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They broke the internet, they broke us: the spreads that are worth the noise.

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People shop at the Osher Ad Supermarket branch in Givat Shaul, Jerusalem, before the Jewish holiday of Passover, April 3, 2025

Israel wasted 2.6 million tons of food in 2024, worth $7.2 billion

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For the first time in the north: The beloved fast-food chain – lands in Haifa

Gazan women carry aid packages from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in the central Gaza Strip, August 4, 2025; illustrative.

GHF to cease operations in Gaza Strip


Chickpea patties on tahini worth every bite

A bit of hummus, a touch of chili and lots of love – a light recipe with big flavor that will make you crave another bite.

Chickpea patties on tahini

Fresh The Market: Serving fresh, flavorful food for six years - restaurant review

The Posili Parmesan pasta (NIS 74) was a show stopper. Squiggly pasta in a four-cheese sauce (goat’s cheese, mozzarella, tomme, and parmesan), topped with chopped pistachios.

 Fresh the Market

Both chicken, rice, and potatoes: A pampering one-pan meal

For anyone looking for a simple and quick recipe for a holiday evening or Shabbat - a pan of flavorful chicken drumsticks, with potatoes and rice that absorb all the flavors.

A pampering one-pan meal

The Almera, a nice surprise hotel in Bat Yam - review

The upgraded hotel is being positioned as offering a higher-end, contemporary urban hospitality experience.

FROM TOP to bottom: The Almera Hotel in Bat Yam.

Hebrew U team opens ‘barn’ door to affordable lab-grown beef as cow cells defy aging

Cultivated meat is grown directly from animal cells in a controlled environment. This may scare some, but it’s a safe and established technology that has been in development for over 100 years.

FLUORESCENT MICROSCOPY of immortalized beef cells, mitochondria labeled green.

Thanksgiving: Where are the cranberries?

For some, the scavenger hunt for an American Thanksgiving is worth the fuss

TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING table, with iconic dishes like green bean casserole and candied sweet potatoes.

Inside Moshe Basson’s kitchen: Biblical cuisine comes to life at Jerusalem's Eucalyptus

Basson may be a chef, a folklorist, and a food archaeologist, but above all, he’s someone who reminded me that the best meals aren’t written down. They’re lived. 

‘HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all!’ Chef Moshe Basson outside his restaurant, The Eucalyptus.

Jerusalem highlights: November 21-27

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

Art by Mordechai Avniel

The delicious news of Israel

The new Taami is not exactly Taami, does anyone have a problem with that?

Taami X, Elite

Until the house smells like a bakery: Savory rugelach with mozzarella and garlic butter

There are very few people who can resist this. We are not those people.

Savory rugelach with mozzarella and garlic butter

UN food agency warns of deepening hunger crisis as funding falls short

In its 2026 Global Outlook, the Rome-based WFP said 318 million people were expected to face crisis levels of hunger or worse next year, citing sharp declines in humanitarian funding.

Workers prepare AIS boxes at a World Food Programme (WFP) facility in Damascus countryside, Syria, July 29, 2025.