Israeli food

Berlin’s hottest Israeli-owned restaurant refuses the Israeli label

Two years after opening in Berlin, Kanal 61 made Vogue Germany's list of the city's best restaurants. Its Israeli owners say avoiding political labels has allowed food to bridge divides.

Kanal 61 in Berlin serves seasonal modern cuisine with European and Asian influences.
A dish at Cafe La Lush in Ashdod.

Café La Lush: very good food in Ashdod - restaurant review

A schnitzel meal at Oscar's, in Tel Aviv.

Oscar’s: Will schnitzel served on white tablecloths make it in Tel Aviv? - restaurant review

“Raising Up the Self-Employed” fair at the Dizengoff Center

A new food fair brings flavors from across the country to Dizengoff Center


Favorite Israeli snack Bamba teams up with the New York Mets

The snack comes in a wide variety of flavors as well, and has even been credited in a 2008 study for lower rates of peanut allergies in Israel

Osem's new Bamba production factory in Kiryat Gat (Credit: PR)

Restaurant review: Savory Meat Skewers and Hamburgers at Shapeduni

The chef is Elad Cohen who has worked in dozens of restaurants in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. I asked him to choose my meal for me from the extensive menu.

Good things on skewers at Shapeduni

Pascale's Kitchen: Seder Night

This year I have prepared for you a nice assortment of dishes that are traditionally prepared for Seder night. As the first night of Passover is one of the most important events in the Jewish calendar, it is common to invest great time and effort in preparing tasty traditional dishes for this special evening.

Pascale's recipes for the 2021 Seder

Restaurants in Portland vandalized with 'free Palestine' graffiti

Ironically, neither of the restaurants vandalized considers itself exclusively Israeli.

The Cantinho do Avillez restaurant in Porto, Portugal following vandalism attributed to BDS activists

Cold-brew coffee beers: a new trend in craft brews with a java jolt

Two Israeli breweries have recently brought out beers fermented with a cold-brew coffee infusion.

Dotan Greenberg (right), owner of coffee shop 51 in Tel Aviv, visited Ethiopia in search of the perfect coffee beans for Shapiro Barista Beer

Pascale's Kitchen: Harissa and other spicy spreads

These days, you can buy jars of harissa in the grocery store in Israel, but it’s not quite the same thing as making it fresh at home.

Harissa

Vegan Kosher: New label on offer uniting two major food trends

Rabbi Asa Keisar hopes his new project will reduce animal suffering while promoting better Torah adherence.

Israeli vegan food

Save the tomato! Israeli scientists fight devastating plant disease

Researchers uncover new ways to counter virus sweeping crops around the world

A view of cherry tomatoes on Eran Guy's farm.

Chronicling the Jewish vegan revolution

A new book aims to “spotlight issues about animal-based diets and agriculture that most people seem to prefer to stay in the dark about.”

From the book cover of 'Vegan Revolution: Saving Our World, Revitalizing Judaism'

Pascale's Kitchen: Recipes for a festive Rosh Hashanah meal

Some things just don't change, like our excitement to prepare special dishes for our Rosh Hashanah meals.

Pascale hosts singer Aviva Avidan in her kitchen.