5 Best Ways To Celebrate Passover In NYC

Whether it's noshing on a Matzo grilled cheese sandwich or painting a picture of your heritage, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Passover in New York City. By Carly Petrone.

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The folks over at Amused, have created a special Passover "grilled cheese sandwich" for Passover. Feast on the open-faced Matzoh grilled cheese with gorgonzola, swiss, muenster, white cheddar, ramp-horseradish pesto, and radicchio trevisano. You'll certainly feel like a kid again thanks to this fun item as well as many others on their menu. Executive Chef and Co-Owner Stella Ballarini is serving up entertaining and delicious food like the spicy General Zoe's Cauliflower (named after her daughter), ramen carbonara, and deconstructed s'more lollipops. Although this spot is only open three nights a week (Friday through Sunday) it's also available for private parties and catering events. Amused is also open for brunch and serves inventive cocktails like Rx – The Party Starter – blackberries, lime juice, sochu, and mint – which comes in an actual sealed medicine bottle. Ask about the sake mojito or sangria of the day, too. Make sure to check out this festive Matzo grilled cheese sandwich the next two weeks on April 3, 4, 10, and 11. Restaurant is open Friday from 6 p.m. – 10 pm., Saturday from 11 a.m. – 10 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.

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Looking to to make some new connections this Passover? Attend The Kosher For Passover Bash 2015 this Sunday, April 5 at 9:30 p.m. ISRAMERICA and Eli Lunzer Productions LLC will be throwing the largest young professionals Passover event at the Pink Elephant with hundreds of guests. Tickets are $15 and a full Kosher for Passover bar will be open.

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At 5 p.m. on April 4, join Karina Zilberman and Rebecca Schoffer for a one-of-a-kind recreation of the Passover story that will have you and your kids up on your feet and immersed in their heritage in fun and exciting ways. Tickets are $75 and event will take place inside the 92nd Street Y's Buttenwieser Hall. If you're looking to celebrate later in the day, head over to Brooklyn for the Second Seder with Rabbi Dan Ain. He will lead a discussion on the meaning of Passover, taking the no-longer ubiquitous Maxwell House Haggadah as his inspiration. Chef Russell Moss will also prepare a unique take on a traditional Kosher for Passover menu, including Matzo Ball Soup, Brisket, Lake Victoria perch with tomatoes and garlic, Israeli Salad, and Honey Cake (just to name a few). All those attending will also get their own copy of the Maxwell House Haggadah to take home with them. Second Seder begins at 7:30 p.m. at Brooklyn's Invisible Dog Art Center. Tickets are $80.

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Head over to the Jewish Museum and let the kiddos create their own family stories and images for the Passover holiday. From 1 – 4 p.m. on April 6, 7, and 9, children ages 3 and up can use Nicole Eisenman's painting, Seder, as inspiration for their own artwork. Her 2010 painting is now on display through August 9. Also, make sure to search the galleries for Passover objects in the Museum's collection while you're there. Event is free with museum admission. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, $7.50 for students, and free for members and children 18 and under.

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Take a tour of the old Jewish Lower East Side with a professional guide from the Museum at Eldridge Street. Start at the historic Eldridge Street Synagogue with a kosher-for-Passover "feast" of matzo, cream cheese, jam, pickles, and chocolate from Streit's Matzo and The Pickle Guys. Then, make your way out into the neighborhood, where you'll visit culinary and historic landmarks like the Forward Newspaper Building, Jarmulowsky Bank, Lowe's Theatre, Bes Medrash Hagadol Synagogue, and Economy Candy. Tickets are $25 and includes a kosher-for Passover nosh. Tours take place at 2 p.m. on both Tuesday, April 7 and Wednesday, April 8.

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Carly Petrone is a freelance writer living in New York City.