To those who celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah Sameach! It started this week (November 28th to December 6th) which means many are in search of the traditional treats for the holiday season. Whether you’re going out or staying at home – or just in need of a sweet or savory treat – check out these local spots for your Hanukkah celebrations. As always, place your orders and reservations early.
Jarams donuts
Sufganiyot, or fluffy donuts with powdered sugar and filled with jelly or vanilla sauce, are deep-fried goodies that you will see during the Hanukkah holiday. Jaram’s offers many flavors: filled with raspberry or lemon jelly, others with chocolate icing covered with a Bavarian cream core. Take a look at the complete line-up here.
Funkytown donuts
The sufganiyot, here filled with raspberry jam and dusted with powdered sugar, costs just three dollars a piece at this donut shop in Fort Worth.
Kisses kisses pastries
Shimmering blue chocolate and coconut macarons are just the thing for the festivities of the week.
Empire Baking Co.
At this local bakery, you can find star-shaped shortbread with a blue sugar topping, matzo crust (chocolate, caramel, and a nutty-fruity crunch, all layered on a matzo cracker), and chocolate babka – a decadent, chocolate-shaped, buttery brioche batter twisted into a delicate spiral.
Sea Breeze Fish Market and Grill
Plano Restaurant will have a modern twist on Hanukkah this year with its vodka and latkes special (every evening for lunch and dinner this week). For $ 14, get a splash of Hanson Vodka, Fragoletta Wild Strawberry Liqueur, and Prosecco alongside latkes. Without a cocktail, latkes cost $ 4.
Challah Good:
Jordona Kohn (left) and Stacey Clark modeled The Market after East Coast Delis. Cinnamon doesn’t take a backseat to any babka, but you have a choice here, plus poppy seeds, za’atar, Italian garlic herb, anything, sugar crumbs, and of course chocolate.
Elizabeth Lavin
The Market Local Comfort Cafe
At this café, run by Jordona Kohn, the whole pastry box is filled with challah, rolls, bagels, babka and special market potato latkes ($ 32 per dozen) that can be topped with apple chutney, citrus cream or homemade gravlax.
Delicatessen News
Served with sour cream and applesauce, the potato pancakes (a $ 12 trio) are according to the trustworthy, unbiased menu “The Best”. Round off your order with matzo ball soup, whitefish salad or chopped herring. For a larger audience, get a smoked fish platter (baked salmon, whitefish, sable and nova served with various bagels, cream cheese, lettuce, tomato slices, onions, cucumber, radishes, potato salad and coleslaw).
Beverleys
Smoked whitefish salad, caviar and latkes, matzo ball soup – Greg Katz’s Uptown Brasserie offers such Jewish cuisine every year, but it’s time to celebrate. Dine in or order a roadside pickup.
Adaret
The Mediterranean kosher restaurant offers latkes ($ 18 per dozen, with a 24-hour reservation).
Potato fritters and applesauce from Tina Wasserman. Photo by Manny Rodriguez.
Or: make classic potato latkes at home
Follow this recipe by Tina Wasserman, author of Entree to Judaism: A culinary exploration of the Jewish diaspora, for a nice batch of fried latkes.
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