Israeli pop star Noa Kirel took third place at the Eurovision Song Contest grand final in Liverpool on Saturday night.

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With her song "Unicorn," Kirel garnered 362 points, ranking after runner-up Finland's Käärijä and winner Sweden's Loreen. A returning champion, Loreen won the competition in 2012 with "Euphoria."

This year, she gained victory with her hit "Tattoo," becoming the second singer in Eurovision history to win the competition twice. The only other artist to do so was Ireland's Johnny Logan, who won in 1980 and 1987.

While the votes were being counted, Israel's Netta Barzilai, also performed on stage along with several other Eurovision icons.

Following the grand final, Kirel said, ""It exceeds the expectations, I am the happiest in the world."

Between the first semi-final on Tuesday, when Kirel performed, and the grand final on Saturday, Kirel garnered hundreds of thousands of followers on social media and "Unicorn" was viewed on social media, particularly YouTube, over two million times.

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Netflix celebrity chef Nick Liberato announced Thursday the opening of his new restaurant in Stockton, New Jersey, which aims to bring back the classic New York-style delicacies and the traditional Jewish American cuisine with a contemporary gourmet twist.

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Founded in partnership with culinary entrepreneurs Mike Dalewitz and Steve Lau, The Borscht Belt Delicatessen is "a love letter to the Jewish deli."

Key menu offerings will include various platters with fresh lox, meats, spreads, daily fresh bagels and baked goods, pickles, Bubby Bell's Matzo Ball soup, Borscht Beet salad, and piled-high pastrami sandwiches fresh from their custom-built pastrami machine made in New York.

The idea was inspired by Dalewitz's childhood in the Borscht Belt region of New York's Catskills Mountains.

"The Borscht Belt Delicatessen represents everything my family, along with many other Jewish families, loved about their summers in the Catskills: community, family, celebrations, entertainment, and unbeatable NY-style Jewish cuisine," he said.

"Our idea with The Borscht Belt is to resurrect those memories while paying homage to both Jewish culture and all the iconic New York delis and bagel shops we've always loved."

Liberato expressed excitement "to provide this community with some of my favorite 'old-school' delicatessen and appetizing favorites, and introduce my own contemporary ways of enjoying this cuisine inspired by my cultural experiences and travels."

To celebrate the grand opening, which is scheduled for June 19, the restaurant is donating a percentage of their first month's profits to Leket Israel, Israel's National Food Bank, to deliver nutritious foods to Israelis in need.

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