Is there a chef in the house?

December 26, 2008 - 10:50 AM by David · 2 Comments
Filed under: Food

Nothing fishy about this

My daughter’s boyfriend is studying at the Tadmor School of Cooking in Tel Aviv.

Less than a year out of his army service, he’s pursuing his love of cooking and having a great time doing it. Now, he’s a very nice guy, but what really endears him to me is that whenever he stays over when she’s on a break from the army for a day or two, he takes over the kitchen to prepare feasts for all of us based on the recipes he’s learning in his classes.

The kitchen looks like a hurricane ripped through it, as he never just prepares one dish – it’s always something like lightly breaded Salmon filets with sauce of dried tomatoes, basillicum and onions, with a side of thyme-spiced, broiled sweet potatoes. The aromas are intense, and the flavors more than meet the expectations.

Israel’s developed some world class chefs in the last few years, and I think we may have another one in the works. I’ll continue to be his guinea pig, so to speak, any time.

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