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

Same Restaurant, New Attitude?

Over the Summer a new restaurant made waves all over the New York area media – a new, super-chic kosher ...

Chocolate Peppermint Bundt

I have written a number of times about my favorite, go-to pareve chocolate cake, which is the Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate ...

On Tragedy, Family and Food

I am not the kind of person who likes to keep their head in the sand; in fact quite the ...

Cookie Season

‘Tis the season of….cookies! Jewish or not, I love a time of year that embraces cookie baking, cookie decorating and ...

Hanukkah Brunch

Latkes for breakfast!

My Favorite Holiday Things

Every year I love scouting out great foodie gift ideas and the newest holiday (especially Hanukkah) products that come onto ...

Chocolate-Covered Hanukkah Oreos

Decadent, beautiful — and super easy!

Za’atar Roasted Potatoes

Everyone loves roasted potatoes for Shabbat dinner or even a weeknight meal. Its cheap, pretty effortless and potatoes are a ...

Apple Cider Beef Stew

Here in New York the weather just started to finally get cold, and truth be told….I love it. I love ...

Jewish Foodie News Roundup

Just in time for Hanukkah and the holidays – three new cookbooks have arrived from some of the foremost Jewish ...