Who said life is fair? If it was all those good things we like to eat and drink wouldn’t be so bad for us; or are they so bad? I mean there are all of those so called experts telling us every day that another one of our favorite vices is just another notch in … Continue reading
Screw You – Wine Cork vs. Screw Top
Look, it’s only my opinion, but being a bit of an old fart with very definite opinions about everything, I really need to tell you this. I hate screw caps on wine bottles. OK, I know the offered stats; ten percent less corkage problems, saving money…blah, blah, blah. But I still hate the bloody things. … Continue reading
The Poison Pan
Who Criticizes the Critics? It is strange that I never became a restaurant critic since the job does combine two of my favourite pass times: eating and criticizing. Over years of meals cherished or loathed, I too, like most of us, became a self-appointed expert. Likes and dislikes are formed; opinions of good food and … Continue reading
I don’t hate vegetarians in fact some of my best friends……….
I’m proud to say that I have survived the last loony century and integrated nicely into the present one, reaching the 60 year plus yard line, a baby boomer who came of age in the swinging 60’s and early hippie-fied 70’s meaning I’ve seen a lot of idiotic food fads come and go. Remember “Macrobiotic”? … Continue reading
A Noodlephile’s Journey we
One of the major influences on my culinary psyche was my mother’s menu repertoire Not that it was very large or even by any stretch of the imagination particularly interesting but it did contain certain basic items that every Jewish mother is indoctrinated to force-feed their families. Culinary historians generally agree that the origins of … Continue reading
Raising the Bar or the Hitchhiker’s Guide to Eating Alone at the Bar
Everyone has to eat right? So what’s wrong with eating alone. I ask myself this question at least two to three times a week and usually end up alone…on the bar. But please don’t imagine that I am sitting there with the shots lined up, sobbing into my glass, tossing back the booze and crooning … Continue reading
In defense of all things fowl
Why do chefs and cooks love poultry? To answer this I quote the patron saint of all chefs, Brillat-Savarin: “Poultry is for cookery what a canvas is for painting. It is served to us boiled, roast, hot or cold, whole or in portions, with or without sauce, and always with equal success.” Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826) … Continue reading
Confessions of an Airline Food Junkie
I have a confession to make! You can call me perverse, wanton or just down right weird but I need to come out of the closet and bare my soul…..I love airline food! I’ve always been an airline food junkie. There, I said it and I don’t regret it. Maybe it’s because I am one … Continue reading
The Basta, Shuk HaCarmel Tel Aviv
Maoz, chef / owner HaBasta If you are looking for a totally different culinary adventure and be one of the “in the know” crowd, check out HaBasta, a hole in the wall bar / restaurant located on HaShomer Street a side street off the Carmel Market. This … Continue reading
Shuk HaCarmel and the Yemenite Quarter
Kerem Hatemani To enjoy the tastes, smells and experiences of old Tel Aviv you need to roam the quaint Yemenite Quarter and walk around the little streets and alleys, try the home style cooking that is offered in the local cafes and restaurants. Erez Restaurant is definitely recommended. They offer the usual … Continue reading
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