While reporting ?If the Slivovitz Hasn?t Killed You Yet, Have Another Shot,? for the Forward?s food and drink section, I talked to a lot of serious slivophiles. Some of them discovered the ...

Which is the best slivovitz in the land? Slivophiles across America will have to wait until October 13 to find out the official results of the International Slivovitz Drinkers Association, which will ...

What would prompt an otherwise sane 44-year-old man with a background in science to take a 30-mile drive from downtown Chicago to the western suburbs during rush hour and risk missing his flight home ...

Not long ago, I gave a dinner party typical of the Washington scene, with guests who had spent considerable time in other places. Foreign service officers, journalists, academics who had enjoyed ...

L’chaim! L’chaim! Živjeli! Slivovitz, a plum brandy traditionally associated with Passover by many Ashkenazi Jews, has been added to the United Nations’ list of items with “intangible cultural ...

JTA — L’chaim! L’chaim! Živjeli! Slivovitz, a plum brandy traditionally associated with Passover by many Ashkenazi Jews, has been added to the United Nations’ list of items with “intangible cultural ...

For fusion to have any auditory impact these days it arguably has to be played with a twist, something to take it beyond the level of a series of technical exercises. As a band, Slivovitz seems to ...

Kosher-for-Passover spirits can be hard to find. For decades, even centuries, Jews have made do with slivovitz, a clear fruit brandy made from plums that often tastes like a glorified paint thinner.

With Two Harbors' U.S. Slivovitz Festival moving to Lakeview Castle for year No. 4, Duluth adds another signature event to its belt. "Who knows, maybe it will take off," said festival judge Jerry ...

Each week in this space we answer your questions about grown-up drinks. This week, we look at a seasonal fruit brandy You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an ...

Slivovitz, and especially this live set, are not for the musical faint of heart. As a live recording, LiveR is “live-r" than most. Recorded in Milan in May 2016, it explodes from their native Italy ...

“Jews would acquire this local drink after moving into European kingdoms,” a slivovitz scholar said. Slivovitz, a plum brandy traditionally associated with Passover by many Ashkenazi Jews, has been ...