Whenever I pass by The Kosher Marketplace, I immediately think of Chanukah. I ordered latkes from TKM a year ago always think of the holiday when I’m on 92 and Broadway. This year, as Shabbat rolled around, I decided to do my Shabbat Prep without the Fret “Chanukah Style” and returned to TKM to sample more of their dishes.
Since I wasn’t making a meal, I didn’t feel the need to pick things that go together, so I ended up with a random list to say the least. I started with a small container of frankfurters that were pre-packaged for (think one long kosher pig in a blanket cut into small pieces). They were just OK. I have to say, I often feel the food at TKM that comes in the small plastic containers like the wraps, salads, pastas, etc., have a gourmet look, the way food does in Whole Foods and Wegmans, but it doesn’t always taste as good as it looks. And even if something is really amazing, I feel like you need to be a millionaire to shop at TKM because you could buy a handful of items and drop $30 in a matter of seconds.
After I perused to store two to three times, I made my way over to the meat counter. I was torn between getting one of their premade chicken breasts or their crusted salmon and decided to go for the salmon. Sadly, it looked amazing, but was a little too bland for me. Their latkes, however, didn’t disappoint. I bought two plain and two zuchinni and thought were great. They were still small and still expensive, but they were as tasty as ever. I bought a small container of meatballs , but made the mistake of thinking they were Swedish. So when I got home and realized they were just regular meatballs in a marinara sauce, it didn’t really satisfy that craving. I also ordered a jelly doughnut because it was Chanukah afterall. It was good, but not as good a the bag of chocolate ruggelachs I’ve bought before from TKM. Needless to say, I lived in the gym for a good week after my Chanukah trip. And while everything was good, I don’t think my choices were worth the money or extra calories.
Happy Chanukah!
KK
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