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Adventures at Kosherfest

From: Julie Subrin
Length: 00:09:29

A visit to the world's biggest annual kosher food show Read the full description.

Default-piece-image-2 Sara Ivry, host of Nextbook.org's weekly podcast, visits Kosherfest 2006, a huge annual kosher food tradeshow. With humor and enthusiasm, she talks to kosher food buyers, purveyors, browsers, and even a kosher food celebrity. She also samples the exotic offerings, including a salmon frank and a neon-blue colored liqueur.

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Piece Description

Sara Ivry, host of Nextbook.org's weekly podcast, visits Kosherfest 2006, a huge annual kosher food tradeshow. With humor and enthusiasm, she talks to kosher food buyers, purveyors, browsers, and even a kosher food celebrity. She also samples the exotic offerings, including a salmon frank and a neon-blue colored liqueur.

Broadcast History

Posted as podcast 11/27/06; never aired on radio.

Related Website

www.nextbook.org