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Sunday, March 18 • 11:30am - 12:30pm
Not Your Zayde’s Pastrami on Rye: New Jewish Food Entrepreneurs of New Orleans

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Wondering how a Jewish guy from New York decided to start a Creole food truck in New Orleans? How about the backstory of how the owner of Rimon grew up in a religious home in the Bronx, worked in fine restaurants in France and America, and then decided to come back to his roots to open a kosher restaurant in New Orleans?  Rachel Ruth, Adult Program Director at the JCC, will lead a panel discussion with two young, Jewish food entrepreneurs in New Orleans to discern what made them fall in love with their craft.
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Dan Esses

Chef Daniel Esses, owner of Rimon, is a graduate of the Natural Gourmet Cookery School in New York. He has worked in the kitchens of some of the world’s most renowned restaurants and spas, including Canyon Ranch in Tucson; Paris’s three Michelin-starred Le Grand Vefour; and renowned... Read More →
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Gary Ptak

Gary Ptak, aka Chef Johnson, returned to New Orleans in 2015 after a long experiment living in New York.  A graduate of Tulane, Gary created, produced, and starred in the award-winning syndicated cooking & comedy show, Up In Johnson’s Kitchen. Following several business ventures... Read More →
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Rachel Ruth

Rachel Ruth has been running the Adult Program Department at the JCC for more than ten years.  She grew up in South Florida and spent her twenties travelling around India and Southeast Asia.  She moved to New Orleans in 2004 to own and operate a Bed & Breakfast in the Lower Garden... Read More →

Sunday March 18, 2018 11:30am - 12:30pm CDT
Older Adult Lounge, JCC
  Food