Omnivore Gastronomic Society and Supper Club- tonight with Alona Vineyards!

I decided that I will start putting up the menus from my monthly members-only Supper Club here on my blog.. Ok, maybe not all the full menus, all the time, because let’s face it, I happen to be an ego-driven megalomaniac who is convinced that other chefs will rip off my ideas.. But, I will [...]

Rice Papers- part 2- the yummy, greasy part!!

Ok!!  I admit it- I’ve been  little lazy in posting this part 2 of Rice Papers- But I have a good excuse! It’s the holidays here, and, I must tell you- I made the mistake of drinking RUM last night, and well, you know how that can end- And it doesn’t usually end in being [...]

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. [...]

2009 Oyster Season starts now! eat! eat! eat!

If there’s one thing I simply cannot get enough of- it’s oysters!! The season has just started this week, so I thought, what better time to write about the celestial joys of the noble Ostreidae ?!   First of all- I find it a crying shame that many people here in Israel have never tried [...]

Vietnamese Feast in tel-Aviv!!

Before I start to get into a load of verbiose detail, (you know, the way I like it- ) I would like to say that Vietnamese food happens to be one of my absolute favourite cuisines on the Planet-  It’s supremely delicate, full of freshness and lightness, is technically demanding, aesthetically beautiful, yet relies first [...]