Jake Cohen wants you to have fun with cooking—and yes, that goes for the first meal after fasting on Yom Kippur as well. Cohen, whose second book, I Could Nosh: Classic Jewi-ish Recipes Revamped for Every Day, was recently published, wants readers to reclaim everyday Jewish hospitality. Which to him means putting the joy back into Jewish cooking, and simply having fun with it—as evidenced by the book’s chapter titles, such as: “Challah Back,” “I Only Have Time for a Quickie,” and “Who Doesn’t Serve Cake After a Meal?”
In years past, Cohen was usually a guest at family members’ holiday meals. “Yom Kippur was always a big to-do because everyone would be so angry,” said Cohen. “We would break the fast at my aunt’s house, and she’d have all the spreads, and while she had everything we needed, nothing was that great. But we ate it because everyone was just so grumpy.” Years later, after Cohen got married, he and his husband found themselves attending three break-fast meals in one day so they could each be with family. After getting frustrated with the traveling, and multiple mediocre meals, he took over and now hosts the break the fast meal for family, friends, and anyone who needs a place at the table.
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