Israel Eats

i was a bit skeptical to buy a cookbook written by somebody who is primarily a photographer. the writing is a bit 'over the top' sappy [jewish boy discovers his affinity with a country he had avoided for decades] but yes, the photos are just to die for, wonderful mix of places from the entire country, with restaurants featured both arab, israeli and israeli-arab. bottom line -- the recipes are fabulous. i have at least half of them marked to try [knafeh looks straight out of Damascus Gate; tahini cookies; lots and lots of wonderful vegan and vegetarian dishes; but a full assortment of lamp, seafood, etc]. instructions are clear, and recipes run the gamut from super easy to moderately, but not too, complex. yes, the book is a bit reminiscent of ottolenghi's jerusalem, but cuts a much wider swath; i view them as complementary. and being a serious baker, i appreciate nancy silverton's occasional comments & recipes as well. kudos, well done!!

FIVE STARS, EXCELLENT BOOK. Could serve as a great coffee table book as well. Most importantly is the information and recipes for this buyer as travel to Israel, and the spices and such can be overwhelming IF you do not know what you are doing. When traveling to Israel, I take a large rolling suitcase with bubblewrap and tape to bring food products back to the states, and Israel Eats just made life easier for this traveler and cook. Pictures, recipes, and stories are excellent, as if you were to go to Israel, you would connect 100% with this book. Israel Eats deserves nothing less than five stars, and would be an excellent cookbook for gifts. Highly recommend, beautiful pictures, very pleased with this purchase, and would post ten stars if allowed. Sincerely, Deborah

This book is an extraordinary achievement bringing some of Israel's great creative restaurant chefs together in a book that celebrates its modern food scene, creative talent and rich culinary history of the Middle East & Mediterranean region. The author discovered the chefs, photographed their food, wrote the stories that connect the food to the people that created it, had the recipes tested in New York and he art directed the book too! The results are extraordinary. The recipes are easy to follow, not complicated and most of all - delicious. Run to your Amazon account and order this immediately. You will be grateful of this treasure that should bring you lots of joy and happiness for you, your friends and family.

While I appreciate the pictures in this book, I do not think that they belong in a cook book. When dealing with foreign recipe it helps to see a picture of how the final product needs to look like, and pictures of the dessert and random people just does not help me. While there are some pictures of the food, nevertheless not all recipes are connected to a pictures. This makes it difficult imagining how some dish is supposed to look like. I find this book uninspiring, and I am yet to try a recipe. I would not recommend this book to a novice cook.

The recipes, the stories, the people, the photographs...all wonderous. I bought two other copies as gifts. Highly recommended.

beautiful book, i purchased it as a gift for my daughter who is a long-time friend of the author's wife.

What? You don't have your copy yet?Congratulations, Steven, well done!

A great gift for my daughter in law

Excellent book, great pics. Have given twice as gifts and both people loved it

Beautiful book with terrific recipes

Great book. Skimmed through before I gave it as a Christmas gift looked like it had some wonderful recipes and beautiful photos. The recipient has made several dishes and loves it has even lent out to others who love it.

This book was a gift for my son who is somewhat of a "foodie". He loves his gift!