Updated: Gush Etzion Wine Exhibition

On March 13, 2012, Gavna Restaurant in Bat Ayin hosted The Kosher Wine Society of Israel Jerusalem Wine Club’s first wine exhibition.  Sixteen boutique wineries from all over Israel offered sam... Read More

Today’s Lunch: Fettuccine with Salmon

Sometimes lunch is a matter of what you have left in your pantry. Or freezer. Or both. Pasta, as a common stand-in for quick home lunches, does not have to be drowned in tomato sauce and/or cheese to... Read More

Freezing Salmon

Fresh fish beats frozen, there’s no question about it. But when you find a nice, fresh piece of fish and you’re tempted to buy more than what you’re planning to eat for the next meal... Read More

Buffalo Steak House

If you want to celebrate meat – whether it’s the meat itself to be celebrated or a celebration to be enjoyed with friends and family over a fleishig meal  – then a trip to Buffalo Steak Ho... Read More

Strawberry Preserves

It’s strawberry season in Israel. Here, in the dead of winter, these plump jewels of sweetness are piled high in the stores and in the markets. Vendors are screaming “Toot! Toot! Toot!R... Read More

Early Cooking Influences

People ask me about my background in foodservice, where I first learned how to cook. I wasn’t much different than many other cooks all over the world. I learned from the people in my life whose ... Read More