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Eucalyptus, Jerusalem: Moshe Basson's Kosher Bible-Era Kitchen
Chef Moshe Basson cooks the foods of the Tanakh — figs, hyssop, lamb, mallow — under a strict kosher roof a few steps from the Old City walls.
Jerusalem, Israel
Eucalyptus is what happens when an archaeologist becomes a chef. The maqluba is theater. The Queen of Sheba chicken is scholarship.
Basson himself usually walks the room. Stay for the foraging stories. Take notes.
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