Reality cooking shows have propelled many an aspiring chef to foodie stardom in the U.S. — Harold Dieterle, Jeff Mauro and Mike Isabella, to name a few. But unlike her American counterparts, the most ...

A little over a year ago, I made the decision to switch to a vegan diet. This change has improved my mental and physical health, but it also had the people around me questioning my decision. My ...

Israeli-Arab chef Nof Atamna-Ismaeel created the A-Sham Arab food festival in 2015, and it's become a December tradition in an Israeli city known for coexistence. HAIFA, Israel (JTA) — They say that ...

Not a day passes in the Mid-East without headlines of conflict. The fight over Jerusalem, the embassy, the wall, the settlements and almost everything else between the Israelis and the Arabs is ...

Cathy Raff greets visitors at her workshop center, Beit Elfarasha, in the Old City of Acre (Akko), Israel, with hometown pride. It doesn't matter that Raff grew up in Georgia, in the south of the ...

Traditional Arabic meals often revolve around shared platters, beginning with mezze, a vibrant assortment of dips, salads, and finger foods that promote mindful, social eating. Staples like chickpeas, ...

FALL RIVER — At St. Anthony of the Desert Maronite Catholic Church, amid the smells of sauteed onions and sweet baklawa, Terry Galib and Lynn Abdow were preparing an eggplant casserole. At 78 and 72, ...