Gil Marks

One of the keys to Jewish culinary history is that the Jewish role was not so much innovation but transition and transformation. ”

Preparing foods from other Jewish communities is broadening. It's interesting to sample the foods of other Jewish communities and see what they developed. ”

The Passover experience is an incredibly pedagogic one. ”

People remember the different variations of stuffed cabbage based on their mothers and grandmothers. It's not just about food. Eating something as traditional as this is a cultural experience, one that is spiritual and nostalgic. It manages to transcend time; it's food for the soul. ”

To me, that aspect of life that most touches the everyday and celebrations is food. ”

The knish is a classic example of peasant food evolving into comfort food and even sophisticated fare. ”

Food is never static; culture is never static. ”

Food is sort of like the Jewish sense of humor, a defense mechanism. It is one of the things that helped the Jews survive through 2,000 years of an often very harsh Diaspora. ”

I don't understand a mentality that will accept eating something that doesn't taste good just because it's low-fat or is made with matzo or whatever. ”

The kosher community tends to follow often several years behind the general societal trends. ”