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Israeli - Chef | December 14, 1968 -

Dad likes my food, but he probably thinks it's too busy. He is a wonderful cook but only uses three ingredients. My mum rips out my articles and makes my recipes.

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Tel Aviv is the most exciting place to eat in Israel.

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Middle Eastern cuisine has the same depth of ingredients and processes as other cuisines. They just haven't had as much exposure.

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If I am honest, my food is actually quite far removed from both the food of my mother and my father.

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I enjoy meat, but I can do without it.

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Even in the busiest kitchen, there's always a point at the end of the day when you go home.

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Vegetarians in general don't like me.

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The kitchen is tough. It's one of the last bastions in civilized culture that sets out to crush the spirit.

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In certain European cuisines, vegetables are cooked a long time. I take the term 'al dente' and use it for vegetables.

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I have an intense dislike of doctrines, because you will always end up eating your words.

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Too many books are full of recipes that aren't doable at home. They are purely aspirational. They are quite frightening, even for me.

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Most of my recipes start life in the domestic kitchen, and even those that start out in the restaurant kitchen have to go through the domestic kitchen.

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