At basically any minute of any day, someone is trying to peek inside the tiny takeout window at Borekas, the Sherman Oaks bourekas spot that has become a must-stop destination on any recent food tour ...

If there’s one thing you can count on with any Jewish holiday, it’s that there will be lots of delicious Jewish foods on the table. That’s probably why my favorite memories of any holiday are ...

After my first column appeared last May, in which I asked readers to share their family recipes, the following email from Cynthia Tauber of San Mateo arrived in my inbox: “A ‘boureka’ is my favorite ...

Aaron Kalman is a former writer and breaking news editor for the Times of Israel If you’ve ever bought bourekas in Israel, you’ve probably experienced that moment where you’re facing a selection of ...

It’s an unforsaken hour and I’m flying over the Atlantic Ocean towards Tel Aviv in August. The dinner cart is making its way down the aisle, knocking elbows and dispensing hot mini pitas. I order the ...

A variety of bourekas — za'atar and cheese, spinach and cheese, potato and brown butter, and truffle mushroom — with jammy eggs, pickles and sauces from Borekas Sephardic Pastries in Sherman Oaks.

Borekas, a new Sherman Oaks shop selling bourekas, advertises its hours as “9 a.m. to sellout,” a hint at the incredible demand that has already materialized since the takeout window opened at 15030 ...

I believe that Jewish cooking is a key to bringing and keeping Jews together. I married a Sephardic man and my bridge to becoming Sephardic was through food, and bourekas were one of the first ...

See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Sometimes, my social media feed is flooded with certain dishes. Friends, influencers and fellow writers will all rave about a burrito ...