153731 Tue Sep 27 09:36:37 -0700 2005 19 12 Boston Area 0 825420 I have been charged with the task of picking up some essential items to bring home to the boonies for the High Holidays this year. In the Boston Metro area, where would I go to buy the best sliced tongue, whitefish salad, taglach, deli mustard and rye bread? Thanks! Tue Sep 27 09:36:37 -0700 2005 0 gini 1 825425 You might want to head down to Harvard Street in Brookline. There you will find (on the same block, more or less): --The Butcherie, which is a great local market with all kinds of kosher food including deli meat, kugel, blintzes, kasha, etc. --Kupel's, which has excellent bagels, pastries, breads, etc. Both are about 3 or 4 blocks from Barnes and Noble, heading toward Allston... Tue Sep 27 10:12:41 -0700 2005 825420 0 hiddenboston 2 825426 I found the Butcherie's whitefish salad to be less than appetizing. Are there other options nearby? Thanks. Tue Sep 27 10:19:08 -0700 2005 825425 0 gini 3 825429 Not a whole lot of other options that I can think of. Maxie's in Stoughton has good deli meat, potato pancakes, and blintzes, and I heard there is a great deli in Waban, but don't know much about the place. Anyone else know? Tue Sep 27 10:28:53 -0700 2005 825426 0 hiddenboston 4 825431 Barry's deli in waban (newton) is the BEST, but I don't think they are kosher! Tue Sep 27 10:31:34 -0700 2005 825429 0 matzoh ball 3 825432 Kosher options are limited around here. I don't really care for Kupel's anymore but haven't tried the rye at my preferred Kosher bakery, Cheryl Ann's. For whitefish salad I'd be tempted to get a whole whitefish at the Butcherie or (not Kosher) the Bazaar market on Beacon Street and make my own. Tue Sep 27 10:34:40 -0700 2005 825426 0 charlieg 4 825436 Is Beacon Kosher any good in Brookline? Tue Sep 27 10:55:39 -0700 2005 825432 0 gini 5 825447 Haven't tried their prepared foods, but I think their challah is some of the best in the area. Tue Sep 27 12:08:24 -0700 2005 825436 0 micah 4 825438 I don't think cheyl ann's bakery is kosher! Tue Sep 27 11:05:02 -0700 2005 825432 0 matzo ball 5 825439 Cheryl Ann's is Kosher. Tue Sep 27 11:06:02 -0700 2005 825438 0 charlieg 5 825440 Cheryl Ann's bakery is definitely kosher. (at least the one in Putterham Circle in Brookline, which I think is the main one). Dave M.P. Tue Sep 27 11:10:36 -0700 2005 825438 0 Dave M.P. 6 825446 Do you know if they sell anything besides baked goods? Taglach, whitefish salad....? I'm trying for one stop shopping. Tue Sep 27 12:05:26 -0700 2005 825440 0 gini 7 825448 If you are looking for one stop Kosher shopping, you're looking at the Butcherie or Beacon Kosher. Tue Sep 27 12:16:54 -0700 2005 825446 0 charlieg 8 825451 I do hate the beat a dead horse, but which one do you prefer? Tue Sep 27 12:46:24 -0700 2005 825448 0 gini 9 825453 Butcherie for everything EXCEPT the challah, which I get at Cheryl Ann's. Tue Sep 27 12:53:43 -0700 2005 825451 0 charlieg 10 825568 If you are able to drive a little farther, I like Hurwitz's Kosher Market on Rt. 126 in Framingham- not too far from downtown Framingham. In the past, I've purchased CherylAnn's challah there, and they have a combination of prepared foods, meats, etc. It's pretty small, so you may want to call and see what they have available. Good luck. Wed Sep 28 20:20:03 -0700 2005 825453 0 AnnieP 11 826062 FYI- CHeryl Ann's is strictly a bakery! Thu Oct 06 10:11:28 -0700 2005 825568 0 lm 7 825470 Cheryl Ann's does not sell anything besides baked goods. I have never been to the Bucherie but I have tried lots of foods from there and have liked them...haven't tried their whitefish though. But as charlieg says, if you want to make just one stop, head to the Bucherie. But if you have a car and can hop over to Cheryl Ann's, it's worth getting your baked goods there. Dave M.P. Tue Sep 27 15:24:53 -0700 2005 825446 0 Dave M.P. 2 825454 I can't agree that Kupel's bagels are "excellent" -- mediocre would be my assessment. I have slightly fonder recollections of their other baked goods, but just slightly. But re the OP's query, I'm pretty sure there's a kosher deli on Comm. Ave in Newton Centre, right near Centre St. (not Barry's) I've never been, so I can't comment on quality or selection, but I'm fairly sure that they are kosher -- maybe others know more? Good luck with your quest. Tue Sep 27 12:55:47 -0700 2005 825425 0 MichaelB 1 825488 Offering it more as a suggestion for someone else to comment on than a recommendation, since only been there once or twice and don't care for things like white fish, but if it's got to be kosher, what about Ruben's Deli on Harvard Ave in Brookline (right on the line)? I know you can get bulk quantities on some stuff at the deli counter vs it all being eat in. Maybe someone else more familiar with it can give it a thumbs up or down... Link: http://www.rubinskosher.com/ Wed Sep 28 02:40:38 -0700 2005 825420 0 psora