BABA YAGA

We walked into a beautiful garden where tables dressed in white table cloths and an uber talented jazz singer awaited us. There are indoor tables as well, but with such great warm summer breeze, beautiful trees and jazz ,we opted, obviously, to sit outside.

Very cozy atmosphere, even with all the Baba Yaga's (witches) all around us (not real ones but dolls, on the other hand' there might have been some real ones as well, who knows ? ;)). We couldn't wait to start our unique culinary journey in this noteworthy eatery.

We started with the Traditional Mixed Pickles- white cabbage, cucumbers and tomatoes, Homemade Rye Bread- served with garlic and dill butter, Gravlax- Cured Salmon, a classic Scandinavian dish served with potato pancakes and Garlic and Dill cream cheese, which was sensational, Varenikis- russian dumplings stuffed with fried onions and mashed potatoes served with sour cream and butter, absolutely scrumptious, Borscht Soup- traditional Ukrainian red beetroot soup with diced beef, onions, carrots, white cabbage, potatoes and tomatoes, served with homemade rye bread , garlic and dill butter and sour cream. The soup was so succulent it should totally be illegal!! Oh ! and the Uha- clear fish soup with chunks of fish, onions, carrots and parsley, light and dainty.

For our delicious entrees- Mediterranean Sea Bass Fillet- lightly creamed in Bechamel Sauce, served in custom made terracotta dish with ratatouille and red caviar.

 Beef Fillet Medallions- served with three sauces and mashed potatoes, utterly melts in your mouth

and the Filet Mignon- cooked to order, served with wild berry sauce and mashed potatoes, super velvety!

For our very sweet tooth we had the Russian cherry Verenikis- superb! It gave us a pleasant floating sensation.

Baba Yaga is an outstanding Eastern European restaurant with masterful authentic dishes. A must go for everyone! From family celebrations, business meeting or dates, Baba Yaga is the place to go.
Hey, and for all you single Baba Yagas  maybe you can sink your nails into a dining Oligarch.
Worth a try ;))

***Special Sexy Summer at Baba Yaga -Starting July 1st!!!***
Special tasting menu for two from their exquisite Russian kitchen at only 99 Shekels per person!!


BABA YAGA LINK

Address: 12 Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv
Phone: 03-5175179
Sun-Sat  12am- 23:00pm

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THE SAMUELS SISTERS - Always Naughty, Yet Always Nice ;)

Photographer- Ariana Samuels

Derby Bar Dagim!

Located at the beautiful port of Tel Aviv, sits the trendy Derby Bar fish restaurant. 

Architect Yaron Tal (younger brother of the famous T.V host Erez Tal) designed the beautiful restaurant. The restaurant seats 250 diners at a time with tables indoors and outdoors.  We decided to sit outside so we can see the beautiful view and enjoy the wonderful sea breeze. 

As soon as we sat down, our sweet waitress brought out a selection of delicious salads which consisted of fresh chopped Israeli salad, taramasalate, fried cauliflower, fried eggplants, beets, tahini, fresh out of the oven bread, roasted garlic (a favorite for us Romanians) and salsa. Each time one of the salads were finished our waitress brought out refills. All the salads were aromatic and sensational!

While waiting for our main course, it became chilly. Lucky for us, Derby restaurant offers their diners cozy blankets!

For our main course we ordered the Lavrak (European Sea Bass) with crispy, slightly herbed roasted potatoes, Denise Fish (Sea Bream) which was totally ambrosial and a dish of mixed Shrimps and Calamari, a total gangbang of flavors.

                                          

For our sweet tooth we ordered the Halva dish,  House Biscuit cake and the Swiss delight which were all sweet and delish!. 

In Israel you cannot end your meal without a cup of fresh mint tea ( Nana leaves) which of course we had.

Great place for healthy, delectable cuisine , wonderful sea breeze and fun people watching.

Highly recommended for family occasions , birthday celebrations and just to come in  and eat healthy fresh Mediterranean food!

Hata'arucha 3, Tel Aviv Port

03- 6246050

Sunday to Saturday 12 noon till 12 midnight

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THE SAMUEL SISTERS and ARIANA from Ariana's Kitchen- Always Naughty Yet Always Nice!

                                                                TAIPEI

Straight when you walk into TAIPEI you feel the beautiful authenticity, you actually feel like you are in China, due to the beautiful authentic interior design and the superb aroma coming from the kitchen. We were greeted and seated by the foxy, handsome owner Shahar! 

We started off with the VEGETABLE SOUP- Vegetable broth with bean sprouts,carrots, broccoli, mushrooms, and fried garlic- very fresh and toothsome. 

CORN SOUP- A slightly sweetened soup with grounded corn, egg drops and pieces of chow mein on the top, fragrant and satisfying and the SEAFOOD SOUP- Thick soup with shrimp, calamari and seaweed. EGG ROLLS- totally crispy, crunchy and attractive and the HOUSE CABBAGE SALAD- Spicy and garlicy- fiercely scrumptious!

