The inaugural International ChallahFest turns the Shabbat dinner staple right into a touring celebration of Jewish heritage, with stops in seven cities worldwide.
A brand new pageant is placing carbs on the lineup this fall, and challah is the headliner.
FOODISH, the culinary initiative powered by ANU, the Museum of the Jewish Individuals, is launching the inaugural International ChallahFest from November 6-29 with stops in New York, Chicago, Washington, Boston, Atlanta, Tel Aviv and London.
The sequence kicks off on the sixth in Chicago with a “challah-on-a-stick” Shabbat dinner earlier than wrapping on the twenty ninth in London with an intergenerational dialog on Jewish meals, heritage and id, per Time Out.
The remainder of the programming goes properly past your typical meals pageant. Attendees can count on bakery excursions, scholar baking showdowns, VIP brunches, shared Friday-night dinners and the showstopper: a ‘Challah Rave.’ That occasion is a DJ-led, late-night showcase coming to New York on November 14 with DJ Falmer.
“A challah can change into a dialog, a murals or a rave,” stated FOODISH CEO Merav Oren.
The lineup additionally contains writer Jake Cohen, who kicks off the New York leg at William Greenberg Desserts, and cookbook writer Joan Nathan, who will host open Q&A classes. Elsewhere, Chef Einat Admony and DJ Falmer are additionally teaming up with OneTable for a beat-heavy Kabbalat Shabbat in New York.
You will discover extra data on International ChallahFest and browse the programming for every metropolis on the FOODISH web site.



