Jewish Food Writing

My Chat With Ben Rebuck, Part 1

A Lesson on Being True to Who You Are: Meat vs Tofu, Judaism, and the Land of Israel

Feb 2 • Melissa Uchiyama

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January 2026

How Season 1 Ends

And Why I am Stoked for Season 2!

Jan 14 • Melissa Uchiyama

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Feeling Something Akin to a Burn

When the Authors You Love No Longer See Your Humanity

Jan 13 • Melissa Uchiyama

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October 2025

What if We Wait with the Greatest Hope

And Making His Favorite Treat in the Meanwhile

Oct 8, 2025 • Melissa Uchiyama

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What is Cooking is Love

How a Writer---a Jewish Food Writer--Changes

Oct 3, 2025 • Melissa Uchiyama

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September 2025

"...But This is a Happy Cake".

Hoshen's Uncle, Oreos, & Ice-Box Cake

Sep 12, 2025 • Melissa Uchiyama

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All that Goes into a Dish, Part 1

Recipe testing is not for the weak. Read the Room.

Sep 9, 2025 • Melissa Uchiyama

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June 2025

Jewish Food in Times of Stress

It is specific and it isn't--

Jun 28, 2025 • Melissa Uchiyama

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Exactly What You Did Not Want

Living With One Heart

Jun 22, 2025 • Melissa Uchiyama

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April 2025

Wasabi: The Versatility of a Bitter Root

A New Essay About Tears on The Nosher

Apr 14, 2025 • Melissa Uchiyama

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Bukharian History in a Fragrant Bowl

For this ancient Jewish community in Central Asia, Food is the Touchstone!

Apr 3, 2025 • Melissa Uchiyama

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March 2025

For Such a Time

The Memory of Brave Queen Esther Lives On

Mar 22, 2025 • Melissa Uchiyama

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