Top (Kosher) Chef

At a Museum dedicated to heritage, there are few things the staff here loves more than food. In the Communications department alone, countless conversations have revolved around favorite meals, baking tips, and what to eat for lunch. So we were happy to discover a contest that spoke to both our interest in food and in Jewish heritage (and puns): the Man-O-Manischewitz Cook-Off!

Do you enjoy watching Top Chef, but think there is way too much pork involved? Are you famous for a particular, tantalizingly delicious kosher recipe? Do you smile coyly when people compliment said dish? Do you never let on that it’s actually quite simple and prepared in one hour or less? Does that recipe include Manischewitz Ready To Serve broth? If so, send it in! Five rising chefs will be sent to New York for a live Cook-Off showdown. Enter through January 31, 2010; finalists will be chosen in February leading up to the March finale in New York City.

And, as a personal favor to any hopefuls reading the blog, if anyone wants to do a couple of test runs before sending their recipes to Manischewitz, I offer my services as an official “Delicious Dish Taste Tester. ”