Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts

An Evening with Moshe Basson of the Eucalyptus Restaurant

In his Jerusalem restau­rant, chef Moshe Bas­son seeks to bring "a mod­ern Israeli inter­pre­ta­tion to the Land of Milk and Hon­ey with food from the Bible." This may be a lofty aim, but it is mag­nif­i­cent­ly achieved.

Bas­son opened his first Euca­lyp­tus restau­rant in 1986, which he named for the tree he plant­ed one Tu B'Shevat near his fam­i­ly home in Jerusalem. Today, the restau­rant is locat­ed out­side Jerusalem's city walls, in the artists’ colony, and reser­va­tions are essential.

Bas­son is an inter­na­tion­al­ly-renowned Mas­ter Chef spe­cial­iz­ing in Mod­ern Israeli-Bib­li­cal cui­sine. Uti­liz­ing his school­ing in agri­cul­ture and pas­sion for study­ing ancient script, Bas­son has incor­po­rat­ed into the restaurant's kosher menu many dish­es that are based on foods eat­en for many cen­turies in this region. Join us for an evening of Kosher Israeli food and a discussion of food, spirituality, and the Holy Land. This is a Jewish Book Council Program.Basson will be intereviewed by restauranteur and founder of Won't Stop Hospitality, Martha Hoover.

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