Israeli cuisine

Purete: A laid-back chef restaurant near Lake Kinneret - restaurant review

The restaurant looks like a laid-back kibbutz eatery with lots of plants and has a cozy vibe.

A meat dish served at Purete
The highlight of the Fedrik menu is the meat dishes, says the writer.

Fedrik: Modi'in's upscale restaurant becomes kosher - restaurant review

Ceviche.

Qumran: The magic of Moishik in Tel Aviv - restaurant review

A view of the new Gordonia Zichron Yaakov.

Zichron Yaakov’s new Gordonia hotel offers deluxe rooms, pools, and panoramic views - review


Humus Shel Atar: When in doubt – eat hummus

A smooth texture that was just right, not too firm and not too soft.

THE HUMMUS at Humus Shel Atar.

Watch: Jewish NYC businesses vandalized on Israeli Independence Day eve

NYC city hall was lit blue and white in honor of Israel's Independence Day, according to NYC Mayor Eric Adams honoring "the remarkable achievements of the State of Israel"

 Memorial statue defaced by anti-Israel activists in New York. (Illustrative) Uploaded on 8/5/2024

Brazilian chef David Hertz is using food to bring about social change

Over the past 20 years, Brazilian-Jewish chef David Hertz has created a cooking school, Gastromotiva, to help underprivileged Brazilians learn a trade and assist Brazil's most vulnerable citizens.

 During the pandemic, chef and social entrepreneur David Hertz started Solidarity Kitchens, a project to enable chefs to use their own kitchens to prepare meals for Brazil’s most vulnerable.

Celebrating the Israeli culinary scene, one bite at a time

Twenty of Israel’s best restaurants will open their kitchens and implement innovative menus, showcasing their interpretations of “home."

 THE KITCHEN at the Norman Hotel’s Alena restaurant.

Tour Israel: What are the best Jerusalem foodie destinations?

From traditional Jewish cuisine to Middle Eastern and Mediterranean flavors, Jerusalem’s culinary landscape reflects the fusion of cultures that have shaped the city for centuries.

 Jerusalem Food Truck Festival

Mother-daughter chefs team up for new line of agri-pizzas for Domino’s

The pizzas will be rolled out across all menus in Israeli Domino’s starting now for NIS 86.90 per pizza, the same price as all Domino’s mixed pizzas, for the next five or six months.

 MOTHER-DAUGHTER chef duo Nira (left) and Ruthie Rousso prepare new line of pizza for Domino’s last week, July 2023.

Na’ama Shefi: Telling the stories behind Jewish, Israeli food

Na’ama Shefi brings forward the stories behind our cuisine, at the Jewish Food Society in New York and the Asif: Culinary Institute of Israel in Tel Aviv.

 NA’AMA SHEFI: Connecting to her heritage.

The Mizrahi-Ashkenazi divide: The differences in Jewish cuisine

With a diasporic community spreading from Morocco to Iran, it is no surprise that the cuisine that developed in these countries reflects the food cultures around them.

 DOUGHY JACHNUN

Falafel: What is the Middle East's most iconic food? - explainer

Whether in a pita or lafa, with hummus or tahini, eaten by Israelis or Arabs, falafel is nothing short of emblematic of the region and its culinary traditions.  

Three falafel and salad-filled pitas.

The creepiness of anti-Israel activists’ cultural appropriation claims - opinion

This form of conjecture surpasses the age-old antisemitism and is a type of hate in its own class. It is an effort to deny the history of Mizrahi and Sephardi Jews.

 TO MAKE THE claim that any food, be it hummus, falafel or kubbeh, is inherently one culture or another is doing a disservice to the generations who have honed and preserved those recipes.