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What Food to Send a Grieving Family

Jake Lazar

Food is the oldest sympathy gift there is. Most of it arrives in the same three days and creates work for the people it means to comfort. Here is how...

What Food to Send a Grieving Family

Jake Lazar

Food is the oldest sympathy gift there is. Most of it arrives in the same three days and creates work for the people it means to comfort. Here is how...

What to Bring to a Shiva: A Guide for Anyone

What to Bring to a Shiva: A Guide for Anyone

Jake Lazar

If you have been invited to pay a shiva call and are not sure what is expected, this guide covers the customs, the food, and the things nobody tells you....

What to Bring to a Shiva: A Guide for Anyone

Jake Lazar

If you have been invited to pay a shiva call and are not sure what is expected, this guide covers the customs, the food, and the things nobody tells you....

Hanukkah Gift Guide: Eight Nights, Solved

Hanukkah Gift Guide: Eight Nights, Solved

Jake Lazar

Hanukkah 2026 begins at sundown on December 4 and runs eight nights. Here is how gifting actually works, what to send, and how to time shipping so it arrives before...

Hanukkah Gift Guide: Eight Nights, Solved

Jake Lazar

Hanukkah 2026 begins at sundown on December 4 and runs eight nights. Here is how gifting actually works, what to send, and how to time shipping so it arrives before...

College Care Packages That Survive the Mail

College Care Packages That Survive the Mail

Jake Lazar

Most college care packages arrive as crumbs or expire in a dorm drawer. The fix is choosing food built for shipping. A practical guide from a bakery that ships for...

College Care Packages That Survive the Mail

Jake Lazar

Most college care packages arrive as crumbs or expire in a dorm drawer. The fix is choosing food built for shipping. A practical guide from a bakery that ships for...

The Jewish Holiday Calendar for Gift-Givers

The Jewish Holiday Calendar for Gift-Givers

Jake Lazar

Every Jewish holiday a gift-giver needs to know, in calendar order: what each one is, whether food gifts fit, and the guide to read before you buy. Bookmark this one.

The Jewish Holiday Calendar for Gift-Givers

Jake Lazar

Every Jewish holiday a gift-giver needs to know, in calendar order: what each one is, whether food gifts fit, and the guide to read before you buy. Bookmark this one.

A Field Guide to Jewish Cookies

A Field Guide to Jewish Cookies

Jake Lazar

Rugelach, hamantaschen, kichel, macaroons, black-and-whites, and mandel bread: what each Jewish cookie is, when it shows up, and which one to gift. A guide from a bakery that picked a...

A Field Guide to Jewish Cookies

Jake Lazar

Rugelach, hamantaschen, kichel, macaroons, black-and-whites, and mandel bread: what each Jewish cookie is, when it shows up, and which one to gift. A guide from a bakery that picked a...

How a Family Recipe Ended Up at Denver International Airport

How a Family Recipe Ended Up at Denver Internat...

Jake Lazar

It started with a friend's recommendation and a sample drop-off in July 2025. A year later, Grandma Jeanne's mandel bread is in three stores across two terminals at DIA.

How a Family Recipe Ended Up at Denver Internat...

Jake Lazar

It started with a friend's recommendation and a sample drop-off in July 2025. A year later, Grandma Jeanne's mandel bread is in three stores across two terminals at DIA.

Treat the Office corporate gift box with 24 individually wrapped packs of chocolate-chip mandel bread

Corporate Food Gifts People Actually Remember

Jake Lazar

Most corporate gifts are a logo on something nobody wanted. Food is the exception, if you pick the right kind. A working guide, with a Denver section for companies here...

Corporate Food Gifts People Actually Remember

Jake Lazar

Most corporate gifts are a logo on something nobody wanted. Food is the exception, if you pick the right kind. A working guide, with a Denver section for companies here...

The History of Mandel Bread

The History of Mandel Bread

Jake Lazar

Where mandel bread came from, why it was twice-baked, and how one cookie ended up with a dozen names across Eastern Europe.

The History of Mandel Bread

Jake Lazar

Where mandel bread came from, why it was twice-baked, and how one cookie ended up with a dozen names across Eastern Europe.

Grandma Jeanne holding a baby, the great-grandmother whose handwritten mandel bread recipe started Lazar Family Bakehouse

How to Preserve a Family Recipe Before It's Too...

Jake Lazar

Grandma Jeanne's recipe survives on a worn piece of yellow notebook paper. Most family recipes are not that lucky. Here is how to save one while the person who knows...

How to Preserve a Family Recipe Before It's Too...

Jake Lazar

Grandma Jeanne's recipe survives on a worn piece of yellow notebook paper. Most family recipes are not that lucky. Here is how to save one while the person who knows...

Close view of twice-baked MandelBites showing the delicate crunch outside and softer middle

What Does Mandel Bread Taste Like?

Jake Lazar

Lightly sweet, warm with cinnamon, a delicate crunch giving way to a softer middle. Here is the honest description, flavor by flavor, for anyone who has never tried it.

What Does Mandel Bread Taste Like?

Jake Lazar

Lightly sweet, warm with cinnamon, a delicate crunch giving way to a softer middle. Here is the honest description, flavor by flavor, for anyone who has never tried it.

Local Food Gifts at Denver International Airport: What to Grab Before Your Flight

Local Food Gifts at Denver International Airpor...

Jake Lazar

Flying out of DIA and need a Colorado gift? A local maker's guide to the actually-local food finds in the terminals, written by a bakery with a spot on those...

Local Food Gifts at Denver International Airpor...

Jake Lazar

Flying out of DIA and need a Colorado gift? A local maker's guide to the actually-local food finds in the terminals, written by a bakery with a spot on those...