April 2013 Dinner

It’s been several weeks since the last February Dinner, and it was about time for the next event. This weekend I had organized, cooked and hosted dinner for open crowd once again. The concept of these evenings is simple: giving you the opportunity to taste my cookings, inspired each time by the season and mood, while engaging at a dinner party hosting 12 unfamiliar people,... Read More

February 2013 Valentine’s Day Dinners

Last weekend I organized and cooked Valentine’s Day dinner and Post Valentine’s Day dinner for a total of 24 people. This was the first time I made an event open for the public. The compliance was amazing – I sold all the sits in less than 24 hours, two weeks in advance and I got a lot of help from friends and family. Thank you everyone for making this night... Read More

Joy Of Home Cooking: Carpaccio, Pork Stir-Fry, Sashimi Salad & Calamari Shnitzel.

It seems like it’s been forever since I posted anything that has to do with my home cooking. It doesn’t mean there weren’t any! This is why I made this collection of home cooking meals which can give you some ideas of easy-to-make meals at home. Enjoy! Please note if you’re reading this post by email automatic feed: I recently started working with slideshows... Read More

Birthday Dinner For Mom

As an annual tradition, on my mother’s birthday my brother and I create a special meal and she’s the guest of honor. A year ago I was in Paris, but the meal of the year before that is documented in this picasa album. The emphasis on these meals is making a diabetic yet delicious meal so that mom can fully enjoy it. It’s not a simple obstacle but it’s... Read More

African Threadfish And Calamari Dinner

After the sashimi madness, another treat from Dror came one day in the shape of a weird fish called African Threadfish and in Hebrew its name translates to “Sea-Camel”.  I wasn’t familiar with this fish but this is what I read about it:  Alexandria pampano Is a rare and beautiful fish with silver body and long fins, narrow body structure. Delicious flesh,... Read More

Summer In Tel-Aviv Cooking

Summer in Tel-Aviv… Sun. Humidity. The beach. Sand and sea water going up my nose. Flip-flops. Ice coffee and frozen grapes. A raging rise of the vegan craze mixed with natural urges for carnivorism. A big gap between the fresh memories of the passing year in Paris and the present local existence. Missing the friends I left behind, renewing old friendships, meeting new people.... Read More

Chicken A l’Orange

One classical French dish we learned in school was Orange Duck. It was a quit complicated recipe, the kind that you wonder why go through all the trouble, but when tasting the result you fully understand. It made me want to recreate this wonder at home. The opportunity came when we bought two chickens for the weekend. I know it’s not duck. I love duck, but we hardly have... Read More

No Need For An Excuse To Have Some Tart

Ever since I’m back from Paris the most attractive dish I keep making is tart. “Why won’t you make Tarte Aux Pommes for us?” I keep hearing.  There’s no reason why not. It’s very simple and so delicious. I expected that after one batch there will be more requests so I  made enough dough to last for 4 tarts, at least. Also it was a first time... Read More

Sashimi Madness

Sashimi is such a delicious light meal. It’a also a great way to practice and improve your filleting and knife skills. We have just celebrated Rosh H’ashanah, the holiday of new Jewish calender year, which is identified with eating a head of a fish that symbolizes the beginning of the year. This is the reason I got a really good price for this salmon tail.   What’s... Read More

Dark Veal Stock Cubes Is The Shit!

One of the major elements that distinct good cooking from average cooking  is the use of good quality stock. But does it really worth doing it at home by yourself? It’s possible to just use powder chicken soup (preferably no MSG added) or better substitutes that can be found easily in the USA and in France but not really in Israel. My friends found a frozen chicken stock... Read More

The Dinner Of September 12

Last month my dad had clients over for a visit in Israel and requested my catering services for a nice dinner instead of something similar out in a restaurant. I was very happy to get the opportunity. There were some restrictions as some of the dinners were vegetarians and some do not eat pork. I came up with this menu: Every line describes the main ingredients of the dish After... Read More

Some Self-Spoiling Good And Simple Cooking

I owe an apology to anyone who expected to read posts about Tel-Aviv since now. You will have to wait till next post. I collected the last pictures of meals I cooked in my little studio in Paris. It was a while ago but I guess still worth mentioning.   Whole chicken roasted à la plancha  How to roast a whole chicken without an oven…? On the plancha like BBQ. Zucchini... Read More