Jerusalem

Machneyuda Chefs Assaf Granit and Uri Navon Bring Israeli Cuisine Center Stage in L.A.

Check out Anne Fishbein's photo gallery of Assaf Granit and Uri Navon's Israeli dinner. On their first trip to Los Angeles, Israeli chefs Assaf Granit and Uri Navon wasted no time in getting to know some of this town's culinary habits. They shopped at the Santa Monica Farmers Market, partnered with ... More >>

Israel's 65th Independence Day Dinner with Suzanne Tracht and Machneyuda Chefs

In celebration of Israel's 65th Independence Day, Suzanne Tracht will open her kitchen to Assaf Granit and Uri Navon, chef-owners of Machneyda restaurant in Jerusalem, at Jar for a collaborative one-night dinner on Saturday, April 13.

IACP 2013 Food Writing Award Finalists Announced

The IACP, which would be the International Association of Culinary Professionals and not the International Association of Chiefs of Police -- yes, that's an old joke now, but you try googling IACP and see what you get -- announced their 2013 award finalists this morning for four of their prestigious ... More >>

What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Sunchokes and Romance

It's really too bad that the Jerusalem artichoke, or Sunchoke, comes into peak season right around Valentine's Day. Young lovers, eager to impress and please, peel and prep these drab little roots, detailing to their intended what they found in a quick recipe search on Saveur.com. And truly, it's ... More >>

All We Want For Christmas: A Wish List From The LA Weekly Food Team

It's that time of year, when material and consumer lust the joy of giving is upon us. There are a million food-related gift guides out there, many of them touting all that's new and exciting in the world of cooking gadgets and indulgent eating. But I thought, rather that scour the web for gift ideas ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 12/3 - 12/7

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Or, as Funke described it, 'Pork on pork on pork.'" Evan Funke Launches a Porchetta Truck: A Mobile Ode to Pork. "And, for you -- well, it doesn't get much easier than stopping in your local coffee shop to pick up the gift, ... More >>

Cookbook Of The Week: Jerusalem: A Cookbook Yotam Ottolenghi's Baharat Recipe

If you're a Yotam Ottolenghi fan, you probably already have a copy of Jerusalem: A Cookbook by the London-based chef and his longtime friend, business partner and chef Sami Tamimi, who helms the kitchen of Ottolenghi's namesake restaurant. Lucky you. It's the ideal time of year to flip through the 3 ... More >>

Villaraigosa's DNC God Flap Subject of Campaign Ad by Allen West

The flap over L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's disputed approval of including references to God and Jerusalem in the Democratic party platform is proving to be ample ammunition for the enemy. As chair of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte this week the mayor made three calls for an a ... More >>

Villaraigosa Changes Democratic Platform to Include God, Jerusalem

When L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa accepted chair duties at the Democratic National Convention, he probably didn't realize it would turn into an actual hot seat. A few gavels here, a nice speech there and -- boom -- you have a new job in the Obama White House. Not so fast:

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

You can't replace the feeling of lounging on the couch with a scrunched-up newspaper. But with the web, at least you don't need to worry about getting ink on your hands and bagel. Here's a roundup of some food-related stories from our country's newspapers this week. Lucky for us, it's mostly free. F ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: Boris, Gun Club, R.I.P Ex-Motörhead Guitarist Würzel

Timothy Norris​KCRW BROADCAST #123 for Saturday, July 16. Fanatics! What a show we have for you tonight! All you need to do is look down the list and it's all good all the way the way through. If you look a ways down this stellar gathering of great tunes and you will see two Boris tunes wit ... More >>

The Top Five Metal Albums Consisting Of Only One Track

Long, slow ... heavy metal songs​Slow-crawl stoner metal lovers rejoiced last year when Sleep reunited for their first U.S. tour since breaking up at the end of the '90s. The band's 2010 tour included a stop at last year's FYF Fest, where loyal fans were rewarded with a set exceeding all expec ... More >>

Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem, on Broadway

AND He Really Grows a Thick Beard!

First Bite: Dining Artfully at Ray's

F. FriesemaJonagold apples​ To get to Ray's, the new restaurant at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, you thread your way through Chris Burden's streetlamp installation, past the outdoor Stark Bar and into a glowing minimalist rectangle that abuts the soaring Ahmanson gallery like a glass s ... More >>

Miral: Muddle East Politics

Style but little substance in Schnabel's Palestine plea

The Human Resources Manager

Theater Reviews: More Lies About Jerzy, Second, Supernova

Also, U.S.S. Pinafore, Den of Thieves, Man Verses Moon and more

Crossing Forbidden Boundaries

Gay love in Israel and Iran

Street Cred

At her new Hollywood restaurant, Susan Feniger puts the cart before the hors d’oeuvre

Ask Mr. Gold: Kosher Credentials; Nu, Does It Have To Be Trayf?

Photo credit: Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menuDear Mr. Gold: My son would like to go a kosher restaurant for his birthday. Do you have any recommendations? --Michael, Northridge Dear Michael: The local universe of kosher dining is better than it used to be, when nine-tenths of my meals with ... More >>

Back on the Street: Susan Feniger's World Cuisine

A virtual museum of street food, snacks and savories from every part of Asia

Film Reviews: Rails & Ties, Jimmy Carter Man From Plains

Swoosh!

Comets (and reactions to them) through the ages

All Roads Film Festival

O Jerusalem

Ridley Scott goes medieval on us

Observing a Non-Election

Separate, Unequal — and Turned Away

What it’s like to be a Palestinian looking for a house in Jerusalem

World of Wonders

Global Lens at REDCAT

Lands of Milk and Honey

Millennium Mambo and James’ Journey to Jerusalem

Land of Milk and Honey

Millennium Mambo and James’ Journey to Jerusalem

Rough Road, Messy Map

The all-too-human comedy of The Holy Land

The Art of being Civilian

Saying farewell to suicide bombers and victims of war

Chronicles of Love and Pain

Divine Intervention and Nowhere in Africa's displaced persons

A Letter from Jerusalem If You Cannot Breathe, Raise Your Hand

What Lies Beneath

Free Radical

Country maverick Steve Earle vs. the Nashville machine

Phallus Aforethought: Gender Bender

Use Your Allusion

Lift to Experience Texas two-step with the angel of the Lord

Rami Kashoú

Childhood’s End

Promises’ bitter truths

Diss Belief

Extreme Islam and Hatred of Capitalism

Great Expectations

Alfonso Cuarón hits the road

Keeping Score

Coping with split realities in Israel

All of Me

Trembling Before G-d’s warm ideal of Jewish practice

Welcome to El Al

Semi-Tough

Flub and bluster in Made; plus, Amos Gitai

Now It’s Barak’s Turn

Israel’s new prime minister plays no favorites in pressing peace agenda

Count the Days

Eugen Weber's Apocalypses and Juan Goytisolo's The Marx Family Saga

Lost Generation

Israeli and Palestinian youth share bond