Eat Your Veggies

I guess the swiss chard doesn’t fall far from the tree.

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverNovember 14, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel Avivfood memory, friends and family, food preparation, southern cooking tel aviv, soul food Tel Aviv, southern soul food, private chef, personal chef, Philosophy of Food

A Different Aspic Ratio

Am I really trying to convince my guests that tomato aspic merits a serious, second look?

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverNovember 13, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel Avivfood memory, friends and family, private chef, personal chef, Philosophy of Food, southern cooking tel aviv, soul food Tel Aviv, southern soul food

Consider the Lobster

With (more than) a nod to David Foster Wallace

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverNovember 12, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel AvivEthical cooking, Philosophy of Food, food and literature, food and politics, food memory, private chef, personal chef, soul food Tel Aviv, southern soul food, southern cooking tel aviv

Southern Red Rice: It's Elementary

Sometimes, it takes most of a lifetime to understand the richness of a childhood dish.

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Christmas in July, Thanksgiving in Tel Aviv

Yes, Virginia, there is a Thanksgiving in Tel Aviv

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You Say Latkes, I Say Blini

Thomas Wolfe a long time ago wrote that “You Can’t Go Home Again.” Me? I’m not so sure.

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverNovember 9, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel Avivfriends and family, food memory, personal chef, private chef, southern cooking tel aviv, soul food Tel Aviv, southern soul food, Traditional Jewish dishes, home

Pat-a-Cake, Pattycake

Mark it with an “E.”

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverOctober 8, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel Avivfood and literature, food memory, food lore, food preparation, southern cooking tel aviv, soul food Tel Aviv, southern soul food, private chef, personal chef, Philosophy of Food

Vegan Fare: It's a Bitch

In a kitchen devoted to slow-cooking, who wudda thought that the thing that takes me the longest to prepare is a vegan burger.

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Riffing on Crack

With inspiration from Momfuko Milk Bar Chef Christina Tosi

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The Pudding that Would be King

Who’s fucking kitchen is this, anyway?

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverSeptember 30, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel Avivfood and literature, food preparation, Philosophy of Food, private chef, personal chef, soul food Tel Aviv, southern cooking tel aviv, southern soul food

Drinks, Drinks, Drinks, and Not a Drop of Water

(with apologies to Coleridge)

comfort food, food, Food orders Tel Aviv, food philosophyMartin MelaverSeptember 29, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel Avivfood lore, food culture, Savannah, southern cooking tel aviv, soul food Tel Aviv, southern soul food, private chef, personal chef, Philosophy of Food

Politics, Religion, and Money

The 3 things you were warned against discussing in polite southern culture.

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Sweet Home Savannah

One of these days, perhaps pretty soon, I’m gonna feature a menu that is solely based on dishes in and around my home town.

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Going Slowly

This may sound like a bit of an anomaly in the food business. Who has time to stop and smell the roses, much less taste them?

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When "Making Do" becomes "Making Better"

I think my mom would feel vindicated, like she had finally taught me a critical life lesson.

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Mercy, Mercy, I'm Begging You For Mercy

Martin MelaverSeptember 24, 2020Etzlenu: Soul Food, Tel Aviv

Who by Fire

(me, for one)

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"Me and Jenny Goes Together Like Peas and Carrots"

Most people (unfortunately) think of Forest Gump (and hence this quote) as the essence of the South.
They couldn’t be more wrong.

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Goldilocks

“Please don’t make anything too spicy or too sweet.”

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"When a Guest Doesn't Love an Entree . . ."

Can’t keep my mind on nuthin’ else (with apologies to Percy Sledge)

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OPEN MONDAY — FRIDAY

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

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