Comfort Food?

Sometimes there seem to be voids that nothing can fill

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Shana Tova, which in English Means "Let's Just Wait to the Last Minute"

We need not just a Slow Food Movement, but a Slow Life Movement.

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverSeptember 18, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel Avivfriends and family, Philosophy of Food, private chef, personal chef, soul food Tel Aviv, southern cooking tel aviv, southern soul food

Beet Ever So Humble

there’s no plaice like loam.

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Tomato Pie: It's a Thang

Pizza and cheesy bread making out in a pie crust.

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverSeptember 16, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel Avivfriends and family, food lore, southern cooking tel aviv, soul food Tel Aviv, southern soul food, private chef, personal chef, Philosophy of Food

Family Dinner: A Moral Fable in 3 Acts

Since we are on the subject of Douglas Adams,, the secret to life is not 42. It’s family dinner.

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverSeptember 15, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel Avivfriends and family, food memory, food lore, Savannah, southern cooking tel aviv, soul food Tel Aviv, southern soul food, Philosophy of Food, private chef, personal chef

Kitchen Sink Cooking

The taste of Brunswick Stew for me is hardcore childhood Savannah: in-your-face, unadulterated, good-to-the-last drop goodness.

The Lady or the Tiger?

In Honor of my son’s birthday today.

Martin MelaverSeptember 13, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel Aviv

The Orgasmatron . . . and Other Invasive Technological Species

“I don’t like anything with moving parts that are not my own” (Sleeper, 1973)

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverSeptember 12, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel AvivPhilosophy of Food, food and technology, southern cooking tel aviv, soul food Tel Aviv, southern soul food, private chef, personal chef

Mango-Habanero Vegan Ice Cream: A Culinary Odyssey

I kid you not.

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverSeptember 11, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel Avivfriends and family, food memory, food history, soul food Tel Aviv, southern soul food

(Not so) Guilty Pleasures

I’ll take the scraped remnants from any of my dishes before anything. Hands down.

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverSeptember 10, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel Avivfood memory, friends and family, food lore, Philosophy of Food, slow cooking, summer cooking Tel Aviv, southern cooking tel aviv, soul food Tel Aviv, southern soul food

The Simple, Profound Act of Civility

(I’m afraid it may be a lost art.)

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverSeptember 9, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel Avivfood culture, Philosophy of Food, personal chef, helping hands, southern soul food, soul food Tel Aviv

We're On the Map

2800 km in bike deliveries. Or .6 metric tons of carbon dioxide avoided.

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverSeptember 8, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel Avivsustainability, private chef, personal chef, Philosophy of Food, summer cooking Tel Aviv, southern cooking tel aviv, soul food Tel Aviv, southern soul food

Kitchen's Got A Squeeze Box

Daddy never sleeps at night.

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverSeptember 7, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel Avivfood lore, food preparation, food and literature, homemade sauces, private chef, personal chef, Philosophy of Food, seasonal cooking, slow cooking, southern cooking tel aviv, soul food Tel Aviv, southern soul food

De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum

My Latin teachers Mr. Conklin and Mrs. Schmidt would be so proud of me for that headline

Shame on Me

Martin, a good friend of mine said last year, I’ve found a good source for sustainable packaging.

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"Buddy Can You Spare a Rib?"

I really have no business cooking this dish in Tel Aviv

Buns of Steal

Unheard of! A customer was actually offering to share his sourdough starter with me.

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverSeptember 3, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel Avivfriends and family, food lore, private chef, personal chef, Philosophy of Food, helping hands, slow cooking, soul food Tel Aviv, summer cooking Tel Aviv, southern cooking tel aviv, southern soul food

My Comal

Sometimes, a lump of clay can be life-changing.

The Stall

And the things we find to stay busy

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverSeptember 1, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel AvivPhilosophy of Food, kitchen Hygiene, private chef, personal chef, soul food Tel Aviv, southern soul food, slow cooking, summer cooking Tel Aviv, seasonal cooking, southern cooking tel aviv

Open Sesame

A Thousand Nights and One Night. That’s a fairly long time to be blogging every day. We will see how it goes.

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverAugust 31, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel Avivfood and literature, food memory, personal chef, private chef, Philosophy of Food, seasonal cooking, slow cooking, southern cooking tel aviv, soul food Tel Aviv, southern soul food

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Sderot Chen 51 Tel Aviv, Israel שדרות חן 51 תל אביב, ישראל

OPEN MONDAY — FRIDAY

+972-54-236-0781Martin@etzlenu.com

Sderot Chen 51 Tel Aviv, Israel
שדרות חן 51 תל אביב, ישראל

+972-54-236-0781
Martin@etzlenu.com