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The roots of the Jewish deli and bagels comes from small town life in Eastern Europe, known as the shtetl. In this lecture, we explore the roots of this beloved cuisine in the Old Country and the wisdom at the heart of it.

Join Liz Alpern (co-owner of The Gefilteria and co-author of The Gefilte Manifesto) for a dynamic discussion on Eastern European Jewish foodways, past and present. We’ll discuss exciting discoveries about seasonal Jewish eating, holiday cooking and culinary wisdom which will transform everything you thought about Ashkenazi gastronomy. We will dive into goose, gefilte fish, cabbage, kugel and more.

About Gefilteria:

The Gefilteria is a new kind of food venture launched in 2012 with a manifesto and a mission to reimagine eastern European Jewish cuisine. You can find our artisanal gefilte fish online and in stores during major holiday seasons, though our work reaches far beyond a single dish. Our cookbook, The Gefilte Manifesto: New Recipes for Old World Jewish Foods, builds off of our original manifesto with over 100 recipes and stories.

Oh, and it’s pronounced ge·filte·ria, like a taqueria but with gefilte fish instead of tacos.

Purchase the cookbook HERE and a portion of the proceeds will be donated back to one of our local independent bookstores in the Berkshires.