How Britain Fell in Love with Middle Eastern Food

03/05/2015
59 min
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Talented Israeli and Jewish chefs Tomer Amedi, Sarit Packer, Itamar Srulovitch and Josh Katz discuss Middle Eastern cooking with Jay Rayner.

An event from 2015 Jewish Book Week.

About the speakers

Itamar Srulovich

Itamar Srulovich is one half of the couple behind Honey & Co., a Middle Eastern restaurant in London which he runs with his wife, Sarit Packer. He is also the author of Honey & Co: Food from the Middle East.

Josh Katz

Josh Katz is the co-owner and chef behind the London restaurant Berber & Q, as well as the Shawarma Bar and a kiosk in Spitalfields market. Josh worked at Ottolenghi, Galvin Bistrot de Luxe and Zest before opening Berber&Q in 2015.

Sarit Packer

Sarit Packer, together with her husband Itamar Srulovich, co-founded Middle Eastern restaurants Honey & Co. and Honey & Smoke: Grill House and delis Honey & Co. Daily and Honey & Spice: Food Store. The couple have written four cookbooks. Image © Patricia Niven

Tomer Amedi

Tomer Amedi is the head chef at the Palomar restaurant in London. He was born and raised in Jerusalem where food was always a big part of his life.

Jay Rayner

Jay Rayner is an award-winning writer, journalist and broadcaster, perhaps best known as the restaurant critic since 1999 for The Observer. Jay appears regularly on TV, including on Masterchef. 

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How Britain Fell in Love with Middle Eastern Food

03/05/2015
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59 min

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Itamar Srulovich

Itamar Srulovich is one half of the couple behind Honey & Co., a Middle Eastern restaurant in London which he runs with his wife,...

Josh Katz

Josh Katz is the co-owner and chef behind the London restaurant Berber & Q, as well as the Shawarma Bar and a kiosk in...

Sarit Packer

Sarit Packer, together with her husband Itamar Srulovich, co-founded Middle Eastern restaurants Honey & Co. and Honey & Smoke: Grill House and delis Honey...

Tomer Amedi

Tomer Amedi is the head chef at the Palomar restaurant in London. He was born and raised in Jerusalem where food was always a...

Jay Rayner

Jay Rayner is an award-winning writer, journalist and broadcaster, perhaps best known as the restaurant critic since 1999 for The Observer. Jay appears regularly...