Eat Your Seder Meal Out on the Town

Don't feel like cooking this Passover holiday?

It may be too late to pre-order Myong Feiner's Passover foods for your in-home seder but you can still enjoy her cooking—"better than my Jewish mom's," said her husband, Rob Feiner—Friday and Saturday night at her

"We have families who bring their own Haggadahs and do their own seder and I provide all the courses," Myong Feiner told Patch on Wednesday while taking a break from making matzo balls.

Because restaurants are typically quiet on holidays—and this year the first and second nights of Passover are on a weekend, any restaurant's busiest nights—Feiner decided to drum up business and open her doors for the holiday.

The Korean-born chef converted to Judaism 30 years ago when she started dating Feiner, now her husband. It didn't take her long to embrace the religion's culture and eventually, she went on to teach Jewish cooking classes.

On the menu at the informal dinner she's offering Friday night is Matzo Ball Soup, Chopped Liver, Gefilte Fish, Brisket, Roasted Chicken and the traditional sides and desserts associated with the holiday.

Myong has years of memorable Passover holidays with her family at home, she said, and especially loved seeing the excited look on her children's faces while they searched for the Afikomen, a piece of matzo traditionally hidden for children to find after the seder.

It's taken her years to perfect her matzo ball soup—and she has secret ingredients she can't bear divulging—however, she recommends her recipe for Haroset, the mixture of fruit and nuts that represents the mortar used by the Israelite slaves in building for the Pharoahs in ancient Egypt.

"There are many variations, but I keep mine simple," she said. "No honey or dates and I use Granny Smith apples."

Myong's Haroset

Cinnamon
Walnuts
Granny Smith Apples
Red Manischewitz wine
pinch of salt

The proportions are up to the cook—remember you can always add more of a spice so go sparingly in the beginning. Myong finely chops and dices; the Haroset is well mixed and processed and does not have a chunky texture when she's finished.

Reservations are recommended for the seder at Myong's and patrons should indicate they are coming for the seder. Call 914-241-6333.