Saturday, May 25, 2013 Sivan 16, 5773

Merguez-lentil soup is just the ticket for a wintry weekend

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Award-winning food writer Mark Bittman is coming to town as part of the "What is Your Food Worth" series on food, ethics and sustainability.

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I spent a Saturday night a few weeks ago with my fiancé and friends at a new restaurant off the beaten path in South Williamsburg. Pronounced “sh’eeksa,” According to the restaurant's chef/owner, Jason Marcus, Xixa is an alternate spelling for the word Shiksa ("non-Jewish woman" in Yiddish). Marcus, who is Jewish and also owns Traif ("not kosher" in Yiddish) a few doors down on the same block, named this restaurant for his co-owner and non-Jewish girlfriend, Heather Heuser....

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