Israeli cuisine

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

Overlooking the Carmel Coast, Zichron Yaakov’s new Gordonia hotel brings sea facing rooms, a dramatic infinity pool, a full spa, and refined cuisine to one of Israel’s most scenic towns.

A view of the new Gordonia Zichron Yaakov.
Fish dish.

Digging into dairy dishes in Mamilla - restaurant review

Salmon brioche.

Tenne: Breakfast with a difference at new restaurant in Ra’anana - review

The bar at new David 16 restaurant in Jerusalem.

David 16: A delicious respite - review


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.

Finding authentic Arabic cuisine in the Israeli Galilee 

Founder and manager of Sahara Palace restaurant, located at the entrance of Kfar Nin on Road 65 between Afula and Kfar Tavor talk about food and ambiance.

 Nashat Abbas.

NY Israeli-style grill Laser Wolf named 'restaurant of the summer' by New York Post

According to a review of the restaurant, the high prices are worth the view alone.

Israeli kebab

Shlomi Shaban and Yoni Rechter performing at King David Hotel Jerusalem

The King David Hotel Jerusalem is offering a weekend of amazing music with a performance by Shlomi Shaban with special guest Yoni Rechter and hotel chef Roi Antebi's special dinners.

 SHLOMI SHABAN