possible, after you visit mashda. it s a restaurant in what looks like an idyllic village in the judean hills about twenty minutes from jerusalem. it feels like an alternate universe for a number of reasons. anthony: michal balanes is of jewish. jakob bahrun is muslim from a nearby village. they re partners, co-owners of mashda and also married. they re unsurprisingly friend s of yotam. together, they grow and raise much of what s used in their kitchen. their food reflects both their different backgrounds and their commonalities. yotam: we re going to spoil you now. anthony: yeah, here we go. anthony: so you grew up in this town? jakob: yes, in this village.
anthony: you could almost believe, for a minute or two, that some kind of peace, some kind of reconciliation, meeting of the minds, sanity, is possible, after you visit mashda. it s a restaurant in what looks like an idyllic village in the judean hills about twenty minutes from jerusalem. it feels like an alternate universe for a number of reasons. anthony: michal balanes is of jewish. jakob bahrun is muslim from a nearby village. they re partners, co-owners of mashda and also married. they re unsurprisingly friend s of yotam. together, they grow and raise much of what s used in their kitchen. their food reflects both their different backgrounds and their commonalities. yotam: we re going to spoil
it feels like an alternate universe for a number of reasons. anthony: michal balanes is of jewish. jakob bahrun is muslim from a nearby village. they re partners, co-owners of mashda and also married. they re unsurprisingly friend s of yotam. together, they grow and raise much of what s used in their kitchen. their food reflects both their different backgrounds and their commonalities. yotam: we re going to spoil you now. anthony: yeah, here we go. anthony: so you grew up in this town? jakob: yes, in this village. anthony: where did you grow