Angry with Turkey? Go to the Ottoman Empire instead!
PREFACE: This post was originally posted at the end of May 2011, in Hebrew, on the lifestyle portal site www.xnet.co.il Even several months ago, when I returned from there, before the diplomatic situation deteriorated to the awful point it reached today, this article was considered to be very risky for me to publish- due to [...]
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 [...]
Why I Hate “Molecular Cuisine”
First of all, I don’t care what anyone says, I don’t like the texture of Frozen Olive Oil. Secondly- argue with me until you are blue in the face, but I CAN taste the Alginate Gelling Agent in those spheres of yours. And last, and most importantly- Why, in the name of Batman’s Mother, does [...]
La Maison- Jump on in to the TLV top 5, guys!!
La Maison, in Tel-Aviv, is exactly the type of place I love: Tiny, free of artifice, and without a single molecule of compromise or pretension, to be found within it’s walls. And better yet, it’s run by two of the best cooks in town, the former chefs at Yoezer, (Also in my TLV Top 5) [...]
The Incomparable Peter Norman
For those of you who watch “Duet”- There is one episode which was devised by the producers to cover-up a disastrous pilot, (nothing to do with me!!) where I must introduce the episode by saying: “This is an unusual Duet..because this time, it’s not my story..” And so I will say this again.. but yet, [...]
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 [...]
Thai house! finishes TLV’s “the Fab Five”!
For anyone foolish enough to go looking for a good, authentic, Thai meal in TLV, I have one thing to say: “It’ll end in tears”. Unless, of course, you go to “Beit Thailandi” (or, in English, “Thai House”.) This place is not only an old and venerable TLV institution, more than 9 years old, but [...]
Il Pastaio! in the TLV Top 5!
“Il Pastaio”?? “what, is this some new place in town??” This is what I hear every time I mention that I love this place. The fact of the matter is, Il Pastaio has been open in TLV for more than 18 years- or, , similar to “Dog Years”, that means about 18,650 “TLV restaurant years”. [...]
The Chef Of A Thousand Names!!!!
I’m sure everyone has heard the saying, “Any press is good press”, right? Well- that may be true. Although after seeing the context of Tiger Woods’ name splashed all over every media format in the known universe today, I’m sure he would disagree. However- in my case, my name is spelled completely differently every [...]
“it’s Complicated”- Anise!! what did you THINK i was going to say?!!
I can hear it already- a deafening roar of outrage and offense, at the very mention of the dreaded word- “Anise” !! Well, sorry guys, but I am compelled to try to clear the wrongly slandered name of the sublime Anise!! First of all, you might not be aware of this, but “All Anise Is [...]
