Let Latkes Be Latkes — or Risk the Wrath of Your Grandmother

Why you should have a potato to pick with newish Jew-ish versions of a Hanukkah tradition

Andrew Sessa
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6 min readDec 16, 2020

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A close-up of a latke.
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Ways to ruin Hanukkah: 1.) Celebrate during a global pandemic that isolates you from your nearest and dearest. 2.) Have a volatile, mostly holiday-agnostic toddler whose mood swings are improved maybe only 5…

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Andrew Sessa
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Based in Boston, Andrew covers travel, food, design, culture + style for Architectural Digest, Conde Nast Traveler, Robb Report + more. Instagram @SessaSaysWhat