Shannon Sarna
Shannon Sarna is the former editor of The Nosher. Shannon grew up in upstate New York immersed in performance and music as well surrounded by diverse culinary experiences: Her Sicilian-American mother loved to bake, her Ashkenazi-Jewish father loved to experiment, and her grandfather was a food chemist who patented Tang among other products. Her writing and recipes have been featured in Bake from Scratch Magazine, Parade Magazine, Tablet Magazine, JTA News, New Jersey Monthly Magazine, Vinepair and Modern Loss. She graduated from Smith College in Northampton, MA with a degree in Comparative Government and Spanish Language and Literature and lives in South Orange, NJ with her husband, daughters and rescue dogs, Otis and Babka. Her first cookbook, Modern Jewish Baker: Challah, Babka, Bagels and More, was released in September 2017 by Countryman Press. To see what Shannon is cooking and eating, follow her on twitter @shasarna and on Instagram.
Articles by Shannon Sarna
Will Travel for Food
Last week at this time my husband and I were busy scrambling to get our suitcases and 7 month old ...
Feeding My Daughter
When my daughter was around 3 months old I started reading up on recipes for baby food and preparing to ...
Orange Edamame Salad
It’s one of my favorite times of the year – citrus season! I look forward each year when fresh oranges, ...
Jewish Foodie News
It’s a new year and there’s plenty going on in the world of Jewish and kosher food.Here in New York, ...
My Shabbat Menu
It’s been a little while since I shared my weekly Shabbat menu with you, and so in the spirit of ...
Jezebel: Finally Breaking the Mold
“Let Jezebel dismiss all of your previously held notions about Kosher dining” reads the Soho restaurant’s website, a lofty claim ...
Puff Pastry Knishes
What’s the best way to ring in the (secular) New Year? With spiced meat wrapped in puff pastry of course! ...
New Year’s Moscato Punch
What’s an easy and elegant way to serve a crowd some festive drinks? Punch! And in the spirit of the ...
The Nosher Top 5 of 2012
It’s been a very special year, food-filled year for me in 2012 – my first child was born, a beautiful ...
Same Restaurant, New Attitude?
Over the Summer a new restaurant made waves all over the New York area media – a new, super-chic kosher ...