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"Shopping While Fasting" from the New York Times

"Shopping While Fasting, a Tricky Two-Step"
By Bao Ong

For some Jewish New Yorkers fasting during Yom Kippur, a good part of the day still centered on food — even if it meant they could only look...

At Zabar’s on the Upper West Side, Lisa Jablonsky weaved a shopping cart stacked with towers of tuna fish, egg salad and lox between strollers as workers restocked shelves with containers of whitefish salad...

David Tait, a Zabar’s manager, said it’s the busiest day of the year for the family-owned store. Four men started making bagels at 3:30 a.m., and the staff expected to sell more than 600 dozen in one day.


While fasting on Monday, Lisa Jablonsky
and her brother Gregg Jablonsky shopped
at Zabar’s on the Upper West Side.

Read the whole article at NYTimes.com.

Sarabeth's Kitchen Jams now available at Zabars.com

Sarabeth's Kitchen Jam Sampler Gift Box is filled with six 4 oz. jars of Sarabath's award-winning preserves. Orange apricot marmalade, plum cherry, pineapple mango, mixed berry, peach apricot and strawberry raspberry.

Simply the Best
"The only jams I have in my house are Sarabeth’s. I love every flavor she makes, but the orange apricot marmalade is the one I reach for first.”
 - Oprah Winfrey, O, The Oprah Magazine

Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Holidays

Zabar’s has many ways to help you prepare for the holidays!

Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on Friday 9/18/09 and Yom Kippur begins at sundown on Sunday 9/27/09.

From our Catering Department let us provide you with everything you need for your holiday meal.

Shop our Online Holiday Menu and let us send you what you need to put together your own holiday menu.

And send a Holiday Gift to someone important to you.  Send our Apples and Honey Basket or our La Shana Tova Tote.  

      

See our full Gift Department.

Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Items Now Available

Zabar's Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur items are now available to order online.

      

Also visit our Catering Department to download a Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Menu and Order Form.

and new cookies....

These will make our boating picnic this weekend really wonderful!  Bring along some 4th of July Cookies to your party.

10 days until Father's Day!

Can you believe it... Father's Day is just around the corner on June 21st! Zabar's has some great gifts, all ready to go, for any father who loves great food. 

Shop online for: Zabar's Father's Day Crate

And Zabar's Father's Day Cookies

Valentine's Day Desserts - Cooking Demonstration

Just 4 days until our next in-store seminar. Yummm! And this time it's all about Chocolate!

Join us this Saturday, as C-CAP chef, Mehdi Chellaoui creates Chocolate Passion Fruit Truffle Recipe and outstanding Hot Chocolate.

Get a preview of his  Chocolate Passion Fruit Truffle Recipe on our recipe pages.

Cooking Demonstration on Marcus Samuelsson Cookware
February 14th 2009
At Zabar's
2245 Broadway, NY NY
in our 2nd floor Houseware Mezzanine

What are you going to send your valentine this year?

Wikipedia says that Valentine’s Day is just behind Christmas as the second largest card-sending holiday worldwide.  Well, with all those cards being sent around you’d better stand out from the crowd and make a real impression.  How?  Send your loved ones Valentine’s Day Gift Baskets from Zabar’s. 

Zabar's Valentines Sweets Basket

Check out our Valentine's Day Department for our full selection of sweet treats!

Passover 2008

This year Passover begins on Saturday April 19th 2008.

We are currently working on our Passover Menu.

Do you have a favorite holiday recipe you are willing to share?

What are your family Passover traditions?

Tell us, share with us......

Let's Talk!

 

Details.com Gift Guide features Zabar's Caviar

THE DETAILS.COM GUIDE TO A STORE-FREE HOLIDAY SEASON Features Zabar's Caviar in its Food Gifts Section.  Spare yourself the crowds and buy all your gifts online.

 Details.com Gift Guide