Where is a good place to buy kosher pastries for Passover in Los Angeles?

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also need cut fruit that is kosher

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I did find a local pastry shop who I called and they said they sell kosher for passover pastries. Also cut fruit must be wtih a kosher knife so it's not like i can go to the grocery store and buy it and it's kosher. I will check out a kosher supermarket and see if they can put one together for me.

even though my kitchen is kosher the family who invited me warned me that if i cut the fruit myself that none of the guests would eat it :( I did find a kosher bakery on Pico who said they have passover pastries, now i'm stuck with finding kosher fruit - i might just take a bag of fruits and let them do the honors. Or maybe i can take fruits that don't require cutting such as berries and take them in their original contianers.

Answer 1

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All fruit is kosher
No pastries can be kosher for Pesach

They contain leaven

edit: Here is the closest thing I've found to pastries
http://www.ohnuts.com/cats.cfm?Group_ID=…

And don't forget to kasher the new knife and cutting board

edit: I live where the only kosher food to be purchased is 40 minutes away and only a tiny end cap at Kroger..so what do I know about kosher pastries!!? I've never been to LA so I think I goofed answering this one. LOL
Have a joyous and kosher pesach!

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http://www.jewfaq.org/kfpfood.htm

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Thanks for all the great answers. I ended up going to Delice bakery on pico and wow the prices were marked up! I spent $48 on 2 small items. Also bot strawberries, blackberries, grapes will keep packaged and put in bowl of host's at their house - I was told not to use my knife, bowls or cook :( w/e.

Answer 2

Sorry I don't know the area as well anymore (if you asked about NYC or Baltimore, I could really be helpful ;)

But I'm pretty sure there are kosher grocers on Pico or Fairfax.

As far as fruit goes, another option is to buy a new knife and cutting board - then you can cut up fruit yourself (might even end up being cheaper!), if the family you're providing the food for trusts you.

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Just to add to my answer after seeing your response:

If you keep a kosher kitchen and they won't accept uncooked fruit cut in your house with a new knife, then there are some real issues here with the family you're visiting - the shulchan arech is not that particular, and last I checked, it was the authority. But okay. Whole fruit in a basket - apples, oranges, plums, etc - would be a lovely gift. If you want to do berries, then avoid strawberries, because some of the ultra-Orthodox community have issues with tiny bugs found occasionally in the stems, and won't eat them as a result. Good luck and chag sameach!

Answer 3

'Kosher pastry for Passover' is sort of an oxymoron, because when you cook a pastry it generally rises. At the risk of sounding patronizing, you should not take pastry to the Seder. Take something else, like a nice fruit salad or some chocolate.

Answer 4

Try Fairfax, south of Melrose. There are a ton of grocers, delis, and bakeries.