Haaretz iconHaaretzSep 28, 2026

A Libyan Israeli chef cooking up Japanese food in Tel Aviv – and Turkey

His roots in a Libyan Jewish home were replaced with meticulous Japanese food aesthetics, social work studies were abandoned in favor of knives, and three years in Tokyo kitchens taught him the meaning of humility.

A Libyan Israeli chef cooking up Japanese food in Tel Aviv – and Turkey

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His roots in a Libyan Jewish home were replaced with meticulous Japanese food aesthetics, social work studies were abandoned in favor of knives, and three years in Tokyo kitchens taught him the meaning of humility.

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