The Star (Nairobi)

Kenya: Israel Celebrates 50 Years With Food Festival

By Joel Magu, 20 February 2013

Israel celebrity Chef, Omer Miller and the world famous percussionist Gilad Dobrecky were recently in Kenya week to inaugurate and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Israel's relationship with Kenya.

Chef Miller is also the author of two Israeli cuisine cookbooks and as a "celebrity-chef" has starred in several TV cooking shows, the most recent one of them launched several months ago.

The Tribe hotel invited food Chefs to a food festival courtesy of the Israel Embassy in Kenya and showcased a special menu collaboration between the Tribe's executive chef Luca Molteni and his Israeli counterpart.

According to the chief guest Israel ambassador Gil Haskel, the food festival was planned to coincide with Valentine's Day, on February 14. In addition to a one-of-a-kind culinary experience, the guests also experienced a live performance from Gilad Dobrecky alongside Kenyan vocalist, Alisha Popat.

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