The Modern Table, by acclaimed chef and author Kim Kushner, presents kosher cuisine in a fresh, contemporary light. Jam-packed with 75 simple and delicious recipes, entertaining ideas, and menu inspirations, this beautiful cookbook is designed to make every get-together memorable — whether it’s a casual midweek dinner or a full-on Shabbat feast.
It includes quick and healthy dishes for busy lifestyles, such as Honeydew with Sea Salt and Lime-Poppy Seed Drizzle, or Leek and Butternut Squash Soup. Fresh, vibrant salads like Grilled Peaches, Burrata, and Mint highlight seasonal offerings, while a delectable Slow-Cooked Lollipop Short Ribs rivals your favorite restaurant dishes. Recipes such as Spicy Green Tahini, Za’atar Cauliflower Steaks, and The Orange Blossom Chiffon Cake with Rose Petals celebrate Kim’s Moroccan and Ashkenazi-Canadian heritage. Also featured are table setting ideas, informal and formal menus, simple floral inspirations, and culinary gifts.
The Modern Table is an elegant collection of delicious, fresh, seasonal, beautiful recipes that also happen to be kosher. It is the culmination of ideas inspired by years of gathering to form connections around the table.
About the Author
Culinary educator Kim Kushner is the best-selling cookbook author of I Heart Kosher, The New Kosher, and The Modern Menu. Raised in Montreal, Canada, Kim learned to cook at an early age from her Moroccan-born mother, and spent summers with family in Israel. After graduating from the Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan, she worked as a private chef and developed recipes for various magazines, including Food and Wine and Chile Pepper. Since 2005 Kim has travelled the world to share her fresh and vibrant cooking style in popular cooking classes as part of Kim Kushner Cuisine. Her latest book, The Modern Table, is a celebration of everything she loves about food: cooking, hosting, and bringing people together.
Kim lives in New York City with her husband and four children.
Industry Reviews
"Kim Kushner's table spreads are prettier than I'll ever be."-Jake Cohen, New York Times bestselling author of Jew-ish
"Infused with Kim's warmth, impeccable taste, and deep passion for all things food and family, this beautifully designed cookbook ties together food, design and lifestyle in a manner that has never been seen in a kosher cookbook."-Jamie Geller, cookbook author and Founder of the Kosher Media Network
"Seasonal, contemporary, delicious and kosher-exactly how I want to cook."-Arielle Mamiye, Culinary Director,Jewish Food Society
"With The Modern Table, Kim Kushner redefines kosher cooking with her fresh and contemporary approach. The results are beautiful and delicious."-Bonnie Stern, cookbook author
"Kim Kushner's distinctive style and voice resonates through each page of her newest cookbook, The Modern Table.The magic of her recipes is their unique way of offering elegant new ideas in a relatable manner. Beyond the recipes are Kim's effortless lifestyle and entertaining tips peppered throughout. Kim's signature modern flair is evident in each visually stunning page and inspires me to create menus for Shabbat and dinner parties."-Shifra Klein, Fleishigs Magazine
"The Modern Table is an incredible and delicious resource! Kim's approachable recipes are perfect for every day cooking and hosting."-Einat Admony, Chef-Owner: Balaboosta and Taim
"Her penchant for creating a welcoming environment can be seen in everything she touches-from helpful menus for Shabbat to table settings graced with displays of fresh herbs and suggestions for such small take-home gifts as a homemade garlic confit. Start to finish, this provides fresh ways to nurture and enhance the spirit of a kosher home."-Publishers Weekly
