In the highly competitive and saturated world of “food” influencers, this young New Yorker with the air of the ideal son-in-law stands out with a touch of Jewish humor
Jeremy Jacobowitz could have quietly continued his career in television and media. In the very competitive and saturated world of “food” influencers, this young New Yorker with the air of the ideal son-in-law has decided to leave the small screen in order to share with enthusiasm and a touch of Jewish humor his love of cooking. And the success is there, with a fan community of around one million followers on the social networks.
“I grew up Jewish, my whole family is Jewish, I did my bar mitzvah, I did everything. I’m much more of a New York cultural Jew than anything…that defines me more than religious aspect,” Jacobowitz said in an interview with the Israeli daily Ynet. His Jewish identity, he shares it with his followers when he addresses, for example, the thorny question of knowing which is the best bagel in New York – the world capital of bagels and deli (with Montreal perhaps). So, Katz’s or the Deli on 2nd Avenue?
Being a Jew in New York
Jacobowitz is not content with a pilgrimage to New York’s Jewish cuisine, although he would have plenty to fill hours of social media content with New York’s limitless offerings.
DIMITRIOS KAMBOURIS / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFPAn exterior view of Katz’s Delicatessen on April 29, 2022 in New York City
His passion for Asian cuisine also leads him to culinary forays into Japan and Korea, whether through the wonders of multiculturalism in the Big Apple “crossroads of the world”, or directly from the country of the Sun. Levant.
AP Photo/Seth Wenig, FileA view of the New York City skyline, with the Empire State Building in the center, from One World Trade, in New York, United States, June 15, 2021.
Asked by Ynet about his Jewish identity, Jeremy Jacobowitz says he sees it more from the angle of culture and not religion: “I am a New Yorker through and through and the Jewish community has such a connection with New York, which sort of shines through. I mean, bagels are a New York institution. Yes, they are Jews from Poland originally, but everything is rooted here. I think that’s what I connect to more than anything else. For me, Judaism definitely represents culture and history, which is who I am.”
In one of these videos, the foodie talks with another Jewish New Yorker – from Brooklyn precisely – Douglas Emhoff, the husband of the American vice-president Kamala Harris. Can food stop hate? An exciting title to address the fight against anti-Semitism, the place of Judaism in Emhoff’s life and the role that food can play as a vector of identity.
Israeli cuisine
Among other topics discussed in this interview, the exponential growth of Israeli restaurants in New York, which are springing up like mushrooms (in New York and elsewhere in the world) which is not ready to stop, according to him. “It seems like everyone in New York loves Israeli food,” Jacobowitz tells Ynet. And the latter to highlight the simplicity and quality of the products, as well as their incomparable flavor, which partly explains the phenomenon around Israeli gastronomy in the world.
2023-08-26 20:58:10
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