Chef Jack Silberstein

Chef Jack Silberstein is the co-founder and Director of Culinary and Business Operations of Jack’s Gourmet( www.jacksgourmetkosher.com), a national kosher company producing authentic handcrafted deli meats and sausages.
A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, Jack has unique and varied work experiences having worked in restaurants, at the food section of the LA Times, as a private chef,
food service consultant and cooking instructor.Jack began his professional career at age thirteen, when he took his first job working at Levana's, the renowned kosher restaurant in New York. He has not stopped cooking since.
Jack lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife. In his spare time he works on writing his first cookbook.

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It’s Not Your Grandmother’s Brisket (10:56)

The traditional food of Ashkenazi grandmothers world-over, brisket is a perennial favorite for holidays and family get togethers. In this segment of "It's Not Your Grandmother's..." Chef Jack Silberstein shows us how to make a flavorful tender brisket using a few fresh, unprocessed ingredients

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It’s Not Your Grandmother’s Brisket Chef Jack Silberstein
7:29

It’s Not Your Grandmother’s Bread Pudding (7:29)

Easy and frugal bread pudding starts with left-over challah bread bathed in custard for moistness. Chef Jack Silberstein explains how to customize the custard for a sweet or savory option, why dried fruit is better than fresh for this recipe, and shows us how to make individual serving size puddings for prettier presentation

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It’s Not Your Grandmother’s Bread Pudding Chef Jack Silberstein
5:43

It’s Not Your Grandmother’s Gefilte Fish (5:43)

Here's a fresh twist on a classic dish: gefilte fish! One of the few authentically "Jewish" foods, gefilte fish has its roots in the Sabbath prohibition of borer - sorting and separating, an integral part of eating fish with bones

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It’s Not Your Grandmother’s Gefilte Fish Chef Jack Silberstein
53:41

Cooking for Shabbat (53:41)

This cooking demostration was given at the National Jewish Retreat - a yearly event hosted by the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute. For more information about the National Jewish Retreat and to register for this year’s Retreat, check out www.JRetreat.com.

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Cooking for Shabbat Chef Jack Silberstein

Chef Jack Silberstein

It’s Not Your Grandmother’s Brisket (10:56)

It’s Not Your Grandmother’s Bread Pudding (7:29)

It’s Not Your Grandmother’s Gefilte Fish (5:43)

Cooking for Shabbat (53:41)