35+ min ago   (972+ words) What makes Jewish food Jewish? “Not food Jews eat,” said the late Gil Marks in an interview about his monumental Encyclopedia of Jewish Food in 2010. After all, he pointed out, contemporary Ashkenazi Jews probably eat more salsa and sushi than…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (631+ words) Honey cake is getting an extravagant makeover ahead of Rosh Hashanah, with pistachio, kadaif, chocolate, espresso and peanut butter joining the traditional holiday flavors on Israeli bakery shelves. Maafe Ne’eman unveiled the new creations as the bakery chain reported a…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (556+ words) On a recent warm summer evening, together with my companion, I set out to explore the Skyline Jerusalem restaurant, located in the Jerusalem Gardens Hotel, in the Kiryat Moshe hotel district near the Chords Bridge at the entrance to Jerusalem....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (258+ words) Anyone driving to Pardes Hanna before summer ends will soon have a new spot to visit. On August 27, "The Stables Market" will launch at the Artists' Stables complex - a new farmers' market featuring around 25 stalls of farmers, artisanal producers, winemakers,…...

3+ week, 56+ min ago   (1321+ words) After a very busy few weeks, baking camp has officially come to an end, and I’m happy to say it was a huge success. The girls baked, decorated, rolled, frosted, sprinkled, and probably ate more sugar than I’d like to…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (630+ words) Participants said the camp showed them how shared interests, music, and food could create connections despite differences in culture, religion, and background....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (440+ words) Nearly 40% of tech companies that operated in northern Israel before October 2023 have resumed activity in the region, according to new figures presented at Tel-Hai University of Kiryat Shmona in the Galilee’s 12th Food Innovation Conference. With a shaky ceasefire with neighboring…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (641+ words) If you have recently browsed the sports sections, you have likely seen the worrying reports about the world's greatest tennis players collapsing on the court due to the extreme heatwave. While it is true that most of us are not…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1431+ words) I have a love affair with Israel’s North. Ask me any day, any time, if I want to go north and I will say, “When do we leave?” Once the Carmel mountains appear on the left and Mount Tabor can…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (584+ words) We all do it. We finish dinner, put the leftovers in the fridge, and convince ourselves that we will eat them in a few days. After all, that is what a refrigerator is for, isn't it? However, food safety experts…...