Food

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.

Fermented vegetables
Creamy Mushroom Teriyaki Pasta.

Creamy mushroom & teriyaki pasta: Italian–Japanese fusion recipe

ENTERING THE emergency room at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.

Health Ministry investigating daycares after 15 toddlers suffer food poisoning symptoms

A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025.

Food shortages and rising costs: UN agency warns of global food crisis if Hormuz remains blocked


Israel’s food news

In days of collective emotional eating, the perfect emotions snack arrives.

Tapuchips in Garlic Bread Flavor, Strauss Group

Brand news: On the connection between lipstick and war

Have you heard of the lipstick index? The return of the mask, SOS treatments for facial skin at home, a Parisian scent in Israel, when labneh meets zhug, and the Far East comes closer.

PUPA Milano

Israel’s tasty news: Protein ice creams

In a category that often forgets the most important thing, here comes ice cream that hits the mark.

Protein ice creams, Pro Cream

The end of the argument: The big winner in the heated Shawarma showdown of greater Tel Aviv

Side by side, sidewalk to sidewalk on the same street, the veteran Shemesh faces off against the successful Efendi. We visited both and came back with a knockout victory.

Shemesh vs. Efendi Shawarma.

Unpretentious gourmet: The Rehovot bistro taking on the big city

Cafe Cesar is a 20-year-old institution with dishes that rival top Tel Aviv restaurants. Recently moved to a stylish New York–inspired space, and well worth the drive to Rehovot.

Cezar Rehovot Winter Menu.

The restaurant bringing "all-you-can-eat" back to center stage – at a 1990s price

The new Aladino restaurant at DCITY brings back the "all-you-can-eat" format with a rich meat buffet, drinks, and desserts for just NIS 149.

Aladino.

No need to stand by the stove – the fastest chocolate malabi ever made, simply amazing

Chocolate Malabi with a hint of roses: A light dessert with almond milk, silan, and cocoa, ready quickly, served chilled with fruits or nuts – sweet and rich flavors.

Chocolate Malabi.

This is breakfast, yes, but also a wake-up service

The terrace of Café 65 wakes up the boulevard with brunch. You can dream of Europe.

Café 65

Escaping reality: Eilat offers 100 free activities until March, under Home Front Command guidelines

Despite the challenging times, the southern city offers a break with the “101 Experiences, 0 Shekels” project: workshops, tastings, live music and guest chefs in dozens of free events.

Eilat 100 offers activities for free until the end of March

The chef behind two culinary gems is opening a street food eatery

Chef Alaa Mousa, a leading figure in Haifa’s culinary scene, continues to run the successful restaurants Lux and Crudo and has now added a younger, more casual sister concept.

SALT Eatery.