The secret behind the ‘Challnuts’ made by Leah and Moshe Appel of My Way Bikery—the only kosher bakery on Vancouver Island
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British Columbia’s lieutenant-governor didn’t mention anything about kosher food when she made a speech from the throne in February 2023 to outline government priorities for the year ahead. But, later that day, members of the province’s Jewish community made a point of presenting a box of kosher pastries known as “Challnuts” to Premier David Eby. […]
The only city where you can still find a Grodzinski family member still running Britain’s most historic kosher bakery is Toronto
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England’s Jewish community marked the end of an era in September. Grodzinski, the storied kosher bakery founded in 1888, was sold—which meant, for the first time in 134 years, a member of the namesake family would no longer be at the helm of the original business. Now, the only place where the family is still […]