When I launched Fig Tree & Vine two years ago, my ambition was to create a beautiful site featuring unique, artisanal products and content that celebrated and catered to North American Jewish lifestyles. Unfortunately the conclusion I've come to is that our revenues, while growing, won't be able to sustain us on a reasonable timeline. Thus as of February 1, FT&V will be suspending sales of its Judaica collections, except for in-stock items in our Clearance section. I'm deeply grateful to all of you who joined me on this wonderful journey.

Over the past two years, FT&V's Danielle Crittenden Frum has visited (and broken bread with) some of the world's and Israel's top Jewish chefs. She has been at the forefront of covering the new Israeli-inspired global cuisine that is white hot in culinary centers such as London, Tel Aviv, and New York. Access all of Danielle's blogs and interviews.