Proprietor Dawn LaRochelle has announced that "Bete'Avon! Kosher Catering" is offering a haute cuisine, Chinese take-out, glatt kosher menu on Christmas to residents of the Berkshires and well beyond, with a menu that includes Asian braised cranberry short ribs, red-cooked chicken with shitakes, ginger and tangerine zest; red-wine lacquered salmon; vegetarian portobello Kung Pao; and sesame noodles with Thai basil and winter vegetables Julienne.

Certified "kosher" by Vaad Hakashruth of Springfield, LaRochelle noted that her personal and professional approach to cooking recognizes that "at its deepest and best food is about 'joy'. It's about loving and nurturing and creating the perfect moment, one morsel at a time."

LaRochelle said of her three year old business: "It was obvious right away that high-end kosher food was a hot-ticket item - even more than I was expecting."

"There is a vibrant and sophisticated Jewish population in the Berkshire area but a dearth of vibrant and sophisticated kosher dining options," said LaRochelle, who scored with the offering of complete Rosh HaShanah and Kosher for Passover dinners-in-a-box and will also be offering full-course Chanukah meals and interesting and unusual takes on the traditional "potato pancake," including curried sweet potato latkes, zucchini-walnut latkes, and maize fritters.

For more information about "Bete'Avon! Kosher Catering's" holiday "to-go" menus, please call (413) 528-5225.
[via Berkshire Jewish Voice]

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