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Jessica Ritz

Jessica Ritz is a freelance writer in Los Angeles.

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    Grilled oyster mushrooms at Bavel
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    When It Comes to Food, L.A. Is Tel Aviv on the Pacific

    In California, Middle Eastern food is having a day in the sun

    byJessica Ritz
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    Lily Diamond.
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    Lily Diamond Gives You Recipes for Life

    The founder of the popular blog Kale & Caramel has published a book of recipes, some of which are inspired by her Jewish background

    byJessica Ritz
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    Maya Reik.
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    Maya Reik’s Fashion Muse Is Her Bubbe

    The 19-year-old Israeli designer behind the Marei 1998 label is proud to get many of her sartorial cues from her grandmother

    byJessica Ritz
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    The Market Maven

    ‘The Seasonal Jewish Kitchen’ author Amelia Saltsman quite simply is the Santa Monica Farmers Market

    byJessica Ritz
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    For the Love of Braided Bread

    The Los Angeles millennials behind Challah Hub take their passion to the streets and mobile platforms

    byJessica Ritz
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    Wizards of Oz: Six Women From Sydney Cook Up a Rich History of the Diaspora

    The ‘Monday Morning Cooking Club’ cookbook gathers more than recipes. It collects Jewish stories from around the world.

    byJessica Ritz
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    Chicken Soup With Stars

    L.A.’s top chefs come together—and cook kosher—to honor Project Chicken Soup founder Mollie Pier

    byJessica Ritz
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    Susan Feniger’s Break-Fast

    Forget bagels and cream cheese. Break the Yom Kippur fast in a new way with recipes from a Top Chef master.

    byJessica Ritz
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    Modern Love

    Brooklyn-born photographer Julius Shulman, the subject of two recent books, captured Los Angeles’ development into a center of modernism

    byJessica Ritz
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