The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/cooking/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:09:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png cooking | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/cooking/ 32 32 For displaced Israelis, the kitchen becomes a symbol of hope, home, remembrance https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-displaced-israelis-the-kitchen-becomes-a-symbol-of-hope-home-remembrance/ Sun, 08 Dec 2024 07:46:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3431730 At the Asif Culinary Institute through April, 'The Open Kitchen: Memories From a Home Left Behind' tells the stories of evacuees and the significance of the foods they hold dear

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]]> In long-awaited memoir, star chef Ina Garten opens up about her abusive Jewish parents https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-long-awaited-memoir-star-chef-ina-garten-opens-up-about-her-abusive-jewish-parents/ Thu, 10 Oct 2024 01:46:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3394156 The cookbook writer and TV personality is now a household name, but she discusses her painful childhood for the first time in her new biography, 'Be Ready When the Luck Happens'

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]]> Evacuees miss their kitchens, even dishwashing, in new exhibit https://www.timesofisrael.com/evacuees-miss-their-kitchens-even-dishwashing-in-new-exhibit/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 15:19:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3386191 Tel Aviv food institute Asif helped people who lost their homes find comfort after the Hamas attacks, and now marks one year with new projects

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]]> Program pairs displaced Israelis with Tel Aviv kitchens to cook up some home comfort https://www.timesofisrael.com/program-pairs-displaced-israelis-with-tel-aviv-kitchens-to-cook-up-some-home-comfort/ Sun, 18 Feb 2024 19:53:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3227174 Asif Culinary Institute of Israel brings evacuees from North and South to willing private homes for chance to prepare meals for their families

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]]> The Persian-Jewish grandma who wants to feed the entire IDF from her apartment https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-persian-jewish-grandma-who-wants-to-feed-the-entire-idf-from-her-apartment/ Sat, 13 Jan 2024 06:38:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3193755 NYC-raised scion of one of Tehran's most prominent Jewish families, 84-year-old 'Chicki' Elghanian makes 300 meals a day while praying for the destruction of the Iranian regime

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]]> Marlena Spieler, traveling Jewish cookbook author, dies aged 74 https://www.timesofisrael.com/marlena-spieler-traveling-jewish-cookbook-author-dies-aged-74/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:16:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3050229 US-born writer won numerous awards for her works; spent a year in Israel; said her mostly Yiddish-speaking grandparents 'fled terrible things' in Europe

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]]> Fish teeth found near Jordan River yield world’s earliest evidence of cooking https://www.timesofisrael.com/fish-teeth-found-near-jordan-river-yield-worlds-earliest-evidence-of-cooking/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 20:46:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2873796 Israel-led team of researchers find that some 780,000 years ago, prehistoric humans used sophisticated methods to cook huge fish from Hula Lake, in what is now northern Israel

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]]> These modern-day Jewish spice merchants want to revolutionize the industry https://www.timesofisrael.com/these-modern-day-jewish-spice-merchants-want-to-revolutionize-the-industry/ Fri, 04 Feb 2022 01:01:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2693556 Ori Zohar and Ethan Frisch, founders of Burlap & Barrel, are demystifying one of the least-known areas of the pantry by sourcing directly from farmers from Afghanistan to Guatemala

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]]> ‘Falastin’ cookbook opens Palestinian kitchen to home chefs https://www.timesofisrael.com/falastin-cookbook-opens-palestinian-kitchen-to-home-chefs/ Sat, 06 Mar 2021 01:14:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2483544 Jews around the world are avid consumers of this offering from Sami Tamimi, business partner to Yotam Ottolenghi, who spices his recipes with a sprinkling of politics

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]]> Solomonov, Nathan join first Great Big Jewish Food Fest online https://www.timesofisrael.com/solomonov-nathan-join-first-great-big-jewish-food-fest-online/ Thu, 14 May 2020 13:04:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2306007 Event on May 19-28 is free and consists of workshops, happy hours and Shabbat dinners with famous foodies

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]]> Quarantined Jewish NFL star Mitch Schwartz embraces his inner chef https://www.timesofisrael.com/quarantined-jewish-nfl-star-mitch-schwartz-embraces-his-inner-chef/ Fri, 10 Apr 2020 04:47:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2280389 Holed up at home, the athlete has shared photos of many of his favorite recipes with his 79,000 Instagram followers

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]]> The coronavirus kitchen: What home cooks create during lockdown https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-coronavirus-kitchen-what-home-cooks-create-during-lockdown/ Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:26:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2270940 More time plus more people at home is a recipe for culinary innovation. We grill some experts, who dish up some food for thought

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]]> Online cooking course aims to turn kitchen amateurs into culinary pros https://www.timesofisrael.com/online-cooking-course-aims-to-turn-kitchen-amateurs-into-culinary-pros/ Wed, 20 Nov 2019 21:26:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2179803 Recently launched series 'Chef Mentor,' made up of 30-minute tutorial videos, features the best Israeli chefs teaching their specialties

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]]> Any way you slice it, from delicatessen to BBQ smoker, this meat is a cut above https://www.timesofisrael.com/any-way-you-slice-it-from-delicatessen-to-bbq-smoker-this-meat-is-a-cut-above/ Mon, 19 Aug 2019 01:12:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2116551 Culinary master Steven Raichlen's new history-meets-cookbook, 'The Brisket Chronicles,' is a love affair with a carnivorous delicacy that's as delicious as it is tough to perfect

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]]> The Jerusalem food blogger who turned a cooking hobby into a career https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-jerusalem-food-blogger-who-turned-a-cooking-hobby-into-a-career/ Fri, 07 Jun 2019 07:20:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2088549 Efrat Lichtenstadt's recipes, photos and stop-motion videos have become the trick of her trade, along with her savvy use of social media

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