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Israeli celebrity chef Eyal Shani during the final of the reality show “Master Chef” in a studio outside Jerusalem on April 5, 2014. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli chef Eyal Shani opens new restaurant as benefit for Israelis displaced on Oct. 7

Known for financing immigration to Israel, the La’Aretz foundation retooled to deliver immediate funds to those rendered homeless by the Hamas terror attacks.

November 20, 2023

In the Novellus restaurant dining room are (from left): Rabbi Chaim Landa, Joe Ancmon, Bob Affholder and Brett Affholder, October 2023. Photo by Bill Motchan.

St. Louis-area restaurant going kosher for a day, proceeds headed for Israel

“When I saw the images and videos on TV, I knew I couldn’t sit idly by—I had to do something,” said Bob Affholder, owner of Novellus.

October 23, 2023

Recipe cards. Credit: Roy Guisinger/Pixabay.

Rescued recipes: A chef’s quest to honor Holocaust memories

Dining at one of Alon Shaya’s restaurants (he’s a two-time winner of the James Beard Award) is a culinary adventure with dishes gleaned from Israel.

Ethel G. Hofman

August 31, 2023

Kentucky Fried Chicken opens its flagship store in Tel Aviv, Aug. 10, 2023. Credit: KFC Israel.

Kentucky Fried Chicken reopens in Tel Aviv

In recent months, several international corporations have set up shop in Israel.

August 10, 2023

A view of the two highest towers in Rafaela at the intersection of General Paz Street and Mitre Avenue. Credit: Reinsalkas via Wikimedia Commons,

Argentina restaurant scraps ‘Ana Frank burger,’ ‘Adolf fries’ from menu

The local Jewish community, which expressed “deepest rejection and indignation,” is threatening to sue.

August 3, 2023

The crowd at Kosherpalooza in Seacaucus, N.J., on June 28, 2023. Photo by Shmily Treger.

First-ever Kosherpalooza featured industry rock stars, symbolizing a changing business

Thousands flocked from across the country and the world to northern New Jersey for a taste—many tastes, actually—of kosher food and all that goes with it.

July 3, 2023

A Shake Shack fast-food restaurant in central Tokyo. Credit: YAO23/Shutterstock.

Israel’s first Shake Shack planned for Tel Aviv in 2024

The burger chain has 15 restaurants planned for Israel over the next decade. It hasn’t said if they will be kosher.

April 21, 2023

Cookbook author Adeena Sussman speaks to a Via Sabra tour group in Israel. Photo by Eliana Rudee.

The prominence of female chefs and culinary leaders in Israel

“Not many women remain long enough in the kitchens to become chefs, but I feel it is changing with the younger generation,” said Avivit Priel Avichai. “Women can be whatever they desire, as long as they are driven and determined.”

March 8, 2023

Israeli celebrity chef Eyal Shani. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli celebrity chef Eyal Shani to open 150 eateries in Europe

The king of pita bread and cauliflower is reportedly setting his sights on Lisbon, Copenhagen, Madrid and other capital cities.

Naama Barak

February 2, 2022