Coke launches new flavor in Israel, but are Israelis ready?
Lovers of tropical fruit will soon be able to enjoy Coke Zero Mango. Decision comes after researching locals' preferences.
Food
Corona crunch forces Israeli celebrity chef to close Michelin-star restaurant
Moshik Roth's Amsterdam eatery "&Moshik" broke records when it earned two Michelin stars only three months after opening. "It's probably one of the saddest days of my life," Roth says on social media.
Israeli chef Gal Ben-Moshe's star shines in Berlin
Ben-Moshe becomes the first Israeli chef to win a Michelin Star for his Germany-based restaurant, Prism. He is only the third Israeli chef to boast Michelin stars, following Moshik Roth and Erez Ohayon.
Trying to even the spread, Israel to exempt butter from import quotas, tariffs
Move seeks to ease the "butter recession" plaguing Israeli supermarkets since 2019. Justice Ministry clears move, Finance Ministry to decide whether under the new administrative order, prices of imported butter will be fixed.
Do you want some fries with your jelly donut burger?
Israeli chefs reinvent the traditional food ahead of the Jewish Festival of Lights, integrating it with Asian, American, and Italian cuisine. While tempting for some, others may want to wait for a miracle.
Starbucks, Shake Shack possibly on menu for Israel
Starbucks, which sold in Israeli stores between 2001 and 2003 but never quite caught on with the Israeli public, mulls partnering with Fox Group to gain a local foothold. Neither Starbucks nor Shake Shack is kosher.
Salmon and salt: London family makes lox the old-fashioned way
Lance Forman of H. Forman & Son, founded by Jewish immigrant Aaron "Harry" Forman in 1905, says everything is still done by hand. A tip for smoked salmon aficionados: Read the ingredients.
Government toasts wine as way to export Israeli culture abroad
Israel's Tourism Ministry launches a “brand department” with the aim of marketing Israel's singular culture and society. Through wine, tourists can get to know Israel's history, archaeology, agriculture, culinary arts, food, and technology.
Are kosher grasshopper snacks the next big delicacy?
For her final project, visual communication student Amit Eitan conceived an entire marketing initiative designed to persuade the Israeli public to eat grasshoppers – a food truck that would sell fried grasshoppers, candy-coated grasshoppers, and fruit-flavored grasshopper juice. Bottoms up!
'Labeling settlements wines as 'Made in Israel' is misleading'
Canada’s Federal Court rules that allowing wines produced beyond the Green Line "to be labeled as ‘Products of Israel’ does not fall within the range of possible, acceptable outcomes which are defensible in respect of the facts and law. It is, rather, unreasonable."