Residents in Tel Aviv can count themselves among the luckiest diners in the world, as Newsweek has named two restaurants in the city the best on the planet. The magazine’s current issue is focused on food, with the main feature lining out 101 of the most desirable places to eat. Abraxas North and Habasta—both Tel Aviv eateries—made the cut, comprising two of only three restaurants selected from the Middle East. The list was compiled by 53 celebrity chefs, including Anthony Bourdain, Andrew …More

“Food is the new rock star,” comments Jesse Blonder, director and co-founder of the Center for Kosher Culinary Arts in Brooklyn. “Cuisine and cooking and culinary arts have experienced a renaissance over the past 10 to 15 years, especially within the last five.” And this innovation, modernization and emphasis on asceticism have finally begun to trickle down into the kosher food industry. It’s a chicken and egg issue as to which came first: this newfound food awareness, reality shows …More

A quick count reveals that chef-turned-writer-turned-TV-host Anthony Bourdain has visited and filmed episodes of his Travel Channel show Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations in more than 50 countries on six continents. (A sizable chunk of his episodes are devoted to exploring the culinary foodways of these United States, with a sizable chunk of those devoted to the Tristate Area.) Thailand? Sure. India? A couple of times. Paris? For the first and 100th episodes. Buffalo? I have personally watched Bourdain eat that …More