Event 01
Thu · May 14, 2026
Amy & Jake Dell
Sababa Foods × Katz's Deli
Event 02
Fri · Oct 9, 2026
Micah Siva
Author of NOSH
Event 03
Sat · Nov 7, 2026
Leah Koenig
The Dessert Table
Presented by NOOISH
Fress Takes:Feasting on Joy
Three evenings · ECDI Food Fort · Columbus, OH
The Events
Three evenings of feasting, stories & celebration
Thursday · May 14, 2026
An Evening with Amy & Jake Dell
Sababa Foods x Katz's Delicatessen
Two celebrated Jewish food brands, one married couple, and a conversation spanning Sephardic and Ashkenazi traditions, restaurant life vs. the CPG world, and the family recipes behind it all.
Take home: a jar of Saturday Sauce + NOOISH Matzo Ball Soup
Friday · October 9, 2026
Shabbat with Micah Siva
Author of NOSH . Registered Dietitian
A Friday night Shabbat dinner celebrating plant-forward Jewish cuisine. Micah will demo recipes, lead conversation on making Shabbat meaningful, and welcome every kind of table to her kitchen.
Saturday · November 7, 2026
A Sweet Evening with Leah Koenig
The Dessert Table . IACP Award-Winning Author
Havdalah, a hands-on dessert workshop, and an ice cream social celebrating Leah's brand-new book. IACP Award-winning author of seven cookbooks, Leah brings the entire Jewish dessert tradition to Columbus.
The Speakers
Voices shaping Jewish food today
Amy Dell
Founder, Sababa Foods
Founder of Sababa Foods and creator of Saturday Sauce — rooted in her father's Sephardic recipe from the restaurant Mr. Broadway. Featured in Martha Stewart, The Kitchn, and the JTA.
sababa-foods.com ↗
Jake Dell
5th Gen. Owner, Katz's Deli
Fifth-generation owner of Katz's Delicatessen — New York's most iconic Jewish deli, open on the Lower East Side since 1888.
katzsdelicatessen.com ↗
Micah Siva
Author of NOSH
Trained chef, registered dietitian, and author of NOSH: Plant Forward Recipes Celebrating Modern Jewish Cuisine.
noshwithmicah.com ↗
Leah Koenig
Author, The Dessert Table
IACP Award-winning author of seven cookbooks. Her writing appears in the New York Times, Food & Wine, and the Wall Street Journal.
leahkoenig.com ↗
Presented by
NOOISH
This event series is made possible through a grant from Jewish Columbus, presented by NOOISH in partnership with the greater Columbus community and open to everyone who loves great food, stories, and celebration.
Thank you to our sponsors
We're grateful for the support of these amazing brands
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Reserve your seat for one evening or the complete series. All events at ECDI Food Fort, Columbus, OH · 6:00–9:00 PM
@fresstakes · Presented by NOOISH
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