Kosher food is Wimbledon smash (From Wimbledon Guardian)

Kosher food is Wimbledon smash

3:40pm Wednesday 30th June 2010 in News By Craig Burnett

Jewish tennis fans were able to watch Roger Federer on a full stomach thanks to the return of a pioneering food service at the Championships.

A kosher food stall is celebrating its second year at the tournament – serving up treats including the classic strawberries and cream.

The stall was set up last year by the Chabad of South London Campuses, a Jewish educational organisation with a centre in St George’s Road, Wimbledon.

It launched last year, when Rabbi Dovid Cohen sold kosher food from the driveway of a house near the All England Club.

This year the project has grown, with a stall in the car park of the Wimbledon Golf Club – near the tournament’s famous queue.

Mr Cohen said it was often hard to find good kosher food at major events.

He said: “There are many Jewish tennis fans who won’t have a source of hot food.”

He said non-Jews were also enjoying the the snacks on offer – which included burgers, sandwiches and ice cream.