Israeli restaurants can be dark, loud places with faux-friendly service and expensive wine. But they’re really great if you know how to enjoy them. Here in Israel, you’ll be very hard pressed to find a bad meal. After all, the produce is amazing, our cooking is celebrated worldwide and Israeli chefs are rocking it both at […]
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From the classic Eggs Benedict to a traditional Israeli-style breakfast with chopped salad and tahini, here’s where to get your morning fix in the White City. Rise and shine! Whether you need a little hair-of-the-dog after a night of partying in the city that never stops, or you want good coffee and pastry before a […]
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Krembo is available only from October to February, generating annual hype around this chocolate-covered, cream-filled treat on a cookie base. How do you know it’s November in Israel? When Krembo is back on grocery shelves. Like a seasonal fruit (but a whole lot less nutritious), the chocolate-coated cream treat is available for a limited time, from […]
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Jewish visitors line up for bagel sandwiches during the week More than 400 freshly baked challahs were enjoyed by Jewish fans and officials at the World Cup in Qatar this past Shabbat. Baked in a kitchen specially koshered by a young Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi from Turkey, it’s part of a month-long effort to make kosher food […]
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People come from across Israel to a town in the northwest to sample the gluten-free goodies at Tupelo Bakery. Vered Baer started experimenting with gluten-free cooking and baking when her younger sister was diagnosed with celiac disease about 20 years ago. After years of experimenting and studying, in November 2020 Baer opened Tupelo Bakery, the […]
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I was invited to the UN Plaza Grill to sample their exquisite food. They are a hidden gem in the heart of the United Nations vicinity, serving up world food created by award-winning chefs. Located in a beautiful, open space with floor-to-ceiling windows and spectacular décor, I sat in the dining room right opposite the […]
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Soom Foods started when Jackie Zitelman’s sisters, visiting her in Israel, tasted the best carrot cake ever – and found out the secret ingredient. Ahh. That first taste of tahini. Sweet, peanut-buttery, smooth…That first taste was the moment that Jackie Zitelman’s two sisters, Shelby and Amy, will always remember from their visit to Israel. It […]
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Nutritionists examine the efficacy and safety of cinnamon, capsaicin, black pepper, and curcumin for weight reduction. Is it safe and effective to use spices and herbs for weight loss? Researchers from Ariel University’s department of nutritional sciences give some answers to this question in a review published in the journal Functional Foods in Health and […]
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These chefs born in Israel are cooking and baking their way to fame in the US, Europe, and Asia. Once upon a time, people outside of Israel could only find Israeli-style soul food – and not much of it, really just falafel and hummus – in American cities with large Jewish populations. Thankfully, those days […]
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Meet Shula Knafo, who immigrated from Casablanca at age 6 and raised a family in Yeruham, where she hosts visitors with her sumptuous ethnic dishes. In its early days, the location of the Negev Desert city of Yeruham was described as “at the end of the world to the left.” Its first pioneers were Rumanian […]
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