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Israeli Restaurant Uri Buri Named in Top 25 Worldwide

Jun 15, 2020
2 min

Israeli Restaurant Uri Buri Named in Top 25 Worldwide

The people have spoken. The incredible seafood restaurant in Akko, Uri Buri, was named in the Top 25 fine dining restaurants in the world in Trip Advisor's 2019 Traveler's Choice Awards. They are not alone in this praise. Gault and Millau, the famous French restaurant reviewers, lists Uri Buri as the 8th-best (tied) restaurant in Israel. Anyone who stays in Akko with me often ends up having dinner at this incredible place and it often is a highlight of my culinary tours of

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5 Israeli Lab-Grown Meat Companies to Know

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

Jun 9, 2020
1 min

5 Israeli Lab-Grown Meat Companies to Know

Yesterday I posted about how the future of protein might be grasshoppers/locusts. Dipped in date honey like John the Baptist or ground up into protein bars, they might be quite good. For more on that see here: https://www.tourguideofisrael.com/post/how-to-stop-a-plague-eat-it-protein-power But sometimes someone just wants a tasty Big Kahuna burger. What to do then if there are meat shortages caused by coronavirus or other unforeseen situations? What if you just don't wa

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How to Stop a Plague? Eat it. Protein Power!!

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

Jun 8, 2020
2 min

How to Stop a Plague? Eat it. Protein Power!!

In 30 years as the global population is expected to reach 9 billion people and the demand for protein is expected to double, the world will be looking to find alternatives to the meat industry (which create 25% of the greenhouse gasses in the world - the #1 source). And an Israeli company called Hargol has an answer: grasshoppers (aka - locusts - from the 10 plagues). On my most recent Israel tech tour we were able to meet with the founder of the company (who appears in the

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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

Jun 8, 2020
1 min

Video Tutorials: How to Make 3 Classic Israeli Dishes

Want to learn how to make some classic Israeli dishes? Israel 21C - which shows off Israeli innovations - has created a Youtube channel called 21see Tayim (which means tasty). Here are a few of their highlights along with recipes... Of course you can always come on my Israel culinary tour to get the best versions of these dishes and much more! For more on those click here: https://www.tourguideofisrael.com/culinary-tours Roasted eggplant with tahini: https://www.israel21

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Wine Online: A 24-Part Series on Israeli Wine

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

Jun 3, 2020
1 min

Wine Online: A 24-Part Series on Israeli Wine

For all of you oenophiles, wine-aficionados, wine buffs, amateur sommeliers, straight out lushes and honorary members of the cult of Dionysus... Israel is hosting a virtual wine fest through July 3 [It started a month ago but all the episodes are saved and available to watch.] Virtual wine tastings, wine tours, cooking and cocktail demonstrations, lectures on all things wine, you name it, they have it. Want to go from virtual to reality? They even have taster sets from the v

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Bake the Bread of the Seven Heavens for Shavuot

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

May 28, 2020
2 min

Bake the Bread of the Seven Heavens for Shavuot

This past week as part of the Great Big Jewish Food Fest taking place online, I was privileged to watch the making of a unique Sephardi Jewish food tradition almost lost to history: El Pan de Siete Cielos - the Bread of the Seven Heavens - which is baked especially for Shavuot which begins tonight. I say this because it is never sold in public (it's unfortunately not part of my culinary tours of Israel) and only a few families in the world are still keeping this delicious t

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Which White Wine to Drink on Shavuot? 10 of Israel's Best White Wines

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

May 28, 2020
2 min

Which White Wine to Drink on Shavuot? 10 of Israel's Best White Wines

The Jewish holiday of Shavuot begins tonight. Shavuot is the Festival of Weeks or Festival of Tabernacles or the Pentacost. We count 49 days from Passover to Shavuot (literally every night counting aloud with a blessing, called "the counting of the omer") with the 50th night beginning Shavuot. An omer is a measure of barley and Passover is when the barley harvest holiday takes place whereas Shavuot is when the wheat harvest occurs. We read the Book of Ruth at this time as

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SUNDAY: Free Online Seminar on the Golan Heights

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

May 23, 2020
2 min

SUNDAY: Free Online Seminar on the Golan Heights

One of my favorite places to visit as a tour guide of Israel is the Golan Heights. It is full of fantastic nature, hiking, history, wine, archaeology, security, Bible, battles, food, culture and more. This Sunday, in commemoration of the liberation of the Golan in the Six-Day War 53 years ago, there will be 3 wonderful lectures online. Many of you may remember visiting Tel Saki and learning about the battle there during the Yom Kippur War (and perhaps doing an escape room

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An Israeli & a Palestinian Have a Son. Food is the Only Way to Bring His Family Together: Meet Abe.

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

May 20, 2020
1 min

An Israeli & a Palestinian Have a Son. Food is the Only Way to Bring His Family Together: Meet Abe.

I'm really excited to see the new movie Abe, which is about a 12-year old boy trying to find a way to bring the warring members of his family together. The answer, he believes, is food. To learn more about the movie - and see one of the unique recipes - check out the article here and of course watch the trailer below. https://www.timesofisrael.com/locked-down-open-up-to-food-uniting-a-jewish-palestinian-family-in-abe/ To learn more about the food, well you'll just need to c

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The Messiah has Come! Well, Almost. The Great Big Jewish Food Fest is Coming! Online May 19-28.

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

May 18, 2020
1 min

The Messiah has Come! Well, Almost. The Great Big Jewish Food Fest is Coming! Online May 19-28.

Starting tomorrow, May 19 and lasting until May 28, there will be an online Jewish food festival consisting of workshops, happy hours and cooking Shabbat dinners with famous foodies. These include Michael Solomonov (the James Beard award winner as the best chef in the USA), Joan Nathan (prolific cookbook author) and more. Some content is open to all and others need RSVPs so check it out ASAP. https://www.jewishfoodfest.org/ Of course the Great Big Israel Food Fest already ex

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International Hummus Day - Extreme Hummus Fails

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

May 14, 2020
1 min

International Hummus Day - Extreme Hummus Fails

Yesterday was International Hummus Day. I think Hallmark might be working on a scratch and sniff card or something like that... Anyway, in past years hummus has become trendy. The reason for that, I believe, is that hummus is just not good outside of the Middle East. And definitely not that Sabra hummus. It's like eating a Philly cheesesteak outside of Philadelphia. Just not the real thing. So they dress it up - pumpkin spice girl hummus, black bean avocado white people

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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

May 5, 2020
2 min

Welcome to My New Site

So, we are all stuck at home. For me, it means I have only left my apartment 5 times in the last 2 months just to get some food. Tourism is shut down and all my bookings have been cancelled from March-June and after that it is anyone's guess. The plus side, besides losing 10 pounds due to not eating at hotel buffets and restaurants, is that I have had the chance to do many things for which I never seemed to have the time. A major one was creating this website (and by exte

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