Dr. Pastrami

About Dr. Pastrami

Welcome to Dr Pastrami, the podcast about Jewish food. Join host Dr. Lara Rabinovitch (https://www.lararabinovitch.com/), a historian and 20-year veteran of food media, as she interviews chefs, cookbook authors, and other tastemakers for intimate and in-depth conversations. For anyone interested in restaurants, the culinary world, travel, celebrity chefs, and tradition. For full video episodes watch and subscribe to the Dr. Pastrami Substack (https://drpastrami.substack.com/) or YouTube (https://youtube.com/@dr.pastrami?si=tXw4W-8JJQeW2c9Q). Also available on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0341UK6O4QtVhtalkVYQD8?si=PXrjQjPqRtiIbY5DEzXNsQ&utm_source=copy-link), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-pastrami/id6798434392) and iHeartradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Lara Rabinovitch

Category

arts · history · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Aug 2026

Latest episode

31 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

4 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Oct 2026

   Bagel Boss, Sam Silverman

   Known as a ‘bageltarian’ as a kid, Sam left his job on Wall Street to start New York’s first bagel festival, BagelFest (https://www.bagelfest.com/), now held every November at Citifield stadium, and more recently in Los Angeles as well. The festivals attract thousands of people from all over the world for tastings and competitions like ‘Schmear of the Year.’ Sam also likens himself as the Bagel Ambassador (https://www.instagram.com/bagelambassador/), because his company BagelUp (https://www.instagram.com/bagelup/), runs bagel walking tours and bagel-making classes, where participants learn about topics like the Jewish history of bagels dating back to Medieval Poland and the bagel unions of the Lower East Side. We discuss these topics in this episode, as well as others, like how later technological advances led to innovations—or calamities—like the chocolate chip bagel. Fair warning: our conversation gets a bit heated as we tackle what makes a bagel a Jewish, how to distinguish a bagel from other ringed breads, and, of course, which city and shop makes the best bagels. Episode also available on the Dr. Pastrami Substack (https://drpastrami.substack.com/publish/post/222920057), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/episode/2QekV58tJqdoWGGmXrfD33?si=nGZhSD45SV2fhGSBQLhT4w&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1&dlsi=8b090aca10564104), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-pastrami/id6798434392?i=1000799092347) and wherever you get your podcasts. Photo credit Jeff Robins Welcome to Dr Pastrami, the podcast about Jewish food. Join host Dr. Lara Rabinovitch (https://www.lararabinovitch.com/), a historian and 20-year veteran of food media, as she interviews chefs, cookbook authors, and other tastemakers for intimate and in-depth conversations. For full video episodes watch and subscribe to the Dr. Pastrami Substack (https://drpastrami.substack.com/) or YouTube (https://youtube.com/@dr.pastrami?si=tXw4W-8JJQeW2c9Q). Also available on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0341UK6O4QtVhtalkVYQD8?si=PXrjQjPqRtiIbY5DEzXNsQ&utm_source=copy-link), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-pastrami/id6798434392) and iHeartradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Easy Breezy Cookbook Queen, Adeena Sussman

   Before the chef Adeena Sussman became a New York Times bestselling author, she was a ghostwriter or co-author of dozens of celebrity cookbooks, including the supermodel Chrissy Teigen's. On this episode of the Dr. Pastrami podcast, Adeena and host Lara Rabinovitch talk about all this, plus her latest cookbook, Zariz: 100 Easy Breezy, Tel-Aviv-y Recipes (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/752236/zariz-by-adeena-sussman/). Adeena has also shared with us an exclusive recipe from Zariz for Eggplant Schnitzel on the Dr. Pastrami Substack (https://drpastrami.substack.com/publish/post/215509040). Subscribe to Dr. Pastrami wherever you get your podcasts - that's Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0341UK6O4QtVhtalkVYQD8), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-pastrami/id6798434392), etc. This episode is sponsored by Our Sinatra, A Musical Celebration. Tickets at ourSinatra.com (ourSinatra.com). Welcome to Dr Pastrami, the podcast about Jewish food. Join host Dr. Lara Rabinovitch (https://www.lararabinovitch.com/), a historian and 20-year veteran of food media, as she interviews chefs, cookbook authors, and other tastemakers for intimate and in-depth conversations. For full video episodes watch and subscribe to the Dr. Pastrami Substack (https://drpastrami.substack.com/) or YouTube (https://youtube.com/@dr.pastrami?si=tXw4W-8JJQeW2c9Q). Also available on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0341UK6O4QtVhtalkVYQD8?si=PXrjQjPqRtiIbY5DEzXNsQ&utm_source=copy-link), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-pastrami/id6798434392) and iHeartradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   27 Aug 2026

   Celebrity Content Creator. Jamie Milne of ‘Everything Delish’

