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Special desserts from all over the world land in restaurants in Israel during the dessert week, as does confectioner Tal Spiegel; The van to take you on a culinary tour of five restaurants in one evening; The Social Club is celebrating a decade with guest chefs and French gastronomy week is underway

Israel Dessert Week

Dessert at Kitchen Market (Photo: Anatoly Michaello)

Kitchen Market (Photo: Anatoly Michael, PR)

Special desserts from all over the world land in restaurants in Israel during the dessert week to be held from February 11 to February 18. The highlight of Dessert Week, sponsored by Baylis, is a "tea hour" to be held at the Montefiore Hotel in Tel Aviv on February 11-13 from 4 pm to 7 pm with confectioner Tal Spiegel who has lived in Paris for the past few years Grapefruit and milky pistachio; Chocolate anterama with buckwheat and tonka; Shaw (black dough) of black sesame with roses and raspberries, all alongside cocktails, hot drinks and scones, on a special double menu. The chef-confectioners at all participating restaurants will prepare a special dessert menu consisting of two dishes, a nostalgic dessert and an innovative interpretation of the same dessert. Each dessert will be served with a cocktail that combines the Bayliss drink.

The participating restaurants include Tutu restaurant and confectioner Alon Goldman serving strawberry tartlet in two versions. Muna restaurant and pastry chef Itai Petal will be serving up apple tart tartan in a nostalgic version and innovative commentary. La Republique and confectioner Eyal's space will be served by Torte Polenta as a lemon-based almond cake and polenta ice cream on crumble. Also in attendance will be the Maghreb restaurant and the confectioner Hila Biderman, the silk restaurant and the confectionery Tal Itkin, as well as the Kitchen Market, Nono in Kfar Saba, Bar 51, Fresca at Kibbutz Masada, Oasis, and Massa.

As part of this week, Ike Chocolate will create together with chefs from four Tel Aviv restaurants specialty chocolate desserts in George and John, Hotel Montefiore, Zipra and Topolompompo. There will also be dessert workshops with Oak where, the project curator.

Dessert Week, Feb. 11-18, at select restaurants around the country

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A new culinary tour takes you to five restaurants in one evening

Assaf Ph.D at Ivy for Tour participants (Photo: Roy Guy)

Greygose's culinary tour, greygoose (Photo: Roy Guy, PR)

If you also like to hop from bar to bar, drink in some places that evening, eat a little here and there, then Grigos's next project is for you. The vodka brand launches new culinary tours, packed with food and alcohol throughout Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa. The tours will take place on several routes so you can choose what speaks most to you, for that matter there is a sea route that runs between five of the best fish restaurants in Tel Aviv - Sheila, Ivy, Malgo and Malabar, Bar 51 and Anamar, with each restaurant receiving a dish or two related to fish and seafood And a cocktail. There is also an Aperitivo Tel Aviv route that will bounce you between the happiest hours in the best places in town with a drink and a drink every stop, or a brunch route that will take you through all the Friday evenings. There is a route in the lower city of Haifa, and a route that passes between the culinary centers of Jerusalem. A branded van will drive you through all the stations so you can go wild with the drink, a clear culinary affinity guide will walk you through all the venues, provide explanations and stories, and in some cases will also welcome you to the chef and present his view of his dishes and alcohol (NIS 260-380 per participant , Depending on the route).

The tours will take place from February 16 to February 26, registration has already begun, more details on the Grigus website

The Social Club restaurant celebrates a decade

Social Club Flag Packages (Photo: Afik Gabay)

Social Club (Photo: Afik Gabay, PR)

The Social Club restaurant opens its decade and hosts a team of chefs who previously worked at the Social Club and are now on their own path. On the first evening on February 11 at 19:00, Chef Zvika Strauss will host Chef Sharon Cohen (Sheila) who was a chef at the Social Club in the past, together they will serve up a festive menu based on fresh fish and seafood. The second evening on February 18 will be hosted by Chef Michael Gratofsky of Bistro "Michael" in the Western Galilee, the first Chef of the Social Club restaurant and who designed her culinary DNA. On the third evening of February 25, a new cocktail menu will be launched at Moshe Budnik, created by local proprietor Moshe Budnik and an esteemed mixologist, who will be hosting chef Omar Miller with his own interpretations of burgers and pizza.

Social Club. Rothschild 45 Tel Aviv, 03-5601114

French Gastronomy Week

Trin, a typical French dish from the Auburn-Rhône region (Photo: Laurent Salino)

Chief Jean-François Malle (Photo: Laurent Salino, PR)

'So French So Food' is the French gastronomy week that has been held in Israel for the eighth year, starting today (February 9) until February 13. Eighteen French chefs, award winners and award-winning artists, come from Auvergne Ron Alp - a well-known French gastronomy destination, to collaborate with leading Israeli chefs and various restaurants across the country. The event, in collaboration with the French Embassy and the French Institute in Israel, will bring together a range of events to take place in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Beer Sheva, Nazareth, Tiberias and Zichron Yaacov.

For example, the famed chef Joseph Viola (Daniel and Dennis) will team up with Numi's restaurant and chef Yoram Nitzan; Chef Stephane Peroa de Le Fantin Latour, who has a Michelin star and anyone known in Israel as the French chef from "Knife Battle" will team up with Chef Oral Kimchi at the Poppina Restaurant; Chef Alan La Cusque (Head of the Paul Bocuse Culinary Institute), will join Chef Meir Danon, Head of the Danon Culinary Arts School; Chef Florence Freia (Le Café du Peintre), the only woman on the expedition, will join the Tishbi restaurant in Zichron Yaacov and Chef Gunter Biderman; They will also participate in the project, the Talpiot restaurant in Haifa and Chef Guy in Zohar; Lockeda Restaurant in Nazareth and Chef Elias Meter; Holy Peace Chef at the "Cow on the Roof" restaurant at the Leonardo Plaza Hotel; Pastel Restaurant and Chef Kobe Bachar; And many other restaurants and chefs are considered.

There will be quite a few workshops and art classes during the week, including a confectionery workshop for adults with disabilities in cooperation with the Shalva organization; Traditional French cooking workshop at the Carlton TA Hotel and more.

More details at the French Gastronomy Week website