During the summer it’s always hard to find people to cook and so we decided to go with a restaurant this month. The restaurant in question is Mojo’s, which is a new venture by the Maller family. Tzvi Maller has a number of restaurants under his belt - most recently Crave in Jerusalem and Nobo … Continue reading RCC Israel # 45 – Tamuz 5783 at Mojo’s
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KFWE 2023: NY & Tel Aviv
Let me start by with the obligatory apologies for the lateness of this post. My work schedule unfortunately has not let up – and is forecasted to continue this way until at least November – so I am constantly playing catch up. This year, due to work, I was unable to do the full KFWE … Continue reading KFWE 2023: NY & Tel Aviv
ESSA Emunah and other odds and ends
Most winemakers do not care what wine writers have to say about their wines (unless it’s positive of course). Nor should they. As I have noted numerous times, what makes my palate any better than theirs – or anyone else’s for that matter. But every once in a very long while I get sent wines … Continue reading ESSA Emunah and other odds and ends
RCC Israel #42 – Kislev 5783
The last couple of weeks have been a bit crazy for me. My niece Zahava got married, and the entire family flew to the US for the wedding and sheva brachot week. (Shout out to my dear friends Yael & Donny, who hosted our entire family of seven while we were visiting for this trip … Continue reading RCC Israel #42 – Kislev 5783
RCC Israel #41 – Adar-1 5782
My next post on France is basically written – just editing now – but before I post that, I figured I would quickly write up this month’s RCC. I don’t like to postpone those as I take shorthand notes during those tastings, and if I wait too long I have a hard time reconstructing what … Continue reading RCC Israel #41 – Adar-1 5782
A Return to Normalcy… I Hope
Finally, things are returning to some semblance of normalcy, and I was able to fly to the US. Primarily this was to visit my parents and my siblings, nieces and nephews, whom I had not seen in over a year. As we say on Pesach – if that is all I had gotten to do, … Continue reading A Return to Normalcy… I Hope
Zur Fully Joins the Supermarket Fray with 3 Excellent Entries
Maybe, just maybe, someone in the Israeli wine industry has started reading this blog. I have been writing about the availability of good everyday wines in Israeli supermarkets for over a year. In my opinion, the key to making Israel a normal wine producing and consuming country is via the supermarket distribution channel. In virtually … Continue reading Zur Fully Joins the Supermarket Fray with 3 Excellent Entries
RCC Israel # 35 – Shevat 5780
This month we had the opportunity to work with a chef whom I have been wanting to try for a long time - Amrom Pitterman. Each time I would try, he was busy or abroad, and so other arrangements were always made. But the stars aligned this month, and we were beneficiaries of five excellent … Continue reading RCC Israel # 35 – Shevat 5780
KFWE 2019 Tour Part 8: The Wrap Up
8 posts - too many. If I do this again I'm going to have to condense these into something more manageable. Before I get to my overall impressions of the shows as a whole. I wanted to wait until after all of the KFWE's to write about the wines - as there is of course … Continue reading KFWE 2019 Tour Part 8: The Wrap Up
RCC Israel # 28 – Shevat 5779
Due to some very unfortunate family circumstances, I've been unable to post this past month and this month's RCC was put together at the last minute. For that reason I sort of decided to be super laid back. Uri who cooked solo this month did a Chinese Takeout theme which sort of meshed with the … Continue reading RCC Israel # 28 – Shevat 5779