Phyllis Glazer

Website : http://www.phylliskitchen.com/
Residence : Tel Aviv, Israel

Biographical information

Phyllis Glazer is the only American-born food writer living in Israel who writes in both the Hebrew and English languages. She is the author of A Vegetarian Feast and From Phyllis' Kitchen published in Hebrew, Food and Drink in the Days of the Bible published in German and Italian, and The Essential Book of Jewish Festival Cooking, to be released by HarperCollins Publishers in English, March, 2004. She is a regular columnist for Yediot Aharonot (Israel's most widely distributed Hebrew-language daily newspaper), and has contributed to The Insight Guide to Israel, The Boston Globe, The New York Daily News and Saveur Magazine.

Phyllis also works as a Food Consultant to the food industry, including product and recipe development, participation in strategic planning, appearing in advertising campaigns, and even foodstyling. She appears weekly on a popular Galei Tzahal Army radio station show, is a frequent guest on Israeli television, and has appeared on TV specials in India and Australia. She has also been heard on Arthur Schwartz's popular radio show Food Talk in New York and on the BBC.

In her spare time, Phyllis lectures and gives cooking classes and conducts tasting tours of Tel Aviv-Jaffa. In July, 1995, Phyllis conceived of and produced the Israeli-Jordanian Culinary Exchange Project, the first Israeli event ever held in Amman, Jordan, held under the auspices of Daniela Shamir, wife of Honorable Professor Shimon Shamir, the Israeli Ambassador to Jordan at that time.

A graduate of Brandeis University in Theater Arts, she was also the recipient of an American-Israel Cultural Foundation award. She lives in Tel Aviv with two teen-aged daughters and three large pets.

Discussion topics

• The Seven Species: Food & The Human Spirit--The Bible mentions "7 Species": Wheat, Barley, Grapes, Pomegranates, Figs, Olive (oil) & (Date) Honey, as the foods most characterizing the ancient Land of Israel. Yet each is a metaphor for a host of mystical, symbolic, spiritual, artistic and practical meanings that connect us with the earth - and as science reveals - contain nutrients like antioxidants and phytoestrogens that help prevent heart disease, and even cancer. There is more to food than meets the eye and palate; and we can harness this information to give new awareness, depth and meaning to our lives.
  The lecture will include a PowerPoint presentation.
• Wheat, Wine & Olive Oil: The History Of Jewish Holiday Cuisine--Phyllis Glazer reveals the surprising origins of the ancient Jewish holidays, and their profound link to specific signs of nature and the produce of the earth in that season. She explains why and how the holidays changed radically, into ones our ancestors would scarcely recognize today. Inspired by flavors and fragrances from the ancient land of Israel, throughout the centuries and the Diaspora, Phyllis describes how it's possible to create delicious, healthy holiday cuisine based on natural ingredients, that not only tastes good, but also holds actual significance - with dishes that reflect biblical roots, ancient traditions, or symbols gleaned from Jewish mystical tradition.
  The lecture will include a PowerPoint presentation.

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