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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 425

Israeli food

Food blogger Ruhama Shitrit in her Newton, Massachusetts, home (Credit Heidi Aaronson)
November 19, 2024, 3:13 am
Instagram star Ruhama Shitrit brings flavors of Israel to her US home
The recipe developer didn’t expect to raise her kids in America, but after 18 years, cooking is how she infuses them with their heritage
By Jessica Steinberg
Steven Cook and Michael Solomonov shot the pictures for 'Zahav Home' in Solomonov's Philadelphia house. (Courtesy CookNSolo/via JTA)
September 20, 2024, 4:21 pm
Chef Michael Solomonov aims to simplify Israeli classics for home cooks in new book
‘Zahav Home’ inspired by COVID-era home cooking; author says loyal customers boosted support after post-Oct. 7 protests outside his restaurant due to his fundraising for Israel
By Rachel Ringler
From left to right: Carmel restaurant partners Liron Hazan, Ronnie Benarie, Asaf Moaz, Yoav Schverd, in their Los Angeles, California eatery, May 2024. (Kelly Hartog)
July 5, 2024, 8:31 pm
LA’s swanky new Carmel eatery serves upscale Tel Aviv market fare, no added politics
Four friends focus on their love of the White City’s Carmel Market by bringing Angelenos gourmet spins on local classics despite anti-Israel spike after Oct. 7 Hamas atrocities
By Kelly Hartog
Chef Michael Solomonov. (Photo credit: Steve Legato)
January 18, 2024, 12:43 pm
Celebrity chef’s Zahav hummus hits shelves despite war protests
Beard Award-winning Israeli-American Michael Solomonov brings renowned chickpea dip to Whole Foods, even as his restaurant and other brands are targeted by pro-Palestinian groups
By Jackie Hajdenberg
The Times Square outpost of Eyal Shani's fast-casual restaurant, Miznon, is becoming certified kosher. (Ben Sales/JTA)
January 11, 2024, 4:05 pm
Eyal Shani’s fast-casual Times Square restaurant Miznon is going kosher
Observant foodies are all wrapped up in the news that the famed gourmet pita restaurant is to be certified starting on Jan. 21
By Rachel Ringler
A worker at a restaurant in Tel Aviv, March 3, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
February 1, 2023, 3:18 pm
Tourism Ministry greenlights entry of Michelin Guide to Israel
After years of negotiations, prestigious culinary rankings expected to debut in Tel Aviv, the only city where Michelin inspectors see ‘feasibility’ for review
By Amy Spiro
Israel's award-winning OCD restaurant's head of development Simcha Shalom Elbert in front of OCD in Jaffa (Courtesy)
January 13, 2023, 11:59 am
Podcast: Use it all, says slow food, fermenting chef at Jaffa’s award-winning OCD
Jerusalem-raised Shalom Elbert started with schnitzel and kube before bread miso and Sprite-scented dehydrated lime at OCD, named for meticulous care put into nightly tasting menu
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Customers walk to a Trader Joe's market, August 13, 2019, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
October 8, 2022, 8:41 am
Trader Joe’s drops ‘Israeli’ from its pearl couscous name, citing supplier change
Company denies change of name for ‘ptitim’ is attempt to distance itself from Israel, a move that some companies have made for political reasons
By Andrew Lapin
Prime Minister Yair Lapid unveils an initiative to lower the cost of food on September 28, 2022. (Courtesy)
September 28, 2022, 9:53 pm
Government adopts European food standards in bid to tackle cost of living
‘You know how Israelis always come back from Europe and say, Why is it so much cheaper…?’ PM says move to cut most guidelines aims to lower prices of Israeli goods and imports
By ToI Staff
Foodish CEO Merav Oren, left, with food writer Joan Nathan, during a March 2022 visit of Nathan to Israel, hosted by Foodish, the culinary arm of Anu - Museum of the Jewish People. (Courtesy: Merav Oren)
March 18, 2022, 12:06 pm
Podcast: Grandma’s gefilte fish — or chraime — comes to forefront at Foodish
A chat with Merav Oren, CEO at the culinary arm of Anu — Museum of the Jewish People, which aims to map the food of the Jewish people
By ToI Staff
Sherry Ansky (left), namesake and founder of the Tel Aviv sandwich shop Sherry Herring, clowns with a bit of herring, the main ingredient in her signature sandwich (right). (Courtesy/via JTA)
October 28, 2021, 6:13 am
Israeli noshery Sherry Herring opens in NYC — with ‘no Sherry and no herring’
The new stateside location of one of Tel Aviv’s most beloved sandwich shops is missing its signature item for now — but the hand-picked, 11-week-brined fillets are worth the wait
By Rachel Ringler
Freshly caught herrings lie in a fish box. (Jens Büttner via Getty Images)
August 2, 2021, 11:02 pm
Tel Aviv’s Sherry Herring sandwich shop to open in New York
Israeli deli offering fish subs served with a shot of vodka will launch stateside outpost on Manhattan’s Upper West Side
By Shira Hanau
Chef Michael Solomonov. (Photo credit: Steve Legato)
March 1, 2021, 2:44 pm
Join ToI Community for celeb chef Michael Solomonov, and taste Israel’s flavors
In this week’s Behind the Headlines, exclusively for ToI Community members, the beloved restaurateur known for popularizing Israeli cuisine shares his knafeh recipe for home chefs
By ToI Staff
A man receives a slice of Knafe after getting vaccinated against the coronavirus in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, on February 16, 2021. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
February 19, 2021, 3:59 am
To encourage vaccination, Israeli cities serve free food with a side of comfort
From Sabbath stews to Russian fried pies to hummus and pizza, municipalities promise their residents better days through familiar foods
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Chef Michael Solomonov during a recent visit to Israel. (Courtesy Michael Solomonov)
January 30, 2021, 8:27 am
With Israel closed, a chef fills cravings through its food
Award-winning Philadelphia restauranteur Michael Solomonov is hosting ‘Bringing Israel Home,’ a free digital series with Israeli guests and home-cooked dishes
By Jessica Steinberg
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