Food

Chef Yossi Shitrit returns to Tel Aviv and opens a new restaurant that speaks to everyone

After two years away and a TV appearance, chef Yossi Shitrit returns to Tel Aviv with a new Italian-Mediterranean restaurant at Ramat Aviv Mall, focusing on accessibility, fish, and pasta.

APRIL 18, 2026|ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV

A European pond turtle next to the foot of a European straight-tusked elephant, April 16, 2026; illustrative.

Neanderthal children in central Europe may have hunted turtles for materials, not for food - study

The study also floated the possibility that the turtles had been hunted for “their taste or for an assumed medicinal value.”

APRIL 17, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Fermented foods: Why now is a good time for you to start too

Do you also find yourselves lately less focused, irritable, and with a particularly short fuse? Sometimes the path to a clear mind actually starts in the gut.

APRIL 16, 2026|ByDORON KUPERSTEIN

Creamy mushroom & teriyaki pasta: Italian–Japanese fusion recipe

Before you wrinkle your nose at what sounds like a completely unrelated combination – the science behind flavors actually proves that it works, and how.

APRIL 16, 2026|ByESTHER SHECHTMAN

Grapevine: Buffet adventures

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

APRIL 4, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Breakfast at the Mamilla Hotel in Jerusalem.

Passover has never been sweeter: The desserts you must not miss

Chocolate cakes, tiramisu, mascarpone, and beloved classics in kosher versions: The new collections prove there is no reason to compromise on desserts during Passover.

APRIL 3, 2026ByLIEL AZUR

Passover 2026 Collection at Biscotti Patisserie.

World food prices set to continue soaring if Iran war persists, says UN report

The global surge in food prices comes as the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route in the Middle East, remains shut down as governments scramble to reopen it.

APRIL 3, 2026ByARIELLA ROITMAN, REUTERS