Gil Hovav, Israel’s leading culinary journalist and TV personality – and the grandson of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the reviver of the Hebrew language – joins us live in conversation! The author of three best-selling novels will speak about his colorful and illustrious family and career as a food writer, publisher, and TV host.
Hovav has played a major role in the revival of Israeli cuisine and the country’s transformation into a “gourmet nation.” He began his career as restaurant critic, moved on to become a newspaper editor, and produced and presented some of Israel’s most viewed and beloved food shows. Nowadays, he hosts a weekly radio show about restaurants in Israel. His TV series “Food for Thought” included 20 interviews with Nobel laureates, including John Nash, Elie Wiesel, Daniel Kahneman, and Eric Kandel. This event is in English.