Jake Cohen on Brisket and Hiding the Afikoman — Passover Essentials

Although Passover is largely a holiday centered around the foods you cannot eat, Jake Cohen (the Jake part of the blog Wake and Jake) knows that Seders can — and should — be delicious. This year, he's got an amazing menu planned, which is not surprising considering he studied at the Culinary Institute of America, spent time working the line at Daniel and ABC Kitchen, tested recipes at Saveur magazine, and was most recently the Food Editor at Tasting Table.

Brisket with mushrooms! Cauliflower rice! Beet kubbeh! Persian stew! We couldn't get an invitation to his table, but we did get to chat with Cohen — who calls himself "a nice Jewish boy" — right before the weeklong holiday.

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