This week at the JPost Lifestyle section was a week of two halves. After
a weekend filled with Rosh Hashana recipes and wine talk, focus
switched to local arts and culture.
For those who like to leave holiday preparations till the last minute there were some quick and easy
holiday recipes, and for those with a sweet tooth this
comprehensive list of bakeries offered a selection of cakes and pastries.
Taking
a more personal approach to the fast-paced Tel Aviv dining scene, the
girls at Taste TLV took a break from reviewing restaurants and instead
shared their favorite
Rosh Hashana recipes.
Colorful chef Laura Frankel showed how versatile the reliable apple can be by using this Rosh Hashana staple in both
sweet and savory recipes,
while the humble honey cake got a run for its money when Loren Minsky
exposed a number of just-as-delicious sweet treats in her run down of
the
Top 5 best Rosh Hashana cakes in Jerusalem.
Dispelling the myth that sweet wines are only good for kiddush, wine expert Adam Montefiore looked at some of
the best dessert wines available.
After
all the wining and dining, features on arts and culture dominated this
week. David Brinn explored the exhibition of folk musician and
photographer Henry Diltz’s
album covers and snapshots of music legends, which opened Thursday in Tel Aviv.
In keeping with the theme of the New Year,
The Jerusalem Post’s movie critic Hannah Brown took a look back at some of the year’s
best Israeli films. In a separate review, Brown described the film
Israel: A Home Movie, a collection of Israelis’ personal footage, as “compelling and entertaining.”
From films to food, standards in Israel just keep getting better. In his latest
restaurant review,
David Brinn described Uno, a kosher dairy restaurant in Tel Aviv, as “a
couple of notches more elegant than your run-of-the-mill bistro.”
However, Lahav Harkov was slightly more critical in
her review
of Lehem Basar at the Tel Aviv Port, but optimistic that the restaurant
offering kosher meat food would fill a void in the trendy area.
Next
week will be on the quieter side as Yom Kippur brings the country to a
grinding halt. Look out for recipe ideas to bring in and break the fast,
as well as specific health advice for fasting.
The writer is JPost.com's Lifestyle editor.