Reviews
I am smitten!
"I [am] smitten!…I think the New Orleans Jewish community (of which I am a part) and all cooks in our food fanatic city, would enjoy your book's wit, wisdom and recipes."
- Lorin Gaudin*
* Lorin Gaudin is food editor, New Orleans Magazine, and a cookbook reviewer for national publications, radio and television, and Internet.
Best of New Orleans!
"The book contains more than 400 traditional and contemporary Jewish recipes spanning tastes from America, Europe, Asia, Mexico and the Middle East. It also includes 200 color photographs, instructional diagrams and tips for party planning. There's even a chapter on home entertaining that includes buffet and seated menus for parties of 10 to 60 guests, guidelines for figuring out quantities of food, alcohol and paper goods needed for any size party, and instructions for how to create multiple-level displays for your food table."
"The book contains more than 400 traditional and contemporary Jewish recipes spanning tastes from America, Europe, Asia, Mexico and the Middle East. It also includes 200 color photographs, instructional diagrams and tips for party planning. There's even a chapter on home entertaining that includes buffet and seated menus for parties of 10 to 60 guests, guidelines for figuring out quantities of food, alcohol and paper goods needed for any size party, and instructions for how to create multiple-level displays for your food table."
- Kandace Power Graves*
*Kandice Power Graves is Food Editor, Best of New Orleans, Gambit Weekly
Engaging Information!
"A hardbound, full-color collection of traditional and contemporary recipes with engaging information for home cooking and entertaining."
- Jewish News, New Orleans, LA
A Culinary Work of Art!
"I was totally blown away...an outstanding visual and culinary work of art [that] provides solutions with a flair and confidence that will be appreciated by both novice and gourmet cooks. Don't hesitate to order copies as this book will definitely sell out very quickly…"
"I was totally blown away...an outstanding visual and culinary work of art [that] provides solutions with a flair and confidence that will be appreciated by both novice and gourmet cooks. Don't hesitate to order copies as this book will definitely sell out very quickly…"
- Norene Gilletz*
* Norene Gilletz is Canada's leading food writer and kosher cookbook author. These remarks are excerpted from Canadian Jewish News.
A Fabulous New Cookbook!
"Your fabulous new book…reflects contemporary food trends, yet still honors Jewish culinary traditions.
"Your fabulous new book…reflects contemporary food trends, yet still honors Jewish culinary traditions.
- Sheilah Kaufman*
* Sheilah Kaufman has written 24 cookbooks. These comments are excerpted from Jewish Woman Magazine.
Kitchen Friendly Structure!
"The cookbook is beautiful. The structure is kitchen friendly... The recipes look wonderful and the comments are helpful and interesting. Mazal tov."
"The cookbook is beautiful. The structure is kitchen friendly... The recipes look wonderful and the comments are helpful and interesting. Mazal tov."
- Dalia Carmel*
*Dalia Carmel is a renowned cookbook collector whose efforts led to publication of "In Memory's Kitchen, a Legacy of the Women from Terezin." The women secretly compiled recipes and comments at Terezin concentration camp in Czechoslovakia, as an act of resistance.
It's Fantastic!
"[Your] cookbook…is fantastic! You should be very proud of the outcome. I just wanted to tell you how pleased we are… I hope it brings Agudat Achim many years- and printings-worth of incremental funds. Congratulations!"
"[Your] cookbook…is fantastic! You should be very proud of the outcome. I just wanted to tell you how pleased we are… I hope it brings Agudat Achim many years- and printings-worth of incremental funds. Congratulations!"
- Jerry Golub*
*Jerry Golub is Vice President, Price Chopper Supermarkets, Schenectady, NY, DKC's major corporate sponsor.
Addresses Every Occasion!
"The cookbook addresses every occasion, whether it involves cooking for a few or a crowd, celebrating a holiday or a family milestone event. It anticipates needs as it guides planning a menu, choosing courses, preparing recipes and selecting an appropriate wine. "
"The cookbook addresses every occasion, whether it involves cooking for a few or a crowd, celebrating a holiday or a family milestone event. It anticipates needs as it guides planning a menu, choosing courses, preparing recipes and selecting an appropriate wine. "
- Judaica Enterprises
Into the 21st Century
"Brings kosher cooking into the 21st Century, blending traditional dishes made with classic ingredients with trimmed-down versions.
- Judaica World
Preserving Family Traditions!
"In a world where food companies are continually bombarding consumers with new and faster ways to prepare and eat a meal, "Divine Kosher Cuisine" tries to entice readers with easy-to-understand recipes for tasty foods that preserve family traditions and are in keeping with Jewish dietary laws."
"In a world where food companies are continually bombarding consumers with new and faster ways to prepare and eat a meal, "Divine Kosher Cuisine" tries to entice readers with easy-to-understand recipes for tasty foods that preserve family traditions and are in keeping with Jewish dietary laws."
- Business Review, Albany, NY
It Takes a Cookbook!
"Barbara Wasser and Risé Routenberg [are] the two women behind Congregation Agudat Achim's recently published Divine Kosher Cuisine: Catering to Family and Friends…Their impressive, hardbound book sold more than 1,000 copies in the first three weeks, with some 600 pre-ordered."
- Albany Times Union, Albany, NY
