From Yotam Ottolenghi to Eyal Shani, Assaf Granit and Michael Solomonov, Israeli chefs are wowing the world by incorporating their native influences into daring new dishes.
The Middle East’s favourite bean stew is a simple yet celebrated affair, and known, variably, as ‘the rich man’s breakfast’, ‘the shopkeeper’s lunch’ and ‘the pauper’s supper’ – but what’s the definitive version?
BEE WILSON: All this food you cook, it means nothing to me, said my husband of 23 years, standing in my kitchen. It was a couple of weeks since he had announced that he was leaving.