Ashdod Travelers guide

Culinary arts 179 living together as one on a fertile land by the sea. The Ashdod culinary scene features a Georgian Khachapuri with a Yemenite Falafel, and Pad- Thai together with a Mexican Polenta, side by side. The Ashdod culinary scene is the dream of an Ethiopian girl who cooked for her family since she lost her mother - a dream that became a reality years later when she opened a restaurant in town that features her mother's cooking made in her memory. The Ashdod culinary scene is the dream conceived by four young friends when they shared a room in a Mexican surfing town - a dream which came true when they opened their joint restaurant. The Ashdod culinary scene is the special friendship woven between a Chinese family and an Israeli family, which brought on the establishment of a Chinese restaurant in town. It is the unique love story between a Thai woman and an Israeli man, which is expressed with Thai dishes the couple offer in the restaurant of their dreams. It is the dream of the boy who ate only the food at the boarding school in Brazil, and when he immigrated to Israel he decided that from now on he will be his own master and cook his own food for himself and his loved ones. All these dreams, and many more, woven at different ends of the earth, came true here, in little Ashdod in little Israel, thanks to a blessed initiative, perseverance, investment, diligence, faith, and a lot of love. The love of food, the love of cooking, the love of culture, the love of food culture. And the love of people, who receive with pleasure everything the dreamers know so well how to give. The fulfillment of all those dreams is the fruit of labor of these entrepreneurs, cooks, bakers, chefs, pastry chefs, winemakers, fishermen, food magicians, delicacy-makers and taste artists who reside in the city, who did not give up on making what was once considered imaginary come true - those who radiate their love of food onto their customers' - their diners' - love of food. All of these are the ingredients of the Ashdod culinary scene - the human components that come together, shaken and well-stirred, spiced just right (with adjustments according to taste), and cooked on high heat with lots of warmth, passion and love, until golden. As a golden product, these are the things that make Ashdod what it is on a daily basis, a multicultural city that is growing and vibrant, eating and drinking, cooking and catering, entertaining and hosting; an attractive coastal city of piping hot flavors and the aromas of roasting, an Israeli city that brings immigrant communities together, with an impressive variety of restaurants and chefs, diners, bars, bakeries and pastry shops, pubs and falafel stands, ice cream parlors and kiosks, French fry shops and delicatessens, catering companies, cooks and bakers galore, earning it the nickname "Culinary City". And how. For more details on restaurants in Ashdod, see our book "Ashdod: A City of Flavors", our website www.shichor. co.il or contact the Ashdod Tourism Bureau by e-mail: visitashdod2@ashdod.muni.il TIP