International culinary project to come to Israel in November, offering customers a unique blend of food culture in new and unique dishes.

No Israeli restaurant has yet received a coveted Michelin Star, but over the last few years chefs in the Jewish homeland are getting closer to reaching this goal while dozens have made names for themselves around the globe.

Now, it’s time for the great chefs of other nations to come to Israel.

The chefs set to visit Tel Aviv. (Photo: Round Tables by American Express)
The chefs set to visit Tel Aviv. (Photo: Round Tables by American Express)

 

An international culinary project called Round Tables began Wednesday and will include visits to Israel from the kitchen crews of 8 restaurants from around the world in November, some of which maintain one Michelin Star – just one, in order to keep the event as cheap as possible, to draw in a wider audience.

The others are also well known in the industry and considered unique in some way from a culinary aspect.

Ron Blaauw from Ron Gastrobar in Amsterday. (Photo: Round Tables by American Express)
Ron Blaauw from Ron Gastrobar in Amsterday. (Photo: Round Tables by American Express)

 

The eight teams will join eight restaurants from Tel Aviv in opening “pop up” eateries in the city to last for one week.

Among the visiting restaurants are The Fat Radish from New York and Ron Gastrobar from Amsterdam. Among the host restaurants are Yafo Tel Aviv (Haim Cohen), Pastel (Hillel Toocoli), Lumina (Meir Adoni), Herbert Samuel Tel Aviv (Adir Cohen) and The Blue Rooster (Shaul Ben Aderet).

Phil Winser and Ben Towill from The Fat Radish in New York. (Photo: Round Tables by American Express)
Phil Winser and Ben Towill from The Fat Radish in New York. (Photo: Round Tables by American Express)

 

In total, 26 chefs, restaurateurs and other cooks will arrive in Israel from around the world, along with 16 culinary critics who will cover the event.

The teams from abroad will take over the kitchens of the host restaurants for one week and make new, unique meals based on the restaurant’s flagship dishes. The meal will be prepared in collaboration with the host chef, meaning that culinary cultures will meet inevitably.

Meals will cost NIS 269 for a tasting meal which includes a glass of wine and dessert. Round Tables meals will be served in the various restaurants over the first three weeks of November. Tickets can be ordered at www.roundtablestour.com.

As reported by Ynetnews