame spice blends. Rachel moved to New York from Australia in 2014, at which point she described herself as a ‘foodie entrepreneur’ trapped in the body of a media lawyer. Rachel was also one of the founders of The Bread & Butter Project, Australia’s first social enterprise bakery and remains a Director. She is a mom to Annika and Oliver and her beloved dachshund, Buddy.
Emily Fedner (@foodloversdiary)
Tues 5/26 @ 12pm
Emily Fedner is making a gnocchi version her babushka's vareniki. She is a former line cook, on-camera host, recipe developer and carb-lover based in Brooklyn. She’s also the gal behind @foodloversdiary, an Instagram account dedicated to noodle-y recipes and finding hidden gems in NYC + abroad.
Erin Doppelt (@erinrdoppelt)
Weds 5/27 @ 12pm
Erin Doppelt is discussing Jewish values around food and nourishment. She is a business coach, meditation teacher, host of Wise Woman Podcast and retreat leader. Erin earned an MA in Clinical Psychology and Education from Columbia University, and is a Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach. Check out her Instagram @ErinRDoppelt and her website