Chef Einat Admony just announced she’s closing Bar Bolonat, her well-reviewed West Village hotspot. But if you’re expecting her to sit shiva, you haven’t followed her storied career. The Israeli-born food pioneer, cookbook author, and entrepreneur will use the space to reopen Balaboosta — the beloved Noho bistro that launched her mini-empire — in Bar…
So much hype has trailed Kish-Kash – starting with a New York Times preview back in April 2017 – you might think the restaurant opened months ago. But it was only Monday that star chef Einat Admony finally cut the ribbon on her newest restaurant, an Israeli-accented joint where Admony hopes to convert diners to…
This recipe is adapted from the spicy chili in Einat Admony’s “Balaboosta.” To make my life easier, I used cans where I could: canned kidney beans instead of dried; canned tomatoes instead of fresh. I also replaced merguez sausage with ground lamb because it’s easier to find. The heat in the chili comes from the…
Einat Admony has made a name for herself in New York City. The Israeli-born chef owns a few restaurants, like Balaboosta and Bar Bolonat, which have attracted a lot of interest. But there are those who say that her real forte is her two fast-food restaurants (actually two-and-a-half) called Taïm that sell falafel in SoHo and…
Here are the nominees for the Forward Food Choice Award for best new Israeli/Middle Eastern restaurant. Learn more about the awards and vote for your favorites here. Bar Bolonat The tireless Einat Admony hasn’t always had an easy ride — Combina, her tapas joint, shuttered fast — but she’s found her groove with Bar Bolonat,…
The smell of schmaltz-popped corn greeted the noisy crowd filing up the stairs of the Henry Street Settlement on the Lower East Side last week. The draw? A Moth-like storytelling event, with food, called “Schmaltzy: 5 dishes. 5 stories. So Jewish.” The brainchild of Jewish Food Society founder Naama Shefi, the organization’s first public event…
New York is in the midst of an Israeli food movement, and one 5-foot mother of two, who zips between her Brooklyn home and her downtown Manhattan restaurants on a candy-pink Vespa, is leading the charge. By the end of 2014, Tel Aviv-born but naturalized American Einat Admony, 43, will have been a New York…
To the many salivating fans of Israeli-born star chef Einat Admony: Your wait is nearly over. After seemingly endless construction issues, Department of Buildings complications, and “a million little details,” Admony’s much-anticipated Bar Bolonat will finally open March 25 in the West Village. “The private dining area downstairs took forever,” the chef told the Forward…
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