The harbinger of winter vegetable season has arrived again. Butternut squash is available at seasonal prices again.

I like butternut squash more than the other squash varieties mainly because they’re more versatile. Their firmer texture take well to roasting, and unlike the more globe-shapes squashes, you get more squash to the kilo thanks to their thick necks, so it doesn’t get as soft as acorn squash. Pumpkin is great, sure, but after being the only choice since the middle of the summer, it’s time for a change of flavor.

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Selena is an upscale restaurant on Emek Refaim. If this seems to be a trend in my restaurant posts, well it’s because this is a very popular restaurant street in Jerusalem. We were seated right away, and a pleasant waitress told us the specials, then took our order after about ten minutes of our deliberations. The ambiance was nice with soft jazz playing in the background without being overpowering, and it was warm in the restaurant, which was a relief from the cold December night. We noticed that the restaurant’s clientèle were all English-speaking.

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