You’re probably celebrating at home, but Hanukkah doesn’t have to be just gelt and a dreidel this year. Have fun with these Jewish-themed meals and foods in NoVA and DC and make this Festival of Lights merry and bright.
Hanukkah Doughnuts at Astro Doughnuts and Fried Chicken
The Falls Church and DC locations and the food truck are all offering Hanukkah Cookie doughnuts and Hanukkah mini doughnut boxes for pre-order. The mini doughnut boxes include four traditional sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts), two creme brulee doughnuts, three Hanukkah cookie doughnuts and three vanilla with sprinkles doughnuts. Each box is available Dec. 7-20 for $26 for pre-order only. // Multiple locations
The Schmaltz Brothers Food Truck Hanukkah Menu
Starting Dec. 10
Grab some kosher-friendly food on wheels with this new concept from Chap Gage of Susan Gage Caterers and Yehuda Malk, a graduate of rabbinical school. Try a Schmaltz Burger on challah bread with atomic sauce and kosher pickles, shawarma with cauliflower, pulled chicken and zaatar hummus, Bubbie’s BBQ Brisket coated in carrot jam and Concord grape steak sauce, matzoh hushpuppies with harissa aioli, apple fritters and chocolate babka bread. Order online at schmaltzbros.com and follow their Instagram @schmaltz.bros to see if they are in a neighborhood near you. // Multiple locations
Sababa Hanukkah Menu
Dec. 10-18, 5pm–9pm
The modern Israeli restaurant is celebrating Hanukkah with a special menu for dining in or to enjoy at home priced at $85 for two, excluding tax and gratuity. Dishes include various versions of hummus and pitas; latkes with a choice of toppings; and beef brisket with roasted potatoes, carrots or onions or braised red cabbage, date citrus and ginger. For dessert, select sufganiyot or a Hanukkah gelt tart. “This year has been full of fear, change, and challenges,” says executive chef Ryan Moore. “Let me remove some by personally cooking your Hannukah dinner.” // 3311 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.,
Hanukkah at Founding Farmers
Dec. 10-18
The restaurant chain is offering a special Hanukkah menu for dining in or taking home. Dining-in menus include house-made matzo ball soup, apricot sticky chicken, slow-cooked brisket with tomato-cider glaze and matzoh-crusted salmon served with fresh scallion crème fraîche. Holiday sides include potato latkes with applesauce and sour cream, tzimmes and cinnamon apple noodle kugel. Note they are not able to cook kosher in their kitchens. The take-home meal for four is ready-to-eat, just preorder online. // Multiple locations, wearefoundingfarmers.com
Equinox Restaurant Hanukkah Menu to Go / Latkes and Vodka Virtual Event
Virtual event Dec. 10, 7 p.m., Menu available Dec. 10-18
Join Equinox’s chef Todd Gray and Ellen Kassoff virtually at home, as they make a time-honored family recipe for Hanukkah–latkes! From their popular cookbook The New Jewish Table, they’ll be coming to you live in Smell-O-Vision, making hot and crispy Yukon gold potato latkes. Their three-course Hanukkah menu is $38 and includes curried cream of local cauliflower soup, latkes and warm banana-caramel bread pudding. // 818 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C, equinoxrestaurant.com
Fairmont Georgetown Hanukkah Dinners To Go
Available December 11, 12 and 18
Fairmont Washington, D.C. is offering dinner to go, priced at $65 per person not including tax or gratuity. Dinners start with challah followed by latkes and matzo ball chicken soup, a choice of two entrees (wine-braised beef brisket, chicken with shallots, prunes and rosemary or salmon with lemon and dill), side dishes and dessert options including sufganiyot, spiced apple cake and citrus marzipan and chocolate rugelach. Order online and then call the hotel at 202-429-2400 to arrange a pickup up in their driveway. // 2401 M Street NW, Washington, D.C., fairmont.com/washington
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