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Young adults learn sizzling new recipes at 2 kosher cooking events.

Shabbat Showdown: Chef Carl Herskovitz of Ferndale

T

he opportunity to spice things up a bit in the kitchen brought dozens of young
professionals to two recent cooking events. The Young Adult Division of the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit served up a speedy four-course meal
during a Feb. 26 demonstration called 60 Minute Shabbat Showdown.
About 40 people participated at Specialties Showroom in
Berkley. Chef Cari Herskovitz, who owns a kosher catering
business in Ferndale, taught the crowd how to make butternut
squash soup, teriyaki salmon, lemon-garlic chicken, green beans,
oven-roasted potatoes, salad and a brownie parfait.
"She made everything from start to finish in 60 minutes flat:'
said Jessica Goodwin of Southfield, a Federation campaign
associate."We got to try everything afterwards in a buffet-style
dinner. Everyone left with great cooking tips, full stomachs and a
recipe book:'
Across town, kosher Asian fare was on the menu during a Feb.
28 event sponsored by the Shul Chabad-Lubavitch. About 40
people gathered at the Friendship House in West Bloomfield to

Shabbat Showdown: Ryan and Sara Holdan
with Michele and Scott Rosenblum, all of
Birmingham

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Friendship House: Chef Rise Villanueva of Novi

watch Chef Rise Villanueva of Novi demonstrate how to make sushi, soup, salad, egg
rolls, rice, chicken and dessert. After the demo, the crowd mingled and sampled all the
gourmet food.
"It was very hands-on; everybody made their own sushi and helped with the other
dishes:' said Levi Stein of West Bloomfield, the Shul's program manager."We'll be host-
ing kosher gourmet cooking events each month. The idea is to educate young people
about how to make all different kinds of foods in a kosher way."
Spotted in the kosher cooking crowds were: Michele and Scott Rosenblum and Sara
and Ryan Holdan, all of Birmingham; Henna and Chaim Klainbery of Southfield;
Jennifer Farber, Melissa Roberts, Sarah and Benji Rosenzweig, Ariana Segal and
Tal Gutkovitch, all of West Bloomfield; Adam Orley of Bloomfield Hills; and Michal
and Shimon Belen, Nathan Lerner and Micky Blumenfeld, all of Oak Park. fl

The Shul's next kosher cooking event is planned for Sunday, March 29. Go to
www.theshul.net for information or to sign up, or call (248) 788-4000. To con-
tact Chef Cari Herskovitz, call (248) 770-6521.

Friendship House: Alison Schackmann
of Mount Clemens and Sara Burnham of
Oak Park

Friendship House: Sarah Rosenzweig
and Yaakovah Stein, both of West
Bloomfield

Shabbat Showdown: Ariana
Segal and Mike Chosid of West
Bloomfield