Upcoming One-Day Tours – Advance Registration Required!

Foodways Then and Now – an Exploration of Old Bet Jann
Thursday, May 20, 11:30 AM
Saturday, May 22, 11:30 AM

We will walk through the narrow streets of this picturesque Druze village's "old city", making several stops along the way, to meet local cooks and discuss the agricultural and food-making traditions that went out of use not so long ago, and those that still endure. The tour will culminate with an exceptional seasonal vegetarian meal in the home of exceedingly gracious hosts, highlighting the best of Druze home cooking. 

For more information, contact Abbie at 052-372-8452 or info@galileecuisine.co.il

Baking with Balkees in Nazareth!
Thursday, June 3 – 9:30 AM

The gifted baker Balkees Abu Rabieh will welcome us in her home and teach us how to prepare traditional Arab confections including "kaak" - date-filled cookie rings and "ghraibeh" - butter cookies filled with pistachio, as well as the delicious and decorative "hubs el kaleb", and a unique twist on the traditional stuffed pastries called "ftayir".
For more information, contact Abbie at 052-372-8452 or info@galileecuisine.co.il 
  

Itineraries are developed according to the visitors' interests, dietary requirements and the season. Two more sample itineraries are listed here - other ideas follow...


Taste of the Galilee:
- Begin the day at a Spice Farm to learn about – and taste - the local herbs and plants of the Galilee and their culinary and medicinal uses over history and in contemporary times. We will mix our own za'atar and sample it with fresh pita and labaneh.
- Visit an Olive Press in a stunning setting where the proprietor will lead us in a tasting of different olive oils and olives, produced from varieties characteristic of the Galilee.
- Veer far from the beaten path to a unique, family-run goat farm for a meal centering around their own cheeses, home-made breads and home-grown vegetables.
- Conclude the day with wine tasting at a winery, including an overview on the history of winemaking in ancient times, and the meteoric rise of the Israeli wine industry.
Culinary Crossroads
- Spend the morning exploring the old market of Nazareth. We will sample the fare and meet the people who run traditional spice emporia, coffee mills and bakeries.
- Spend the afternoon with a gracious local family in their pastoral olive grove, preparing a traditional Galilee Arab meal. We will pick herbs and whatever is in season from the expansive garden, and cook in a wood-burning tab'un.
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Other itineraries can include
- Preparing a fresh-fish meal with a local family in the port city of Acco
- A Galilee Cuisine cooking seminar with one of the country's leading chefs
- Visits to Galilee wineries – from family-run boutique to large-scale, internationally reputed wineries
- Picking edible wild plants (winter) and having a cook-out with a Bedouin family
- Preparing a gourmet meal with one of the Galilee's top chefs in the Artist's Colony of Safed
- Visiting a farming family who will share their home-made olives, wine, and traditional Moroccan dishes prepared using ingredients from the family farm.
- An introduction to the little-known but fascinating Circassian community and their distinctive smoked cheeses
Contact us to develop an itinerary for your next visit.