Celebrating Hag in the Holy City

Celebrating Succot in the Holy City is a unique experience; everywhere you turn you see succot hanging off the side of buildings in all shapes and sizes.  Many of the city’s kosher restaurants join in the fun making creative use of the space they have, some more successfully […]

Eating more than just potatoes over Pesach!

Why is this year different from all other years?  Because we have a whole week of Hol Hamoed so most restaurants and cafes are open for Pesach to take advantage of the influx of tourists in the Holy City.  It also means that things are going to be […]

Authentic Dining in the Holy City

Update: this restaurant has since moved to Tel Aviv In the heart of the Russian Compound on Rehov Havazelet is Racha, a family-run authentic Georgian restaurant, named after the region in Georgia the family are from.  Much of the furniture and decor was brought over from their family […]

Icy Dreams in the Holy City

If you have had your head in the sand for the past few weeks, it is possible that you do not know that our Holy City is hosting the first ever Jerusalem Ice Festival at the Old Train Station, off Derech Hevron.  Literally translated from the Hebrew as […]

Breakfast by the Sea

Much as I love going for brunch in the Holy City, (see earlier post here), nothing compares to a visit to Benedict.  With 2 branches in Tel Aviv and a 3rd on the sea-front in Herzliya, Benedict serves every kind of breakfast you can wish for and is […]