Food in israel

Lifta, the art of food: Inside chef Eli Davis’s bold Jerusalem dining experience

Raised in an American Zionist home and deeply connected to Jerusalem, chef Davis has made the city his home for many years.

Crocquettes.
Ratatouille, hubby style

In the kitchen with Henny: Recipes to keep Passover traditions alive during wartime

 Grills of Hope ‘is a passionate community dedicated to boosting the morale of IDF soldiers through the power of shared hot meals and positive energy.’

Fearing Pentagon pizza index effect, Israel Air Force sets new take-out guidelines - report

One of Leket Israel’s Logistics Centers: An economic endeavor

Food rescue is not welfare - it’s national infrastructure


Tnuva to establish R&D center dedicated to alternative protein

More and more Israelis are moving away from animal-based protein sources, and Tnuva aims to "to lead the field while facilitating the products’ accessibility to the wider public."

 Tnuva's research and development center.

Tel Aviv leads list of cities in Israel with the most diverse cuisine

10bis discovered which city had the largest variety of culinary options within a 5km radius, finding that Tel Aviv had 58 different cuisine options – compared to 43 for Haifa and 41 for Jerusalem.

An aerial shot of a Tel Aviv beach

Reimagining the future of food

Israel’s northern Galilee has become the new go-to destination for food-tech start-ups

 Planteam’s plant protein made without fillers, binders, mediators, gluten, additives, preservatives, or GMO

Benedict's shakshuka festival is back and bigger than ever

The festival menu, on offer in all of Benedict’s 11 branches throughout the country, is being served through November 30. There are no fewer than eight versions of shakshuka listed on the menu.

 Benedict's shakshuka festival is back

Five tasty dishes to warm up on long winter weekends

To make each weekend a celebration look at these five wonderful meat stews that we really love. These dishes require almost no preparation. They just need to “stew” and cook patiently.

PUMPKIN STEW with carrots and raisins

What is the fate of Jerusalem’s First Station?

The station opened in 1892 as part of the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway, but the idea to reclassify it came out of a desire to save the old building.

 A couple walks through the First Station in Jerusalem

Food insecurity in light of COVID explored in new children's book

The story of a food bank in Or Akiva is told through a children's book on the backdrop of food insecurity during the coronavirus pandemic.

A promotion for the book produced by Madelaine Black and illustrator Shirley Waisman

Onauma: Novel authentic Thai cuisine in Israel

Onauma serves gourmet specialties from Eisan at affordable prices

Onauma serves gourmet specialties from Eisan at affordable prices

In the kitchen with Henny: One-dish dinners

Make life easier and have more time to enjoy your food without all the fuss by putting everything into one pan or pot and having all the elements of a great dinner without lots of work.

Henny Shor

McPita: McDonalds bringing back McFalafel after decade

McDonald's made a similar attempt to bring McFalafel to its Israeli restaurants in 2011, but quickly removed it from the menu after it didn't catch on.

McDonald's new McKebab, McFalafel and crispy chicken in a pita