OnSpec/Pandemic • Rediscovering Our Kitchens

Jackson Krule with a fresh batch of home made challah bread. Photo: Arielle Krule

You probably know someone who has discovered their inner chef in the last few months. In New York, photographer Jackson Krule discovered he was a baker. Unable to go out and photograph the Orthodox Jewish community he has been documenting, he started baking challah bread at home and posting photos online. Now it’s turned into a business that delivers all over the country. Alisa Reznick brings you that tale, and her own story of learning her family’s recipes during the pandemic in Arizona.