   Remember Tik Tok pasta, that baked feta dish we all started making during the pandemic? We have Jamie Milne–aka the Jewish internet food celebrity “Everything Delish”–to thank for that viral recipe. Five years and five million followers later, the Toronto native, 33, has published her first cookbook, Everything Delish (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/747133/everything-delish-by-jamie-milne/), featuring a riff on her Bubbe’s classic roast chicken on the cover. But unlike other social media influencers, Jamie’s not just garnering clicks and likes: she’s implicitly changing the way people think about Jewish food. For example, when Jamie started sharing family recipes for Passover, like her Matzah Crunch, her non-Jewish followers responded by buying the unleavened bread for the first time, telling her how much they loved the toffee dessert. Everything Delish, her first cookbook, comes out September 1st and features recipes like Jaime’s Breakfast Crunch Wrap, Creamy Miso and Shallot Pasta with Crispy Mushrooms, and anti-inflammatory recipes inspired by Jamie’s experience with endometriosis. Want to learn more about Jamie’s incredible story? That’s all in this episode, where Jamie and host, Lara Rabinovitch, PhD, have an intimate conversation about food, family and what to cook this Fall—including recipes for the upcoming holidays. Find an excerpt and exclusive recipe from Jamie's cookbook, "Love-at-First-Bite Wings with Hot Honey Buffalo Sauce (Fan Favorite)" on the Dr. Pastrami Substack (https://drpastrami.substack.com/p/the-dr-pastrami-podcast-episode-2). Episode also available on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/episode/24nJ2hO5lRg4AYUIYx0v6F?si=2e89B8CfT16lLq6KX3jMsA), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celebrity-content-creator-jamie-milne-of-everything/id6798434392?i=1000786315422), or wherever you get your podcasts. Thank you to OurSinatra.Com (OurSinatra.Com) for sponsoring this episode. Welcome to Dr Pastrami, the podcast about Jewish food. Join host Dr. Lara Rabinovitch (https://www.lararabinovitch.com/), a historian and 20-year veteran of food media, as she interviews chefs, cookbook authors, and other tastemakers for intimate and in-depth conversations. For full video episodes watch and subscribe to the Dr. Pastrami Substack (https://drpastrami.substack.com/) or YouTube (https://youtube.com/@dr.pastrami?si=tXw4W-8JJQeW2c9Q). Also available on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0341UK6O4QtVhtalkVYQD8?si=PXrjQjPqRtiIbY5DEzXNsQ&utm_source=copy-link), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-pastrami/id6798434392) and iHeartradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

4. 

   5 Aug 2026

   Episode 1: Legendary Cookbook Author Joan Nathan

   In this episode, we have the pathbreaking author Joan Nathan, who has published over 12 cookbooks, including her latest memoir, My Life in Recipes (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634296/my-life-in-recipes-by-joan-nathan/), and earned many awards for her work. Joan pioneered the study of Jewish cuisine by adopting an anthropological approach, treating recipe development as an opportunity to explore the history and culture of a diasporic people. Her cookbooks became bestsellers in the United States when the iconic editor Judith Jones asked Joan to write about “how Jews have changed food in America and how America has changed Jewish food.” Here, Joan shares several stories with Lara from her early career researching the foodways of logging camps or what it was like to have Julia Child as a guest on her PBS cooking show (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7w5W-J7JJPciXsAEvt9ZgwvAg2u22hu-&si=4Q2E4LZy2GFy1nDx)—they actually went kosher food shopping together on camera. Joan also tells Lara about the time she laced her matzo balls with marijuana, and some of her tried and true secrets for hosting the best dinner parties. Rate, review and subscribe (https://drpastrami.substack.com/) for more. Follow Dr. Pastrami on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/dr.pastrami?igsh=Y3QzbHA4YXRlcnZt&igsi=Y3QzbHA4YXRlcnZt&utm_source=qr), Tik Tok (https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.pastrami?_r=1&_t=ZS-992l87BJnN3), and full video episode on YouTube (https://youtu.be/6vaWqhyXZ6c?si=Z8x9Dii21DwZY6Xg). Welcome to Dr Pastrami, the podcast about Jewish food. Join host Dr. Lara Rabinovitch (https://www.lararabinovitch.com/), a historian and 20-year veteran of food media, as she interviews chefs, cookbook authors, and other tastemakers for intimate and in-depth conversations. For full video episodes watch and subscribe to the Dr. Pastrami Substack (https://drpastrami.substack.com/) or YouTube (https://youtube.com/@dr.pastrami?si=tXw4W-8JJQeW2c9Q). Also available on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0341UK6O4QtVhtalkVYQD8?si=PXrjQjPqRtiIbY5DEzXNsQ&utm_source=copy-link), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-pastrami/id6798434392) and iHeartradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

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