Mexico City Market day!!!
I’m sure it will surprise no one that my first post for Xnet ( www.xnet.co.il) will be about markets. In this case the markets of Mexico, where I just returned from after 2 weeks. What may surprise some of you is the absolutely dazzling level of quality, products, and the mind- boggling array of delights [...]
“So Long-And Thanks For The fish!!!”
For those of you not familiar with this quote- it happens to be from a novel from the series of which I adore- Douglas Adams’ “Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy”- An irreverent and hilarious satire about the entire galaxy…and the ridiculous and destructive consequences of Human Nature.. Specifically in this book, the protagonist [...]
My Precious Knives!!!!
Well, I guess I don’t need to point out that I am not a typical girl- I mean, I love shoes, and don’t mind a nice session of vicious gossip with my friends (99% of whom are a bunch of cooks- Men cooks I might add) but that’s about the end of the similarities between [...]
My favourite place in Town! “gabe’s”
Well, first of all, I guess I should point out that the actual name of “Gabe’s” is in fact, “Taverna shel Gavriel” Not that this has stopped me from calling both the place, and Gabi, “Gabe” for many years now. In any case, what ever you may call it, in my opinion, it is [...]
Rice Papers- Chameleon of the kitchen!!
Rice papers- (did u see here before the very short clip we made in Bangkok of how they are made??) In any case they are one of my favourite ingredients- Not because of their taste, or their starring role- (In fact, quite the opposite- their role is to stay in the background- And to [...]
Rice Paper!!! what a versatile treasure!!
Khlong Toey- This market is world class. And ZERO foreigners!! this is a short clip we filmed in Khlong Toey market, in Bangkok, Thailand.. I use these rice papers for everything, from wrapping fish, crabmeat and herbs.. To outrageous, esoteric mixtures of my own, from BKK to Vietnam.. And I need these delicate rice papers [...]
2009 Oyster Season part 2
Hi again!! did you miss me?! Did you run out last night in search of a plate of oysters?! hope so! Well, as promised, I am continuing my post about oysters.. And one of the very best oysters in the world, in my opinion, is the Kumamoto. It is a tiny oyster, and almost round. [...]
Barca! Barca!! BARCA!!! te amo, Barcelona!
Barcelona is a city that I had wanted to visit for a long time- For starters, it is the home of an artist who has been an idol and inspiration for me since I was a kid- the genius Antoni Gaudi. Now I know this blog is supposed to be about food..travels.. But I must [...]
One Night (er, well, 12) in bangkok!!
Bangkok, Thailand… A wild, huge, exotic, sprawling, gaudy yet exquisite, ancient yet modern, and indescribably beautiful city!! A city of true contrasts.. Bangkok happens to be one of the more dynamic and exotic cities in the world- and something I find fascinating about it is, it is a city of extreme dichotomy- Saffron- robed monks [...]
Night Shuk sushi bar! what fun We had!!
Whoah!! It was the Night Shuk at the Carmel market on Monday and Tuesday- and we decided to turn Moshe’s Fish shop into “Moshe Sushi Bar”- And man alive! did we have fun!! I must admit- business was a little slow at first- I don’t think the, ahem, “clientele”, was prepared to see a sushi [...]
