When they seek a snack, Israelis often go for one of the country's favorite “comfort foods” - borekas, the Turkish delight made with flour or semolina, or with phyllo dough, wrapped around a filling ...

Mona Holmes is an editor at Eater Southern California/Southwest, a regular contributor at KCRW radio, and a 2022 James Beard Award nominee. Borekas, Sherman Oaks’s popular Sephardic pastry shop, ...

Borekas, a new Sherman Oaks shop selling bourekas, advertises its hours as “9 a.m. to sellout,” a hint at the incredible demand that has already materialized since the takeout window opened at 15030 ...

A variety of bourekas — za'atar and cheese, spinach and cheese, potato and brown butter, and truffle mushroom — with jammy eggs, pickles and sauces from Borekas Sephardic Pastries in Sherman Oaks.

Usually, there's one overarching purpose that drives most visits to a bakery: a straight dose of the sweet stuff. That was our mission when we first visited the recently turned 1-year-old Beverly ...

Uzi Wizman‘s culinary journey began as a 16-year-old dishwasher. Years later, after opening PSY Street Kitchen in the heart of the Sherman Oaks Shopping Center in Los Angeles, his passion for growth ...

PREPARATION: Place the fresh spinach in a frying pan with only the water that clings to the leaves; cook briefly over medium heat until they wilt. Drain well, squeezing out as much water as possible.

We live with the knowledge that we have free choice to decide what to do at all times. But do we really have free choice of what to think? Do we have free choice not to get angry? To be happy? Some ...

Total time: 1 hour, 20 minutes, including time for cooling vegetables Serves: 8 or more as an entree, 12 or more as an appetizer (yield 24 borekas) These crispy, tangy phyllo packets, made with ...