Our Most Delicious Food Segments of 2022

Jews and food: It’s an endless conversation. What makes a food Jewish, which recipe is the recipe to use, and what it means that food—or its absence—is such a big part of the Jewish story. Naturally, we talk a lot about food on our podcasts. Here are five of our favorite food segments from the past year.

Unorthodox Ep. 335: Around the Table

Phil Rosenthal returns to the show to tell us about season 6 of his travel food show, Somebody Feed Phil, and the accompanying cookbook, Somebody Feed Phil: The Book. He also shares what his Yom Kippur break-fast looks like, gives us the scoop on why he scoops out his bagel, and explains that Jews aren’t the only cultural group who finds connection over food.

Unorthodox Ep. 339: Truly Thankful

This food-filled Thanksgiving episode features culinary historian Michael Twitty discussing his new book, Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew, Food Network star Molly Yeh making challah with us, and Modern Jewish Comfort Food author Shannon Sarna sharing her tricks for the perfect challah.

49 Days to Stretch My Soul: Talking Netzach

Kylie Unell puts a modern spin on the Jewish tradition of counting the Omer in this seven-week audio series. On this episode, Kylie sits down with chef Einat Admony, owner of Balaboosta and Taim, to find out how she stays focused and motivated in the high-stress world of dining and hospitality.

Hebrew School Season 3: Ep. 6: Food

In this food-themed episode of our kids game show podcast, our kid contestant Micah plays games and answers quizzes with help from comedian Joel Chasnoff, students at The Shefa School, and our Hebrew School house band, Lenny Solomon and Shlock Rock.

Cook Like a Jew

Our producer Quinn Waller is a recent convert to Judaism. It didn’t take her long to discover that one of the most important cultural components of Judaism is food—eating it, arguing about it, and of course, making it. So Quinn embarked on a journey to learn how to make some of the most popular and enduring Jewish dishes, with the help of friends. Join her for her Cook Like a Jew series on Unorthodox.