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Food & Recipes

Colorful mix of local dishes and recipes brought from all over the world. The Israeli cuisine is frequently ranked among the top ten healthiest diets in the world being quite similar to the Mediterranean diet. 'Israeli Food' brings you the best Jewish recipes and news from the culinary world.

Sheet-pan gnocchi and veggies.

In the kitchen with Henny: Sheet pan magic

Ototo restaurant in Rehovot.

Ototo Asian experience: Fantastic sushi in Rehovot

By LINDA GRADSTEIN
LIGHT MEAL with a light wine: Rose is always a good option.

Wine Talk: Make me a match

Happ

Happicerie: Brunch at a ‘happy grocery’ in Netanya

A page from the first kosher cookbook published in England from 1846, titled "The Jewish Manual of Modern Cookery, With a Collection of Valuable Recipes & Hints Relating to the Toilette," May 26, 2026.

National Library of Israel acquires copy of UK's oldest kosher cookbook belonging to Montefiores

YARDEN SAUVIGNON BLANC is perfect with goat cheese. Cheese and wine are natural partners.

Wine Talk: Wine and cheese, please

Tortellini

Reim Bistro: Friends for a Kosher dinner

Cheese and fruit board

In the kitchen with Henny: Cheesy does it

A meat dish served at Purete

Purete: A laid-back chef restaurant near Lake Kinneret

By LINDA GRADSTEIN
Brewmaster Mendel Shnider (top), with brother-partners Eitan and Oren Nidam in the new Jerusalem Brewing Co. in Talpiot.

Jerusalem Brewing Co. brings craft beer back to Israel’s capital

By DOUG GREENER
FRIDAY FARE at Piccolino.

Piccolino: Bountiful brunch with a bonus in Jerusalem

New Israeli wines

In the kitchen with Henny: It’s about wine

Assaf Granit (L) and Elie Wurtman sample their wine in the Bat Shlomo vineyards.

Alef: Tasting the Israeli rosé wine going global with Assaf Granit's push

Good-old cooking days: Old-school Israeli kitchen in more modest times.

Wine Talk: Wining in the kitchen

File photo: First century bakery in the Roman town of Pompeii, showing corn-mill, oven, and food counter, January 1, 1900.

Archaeologist revives 2,000-year-old bread recipe in Pompeii after 18 years of experimentation

Grilled fruit with honey lemon glaze.

In the kitchen with Henny: Marinade magic for your grill

Motza

Motza: A welcome break from reality in the Jerusalem Hills

By LINDA GRADSTEIN
QUITE SIMPLE: The recipe is to pour yourself a glass of fine wine like Barkan Altitude in order to feel better

Wine Talk: Keep calm, drink wine

New York-style bagels

Bagel do-over: New York-style bagels for post-Passover cravings

Chinese almonds

Post-Passover recipes to try: Bagels, veggie soup, chicken, and almond cookies

Former US ambassador Dan Shapiro (C-L) wears traditional North African garb at a Mimouna celebration in Ashkelon, invited by then-mayor Benny Vaknin (C-R) and hosted by the Amar and Portal families, in 2013.

Rashel in Tel Aviv Port: Moroccan feast of holiday flavors

By DEBBIE LAMPERT
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