* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TRAVEL * * * * * * * * * * * * * i ATTENTION!!! Class of '93 Seniors Sail The Brand-New NCL "Dreamward" April 11-18, 1993 *** * * * * * * * WE GUARANTEE QUAD AND TRIPLE OCCUPANCY CABINS Now accepting deposits* *Bookings accepted per 1992 NCL Policy There Are Kosher Bites In The Big Apple * * * * * * * * * * * Call STACEY OR LYNN * * * * * * * * travel Nadia. ma * * * * * * * 851-7760 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SANS SOUCI SPA RLS0RT Hum, WG1ATT KOSHER Mum Lima' Oceanfront on the Boardwalk at 32 St MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION Elegant new lobby, Elevators & Guestrooms Miniature golf • Paddle tennis • Olympic pool • Childrens' pool & playground • Entertainment • Tea room • Synagogue NEW FULLY EQUIPPED SPA featuring exercise equipment, men's & women's inground giant Jacuzzis, saunas, whirlpools, massages, facials & aerobics 41 800-327-8470 • 305-531-8261 1 The Schechter Family invites you to celebrate Please Note: The Days Inn is Kosher For Passover Only • THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA' Toronto, April 3-5 (Main Floor Orchestra Seating, Theatre Tour, City Tour) $245 Best Seats! HOLLAND TULIP FESTIVAL • May 16 (Dinner, Reserved Parade Seats, Much More)$65 • IOWA RIVERBOAT GAMBLING 2 Cruises, Dinner, More April 24-26, May 15-17 .$169 • KENTUCKY DERBY May 1-3 (Adm. fr. $135 Bkfsts, more) Fbr reservations, please call or write: Call for other tours and group discounts PASSOVER at the all new Glatt @ Kosher Days Inn Oceanside Hotel on the ocean at 43rd Street, Miami Beach Days Innfeatures: • Magnificent lobby and dining rooms • Ocean front pool and beach • Color cable TV in all rooms • Entertainment nightly • Resident Mashgiach • Synagogue The entire hotel has been completely refurbished including brand new A/C, furniture and baths in all guestrooms. * Serving 3 Glatt Kosher meals daily * The Schechter Family Prices p.p. dbl. occ. incl. hotel & more 4299 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida 33140 Miami 305-531-0061 78 PHONE: TOLL FREE 800 327 8165 - FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1992 - Fax: 305-534-0553 RUTH ROVNER Special to The Jewish News I nside Tevere 84, the am- biance is distinctly Ital- ian. One wall is dominated by a large, strik- ing oil painting depicting scenes of Rome. The sounds of Luciana Pavarotti's voice pro- vide background music. At several candlelit tables, patrons are speaking Italian. They are dining, of course, on Italian specialties — in particular, Roman specialties such as polio a romano, which is chicken sauteed with red peppers, oregano and garlic, and carne secca e concia, beef with marinated zucchini. "When you come here, you can forget New York. You are in Rome!" says owner Pippo Lattanzi. But it's not only the authentic Roman flavor that draws patrons to this 50-seat restaurant at 115 East 84th Street. This is also a fully kosher restaurant, the only one on Manhattan's posh Up- per East Side that specializes in Roman-Jewish cuisine. The chance to sample this cuisine is just one of the culinary adventures awaiting Jewish travelers to the Big Apple, which offers delicious — and often unusual bites — to those in search of kosher cuisine. Moroccan, Chinese, Italian, Mediterranean — all these and more can be sampled in Manhattan, the famed borough that is home to 275,000 Jewish residents and that offers varied adventures in kosher dining. "We became kosher after Yom Kippur, 1989," says Pip- po Lattanzi, co-owner of Thvere 84. "We tried a kosher menu for the Jewish holidays and everybody wanted us to continue." He and his brother, both from Rome, had been operating an Italian restaurant for seven years before they made the change to kosher. They're not Jewish, but they had many Jewish friends and patrons, "And they kept asking us, 'Why don't you try a kosher restaurant?' " They decided to give it a try by preparing a break-the-fast meal. It was so successful that soon the kitchen was made completely kosher, and the two brothers set to work creating their ambitious Roman-Jewish cuisine. Of course, some people were — and still are — curious about a kosher restaurant run by two non-Jewish Italians. "They ask, 'Why do you do this when you're not Jewish?' And I say, I like this. I like the Jewish people and I also like Roman-Jewish cooking," says Pippo Lattanzi. The Roman-Jewish dishes they cook up include ar- tichokes fried with oil and garlic, pasta ceci, which is chickpea pasta, and carpaccio, beef marinated with lemon, oil and artichokes. The brothers get new ideas when they go back to Italy every year. Their patrons, mostly Jewish, love every spicy bite. Besides exotic Roman Jewish cuisine, the Big Apple offers many bites of classic Jewish deli food. One of the From the Old World to the Mediterranean is just a quick journey northward on the East Side. liveliest and most popular of the genre is the Second Avenue Deli at 156 Second Avenue. It's easy to spot because there's invariably a line of hungry diners waiting to be seated. While they wait — and the line often stretches outdoors — they can look at the sidewalk, where the names of famous actors from the Yiddish theater are carv- ed onto the stones. The restaurant is located in the heart of what was once the Yiddish theater district. Inside, the theater theme also is emphasized, with posters on Molly Picon on the wall and one entire room dedi- cated to her. The famous ac- tress still often comes to dine, says manager Tony Sze. The mood here is animated and lively. Waiters hurry by carrying huge plates of deli food: potato pancakes, gefilte fish, brisket, mushrooms and barley soup, corned beef, pastrami, roast beef. For those hungry for even more Old World cuisine, there's cholent, a casserole of beef and beans, stuffed cabbage and kasha varnishkes. From the Old World to the Mediterranean is just a quick journey northward on the East Side. At 1239 First Avenue, a blue and white awning has Hebrew letters spelling out Masada. Inside is a cozy and casual cafe seating 25 diners. Israeli