TEN MORE THINGS NOT TO MISS OUT ON AT THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL:
From left to right (bottom row) Amelia Saltsman, Tomer Amedi, Ben Tish; (top row) Silvia Nacamulli and Fabienne Viner-Luzzato. it’s first come first served, so get there in good time as places will be limited. There are many more events and a pop up food market of milky and meaty foods, from a range of purveyors including Zest, Flipside Burger and Carmelli’s; plus a range of food from vegetarian caviar to parev ice cream and from sun dried tomatoes to gourmet fudge. This year’s festival looks like a bumper year so don’t miss a minute. The biggest problem you’ll have is deciding who to see. gefiltefest.org Eat like Jesus - Susan Weingarten will be explaining why North American Christians are trying to follow the diet Jesus would have eaten, where they are going wrong and what a Jew in first century Gallilee might have eaten Get your chocolate fix — not any old choc , but gourmet treats from Kennard’s Artisan chocolates. If that won’t fix your sweet tooth, get your fix with Adam Kendler’s delicious hand made fudge. Sip bubbles - Kedem’s Jay Steinberg will be hosting a tasting of the most prestigious kosher sparkling wines including Israel’s finest brut. Cheers. Bake a babka - Shiri Krauz will be taking a class in which you will actually bake chocolate babka, star-shaped Nutella brioche and a tear-out cinnamon layer babka fron scratch; And best of all, you get to take it home with you! Marvel for a minute- as host Raymond Simonson and a panel of motormouths attempt to speak without deviation, hesitation or repetition on the theme of Jewish food. Picking up a signed cookery book: Daunt Books will have a stall in the food court offering books by the various speakers. Get them signed whilst you can! Vegetarian caviar (yes really!): Seaweed caviar (pictured below) from the Vegetarian Caviar Club will be available to try and buy in the Food Court. Chilling out: in the food court with an ice cream from Antonio Rosso or Sweet Rebellion, or even a Stapleton Yoghurt. Learning to cook in Yiddish: step back in time as Lara Smallman from the JVS recreates the 1930’s Lithuanian Vilna vegetarian restaurant. Getting messy with your toddlers — at the under-5’s arts and crafts drop in whre little ones can create goodies inspired by PJ Library books Five Little Gefiltes, Bagels from Benny and Planting Parsley.