Chic and Kosher

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Where food meets faith, and every flavor has a story. Hosted by Stephanie (@curated_bystephanie), a kosher food creative in Tel Aviv, this podcast serves up soulful conversations, layered recipes, and the raw truths behind rebuilding life from scratch. Whether you’re curious about kosher, craving inspiration, or just hungry for something honest—you’re in the right kitchen (@mielure.kitchen).

Episodes

  1. 09/17/2025

    Salade Cuite, The Art of the Simmer: A Labor of Love

    ome things can’t be rushed. In this episode, I simmer a pot of salade cuite (matbucha) and reflect on the slow flame of patience — in food, in love, in creativity, and in life. From Jewish wisdom to Kabbalistic teachings, we explore how the sweetest flavors — and the deepest transformations — only come with time, care, and refinement. Because sometimes, what looks unfinished is simply mid-simmer.

    8 min

  2. 08/20/2025

    The Onion Doesn’t Know It’s the Star

    What can an onion teach us about attraction, insecurity, and the soul? In this episode, Stephanie peels back the layers — from kitchens around the world to Kabbalah to Carl Jung — uncovering how sweetness is revealed with time, patience, and presence. A reflection on depth, vulnerability, and the quiet truth that even when we don’t see it, we are already the star of the dish.

    7 min

  3. 08/06/2025

    Seed Bearer — Within the Softest Things Lie New Beginnings

    In this tender, sensory-rich episode, Stephanie reflects on the journey from seed to fruit, from softness to strength, and from becoming to giving. Through the metaphor of a tomato—and the vibrant Turkish salad Ezme—she unpacks what it means to grow, transform, and serve from a place of feminine grace. Recorded during the month of Av, and just before the threshold of Elul, this is a story of spiritual ripening: of leaving comfort, embracing uncertainty, and landing—exactly nine months later—into purpose, place, and self. Because just like the tomato, we hold seeds of potential. And when we soften, when we surrender, we become vessels of giving.

    13 min

  4. 07/23/2025

    The Lid is Not the Limit: Kubaneh, Kabbalah & Expanding Your Vessel

    This week on Chic & Kosher, we explore what happens when we outgrow our own containers—and how Hashem lovingly invites us to stretch beyond them. Using Yemenite kubaneh bread—baked slowly in a closed vessel—as a metaphor, Stephanie reflects on the kabbalistic themes of tzimtzum (contraction) and expansion, the energy of the Three Weeks, and how spiritual pressure often precedes profound personal growth. She shares a personal story about pursuing a production space for her pantry product line—how it felt too big, too soon—and the moment she realized it wasn’t a misalignment but a Divine invitation to cocreate. This isn’t just about bread or business. It’s about breaking ceilings, saying yes to more, and trusting the Creator’s timeline, even when it surprises you.

    10 min

  5. 07/09/2025

    The Curated Hustle - Emunah in Real Life (sourdough)

    You can’t rush sourdough. You don’t just throw ingredients in and hope. You measure hydration. You fold gently. You wait for the dough to develop strength and structure. And when it’s time—it has to go into high heat to become bread. This is what spiritual hustle looks like. The same way a dough’s outcome depends on invisible forces—like temperature, air, time—your growth depends on the unseen. The inner work. The kavana (intention). The way you show up when no one’s looking.

    12 min

  6. 06/25/2025

    Day & Night: Baking Wholeness with a Black-and-White Cookie

    In this soulful episode of Chic & Kosher, Stephanie invites you into her kitchen—and her story—through the iconic black-and-white cookie. A little cake, a little cookie, and a whole lot of meaning, this treat becomes a metaphor for duality, balance, and choosing wholeness in a world that often splits us in two. From day jobs to dream-building, faith to flour, this episode is about living the full spectrum, one bite at a time.

    8 min

  7. 06/18/2025

    Not What You Thought: Watermelon, Rebirth & the Blessing of Re-Definition

    🍉 What if the labels you’ve carried—at work, in your family, in your own mind—aren’t wrong… but they’re not the whole story? In this soulful summer episode of Chic & Kosher, Stephanie explores the surprising halachic identity of watermelon and uses it as a powerful metaphor for personal transformation. From Jewish law to Kabbalistic insights, from messy gardens to spiritual growth, this episode invites you to rethink what it means to grow, to change, and to bless your life with new meaning. Follow on instagram @curated_bystephanie and @mielure.kitchen

    9 min

  8. 06/12/2025

    Like Babka you're sacred — Why being multitalented is divine

    In this soul-nourishing episode of Chic & Kosher, Stephanie explores the beauty of being multifaceted through the metaphor of a chocolate babka with cardamom crumble. From the spiritual depths of Parashat Behaalotecha to everyday struggles with identity, purpose, and creativity, she invites you to reframe your “too muchness” as divine design. This episode is for anyone who’s ever felt pulled in many directions—artist, builder, spiritual seeker, entrepreneur—and wondered if they’re doing it wrong. Spoiler: You’re not scattered. You’re sacred. You’re braided, like babka. And your “crumble”? That’s the flavor people remember.

    7 min

  9. 06/05/2025

    Lemon Curd & Life Lessons – Bold, Bright, Becoming

    “Lemon curd doesn’t ask for permission to be bold. It’s tart, rich, and honest. Kind of like life—when you stop trying to sugarcoat it. This episode? It’s about flavor, fire, and the messy beauty of becoming.”

    7 min
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About

Where food meets faith, and every flavor has a story. Hosted by Stephanie (@curated_bystephanie), a kosher food creative in Tel Aviv, this podcast serves up soulful conversations, layered recipes, and the raw truths behind rebuilding life from scratch. Whether you’re curious about kosher, craving inspiration, or just hungry for something honest—you’re in the right kitchen (@mielure.kitchen).

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  • Creator
    Stephanie
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Stephanie
  • Show Website
    Chic and Kosher