For the love of dairy
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
05/17/2012 18:34
Restaurants around the country are offering some very appetizing Shavuot specials.
Bin 281 Photo: Courtesy
Shavuot, being mostly about dairy foods and fresh produce, is not usually
considered a gourmet event, but a growing number of restaurants around the
country are jumping at any opportunity to offer a special menu. Here are a few
options for dairy lovers.
At Mel & Michelle, the new summer menu fits
perfectly with the holiday’s spirit. Try the beet carpaccio with blue and white
cheese (NIS 18) or their famous Parisien gnocchi with truffles.
(155
Ben-Yehuda Street. (03) 529- 3232) At Italkia Batachana, chef Amir Markowitz
added the four-cheese pasta for the holiday (NIS 75). Also try the salmon with
feta (NIS 84) and risotto balls. (Neveh Tzedek, Tel Aviv (03)
522-2664).
At Bin 281 there will be a weekend of wine and cheese. The
attractive deal is limitless wine and personal cheese trays for NIS 15 per
person.
Entry fee is NIS 65. (281 Dizengoff Street, Tel Aviv (03)
544-4281) At Seatara, located in the Sea & Sun compound in North Tel Aviv,
there will be a special dairy menu over the weekend, offering fish kebabs with
goat cheese and fresh fruit and a selection of cheeses cakes. (03) 699-
6633.
The vegetarian-organic restaurant Barzilay is celebrating this
holiday with a festival of fresh breads, cheeses tastings and kids’ workshops. A
cheese plate for two, with breads and dips and two glasses of wine, is offered
for NIS 100 over the holiday weekend. (09) 745-3935.
The Olei Zion
restaurant in Jaffa invites guests to a Shavuot party on Sunday night for an
evening of music, moderately priced alcohol and light refreshments. (03)
604-4936