"Full bodied and dark garnet in color…the winery recommends serving this wine alongside rich meat dishes, specifically a lamb in cumin stew…" Fresh from a wine tasting, Yonatan Sternberg waxes poetic on recent reds and offers up a tasty tip on the ultimate guide to Israeli wines.
Sufganiot for dieters, sufganiot made of brioche, flour free milk based sufganiot, and sufganiot filled with classic jam, chocolate ganache, halvah, dulce de leche, white chocolate, and even malabi cream. In honour of Hanukah, the best sufganiot, from the best bakeries in Israel!
“Dark ruby red and with a medium-full body, at first taste this blend comes on a bit sweet and is showing generous aromas and flavors of both red and black fruits, particularly red plums and cherries.” Yonatan Sternberg enjoyed the benefits of a wine that is all in the family.
Located in the center of Jerusalem, Sol offers a wide range of tapas style dishes (over 60, in fact!)…among our favorites were the beef fillet and smoked goose breast medallions and the “Andalusian sea bream fillet of lightly fried fish topped with an excellent dressing of tomatoes, garlic, lemon juice and coriander…" Yonatan Sternberg and his partner in mini-dish crime, sample the best that Sol in Jerusalem has to offer.
"The ravioli was served perfectly done and was delicately flavoured, with the butter and sage giving way to the taste of the smoked salmon in the filing…" Margalit Eshkol and her friend dined at the kosher Rashale restaurant in Jerusalem on first day of winter and felt a little like London.
"35 Jerusalem restaurants will be participating in the Hamshushalaim festival, offering special menus of a starter and main for either NIS 62 or NIS 92 per person or per couple." Rachel Wagner offers the low down on the hottest food and culture festival this side of the Mediterranean.
"Along with various salads and dipping sauces, small coal grills are placed on each table and the participants choose their meats and prepare them to their liking..." Yonatan Sternberg partakes in a hedonistic evening of meat and wine at the Katlav Winery near Jerusalem.
"The reputation acquired by Zion's kebab was accurate. An authentic Arab style kebab, and spiced accordingly, a bit pink in the centre and nicely scorched on the outside, and the baharat and the cinnamon flavours are reminiscent of the high class Arab restaurant on the east side of the city…" Yuval Blankovski ate at the best kebabs in the city at HaGefen in Jerusalem.
"For mains we went for the Spanish classic - seafood paella with all the good bits, like shrimp, calamari, mussels, half a crab and, of course, the rice, all of which was giving off an intoxicating aroma…" Keren Visner found a good reason to go to Ashdod: Match Box, a new Spanish tapas bar!
"The soup was a lovely dark brown, rich and savory, chock full of onions a ridiculous amount of melted Gouda…but not that ridiculous as it turned out, because I almost finished it…" Rachel Wagner discovers the delights of classic French bistro Chez Romy in Tel Aviv while catching up with an old friend.
"It made me proud to see all of the Italian participants licking their fingers as they tasted Daniel Zach’s (Carmela BaNachala) seafood tabouleh…" Yonatan Sternberg watches Israeli chefs do us proud at the international Salone Del Gusto festival hosted by Slow Food in Turin, Italy.
“The chilly beer went well with the Dead Sea’s breeze and the good food, all of which took me back in time as I fell in love with life all over again…” On an innocent day of fun at the Dead Sea, Nadav Avidan discovers Nirka Bar. New heights were risen to at the lowest place on earth.
The international wine competition TerraVino 2008 has come to a close, during which more than 600 wines from around the world were tasted, of which 337 were Israeli wines from 75 wineries. Find out which wine was selected as Israel's best for 2008!
"This medium to full bodied wine is showing various black and red fruit aromas, black cherries along with various spices and cloves…" Armed with 3 friends and 3 bottles, Yonatan Sternberg tastes up a storm and reveals a buyers tip.
"Knedlo vepro zelo is a succulent, tasty and pleasant dish, made up of slices of roasted pork and served with a cabbage and caraway stew (a main Czech ingredient) and knedliks – steamed Czech dumplings…" Keren Vizner is overcome with childhood memories of her grandmother's kitchen at Little Prague, a bar-restaurant in Bat Yam.
"Luckily I was prepared, and pulled out a chunk of Stilton blue cheese which offered perfect contrast to the sweet fortified wine, with the port cutting through the spiciness of the cheese…" Yonatan Sternberg enjoys the classic combination of wine and cheese.
"The chicken liver pate was, surprisingly, more to my taste than to Avigail's (though I normally detest liver) due to the large amounts of butter added in place of animal fat. And the sweet onion jam accompaniment was heavenly…" Rachel Wagner plays tourist in Jerusalem's Ein Kerem village and discovers Agua, a resto-bar-café just steps from Mary's Spring.
"As I smiled and ate, Evelyn quickly pointed out that the lamb was cooked just how I liked it, so that the meat peels off smoothly. The bulgur was warm and served with pomegranate seeds, making me wonder why my latest bulgur craze has been applied only to tabouleh. Surely warm is much better than cold..." Avigail Lithwick and her culinary twin feed their cravings at Angelica, a kosher fine dining restaurant in Jerusalem.
"A large plate holding lamb chops and mashed potatoes was placed in front of Tomer. The dish was no less than wonderful – a large portion, cooked exactly right, melt in your mouth, and most importantly, providing an entirely pleasurable experience…" Nadav Avidan left his heart at Sima, a home-style restaurant in Tel Aviv.
"For the lighter and younger wines my friend decided to serve both the "Masa Israeli" (Hebrew for 'Israeli Journey') red and white wines which are produced by the Vitkin Winery. Light and refreshing, they went very well with our starters." Yonatan Sternberg is invited to dinner and impressed with his host's Israel wine selections.
"We decided to start off by treating ourselves to sushi 'gold', which comes on the elusive boat, and includes spicy tuna maki, salmon and tuna nigiri, a salmon avocado handroll and more….we tried to pace ourselves while waiting for the dim sum to arrive." Rachel Wagner sends off a visiting Australian and takes advantage of Dim Sum's NIS 86 Sushi Special for 2 in Tel Aviv.
"Not thinking ahead, Inbal and I filled all plates with all the side dishes. Zucchini and sweet potato antipasti that was an amazing and unconventional start to breakfast; stuffed vine leaves; mushroom quiche and corn quiche…" Shiri Tov started off her weekend well with a Friday morning buffet breakfast at Hataim Metukim's café.
"We both agreed that it wouldn't be polite to call up and inquire as to the particular dishes being prepared…so, after brainstorming for a couple of minutes, the perfect wine for the occasion came to me: Galil Mountain, Yiron, 2004!" Once again, Yonatan Sternberg saves the day with his superb recommendation of a blended red.
"Within 5 minutes of ordering, 2 stunning bowls arrived before us: the fettucini induced the most divine sensation in the mouth, while the fusili gave great bite…" Rachel Wagner heads out in Tel Aviv for a quick meal of healthy carbs and discovers some of the best fresh pasta she's ever tried.
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