For our entrees-  EGG NOODLES- Classic egg noodles stir fried with soya sauce with shrimp and chicken which gave us intimate pleasure  and the YAE TU WAI- goose leg, sauce of your choice of garlic and honey/shitake mushrooms. Imperial dish, goose leg  marinated in traditional Chinese ancient family recipe, slowly roasted in the oven- it was so palatable we thrust it into our warm awaiting mouths.

Dessert -Fried Coconut Balls. chocolate ice cream and fruit salad- total dessertgasm!!
TAIPEI- is a marvelous, restaurant for first dates, family celebrations and birthdays. It is located seconds away from the beautiful Rothschild blvd. Highly recommended!

TaiPei Nachlat Binyamin 63
Tel Aviv
053 -9376949
Website - TAIPEI
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THE SAMUELS SISTERS- Always Naughty Yet Always Nice

*Pictures- Ariana Samuels

                                                        YAKIMONO

If you are looking for real,  FRESH, DELECTABLE sushi then Yakimono is the place to go. Located on the beautiful, trendy Rotschild Blvd, Yakimono restaurant awaited our ravenous stomachs with succulent seafood.

We decided to try the tasting menu. The menu for two is at a price of 180 shekels per person.

We began with the Kushi Yaki Salad- sweet pickled vegetables, Kaiso Special- seaweed, cucumber, avocado, and salmon in chef's sauce.

Karuma Ebi- jumbo shrimp with wasabi cream sauce,sexy dish, soft and creamy,

Goma Sushi Mora- sushi balls wrapped with salmon in chef's sauce- totally melted in our mouths! Rainbow Special- salmon and avocado wrapped with selection of chopped fish, we gasped with pleasure, Spicy Nigiri- sashimi salmon wrapped around rice topped with chopped salmon, Gonkan Sakana- special nigiri with selection of chopped fish, Gonkan Hamachi- special nigiri of yellowtail, sent shivers all over our bodies! Maguro Pepper- seared tuna and lemon finely sliced with pepper sauce, Gyuu Niku Koshoo- beef filet in pepper sauce, served with garlic rice,it was so good we just wanted to leave it in our mouths for days but eventually we had to swallow!

Shiromi Zakana Basil- Grey Mullet cooked in  coconut milk, basil and spicy chili, saucy and stimulating!

Next to our must have sake drinks we had delicious cocktails called A.C cocktail- named after the amazing father (of blessed memory) and son duo owners Avi and Alex Cohen. The cocktails are pink, sweet , fresh and exquisite!

For dessert- Tapioca Brulee- Tapioca Creme brulee served on phyllo dough with ginger marmalade and the Nemesis Cafe- Baked Chocolate Mousse with mocha brulee - both dishes were so decadent that obviously we got double dessertgasms!!

Yakimono is an enchanting restaurant with an alluring clientele, great for first dates, celebrations and basically for anyone who appreciates high quality seafood and a professional staff.

* Yakimono restaurant won the Gomio award as the leading restaurant in Israel in the Japanese restaurants category and in 2005  Yakimono won the reputable STAR DIAMOND AWARD from the American academy for hospitality sciences.

If you keep kosher there is a kosher Yakimono Restaurant at the Hilton Hotel - 03- 5202128

Yakimono Restaurant Sderot Rothschild 19 Blvd, Tel Aviv-  03-5461692

Yakimono Website - http://www.rol.co.il/sites/eng/yakimono-ta/

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THE SAMUELS SISTERS-  Always Naughty, Yet Always Nice!
*Photos- Ariana Samuels

                                                   The Rothschild Hotel Restaurant

A beautiful boutique hotel located on one of the most attractive boulevards in Tel-Aviv- Rothschild Boulevard - The Rothschild hotel is situated next to the most happening clubs, bars, cafes and restaurants.

The Rothschild Hotel Restaurant is positioned at the entrance of the hotel,with tables on the left and right side of the lobby. The first thing that caught our attention was the funky decor of  pendant lamps -oh so chic!! We arrived at 12 noon, just in time for brunch! (brunch is served from 12 noon till 2pm).  The restuarant, very sophisticated and fashionable had  a wonderful aroma of brunch in the air. A clientele of sharp dressed business men, a couple with an adorable baby, handsome staff , in other words a great looking crowd.

We decided to tease our taste buds with delicious organic openers such as the- South of France Salad- with Saint Maure cheese, poached egg, red oak lettuce and cherry tomatoes, served with oregano butter toast, - Balkan Salad- with home-made pickled eggplants and zucchini, mozzarella cheese, basil and lettuce, scrumptiosly delicious with a gangbang of flavors and colors! Oh organic veggies and eggs how we love thee!

For our scrumtious entrees we ordered the Red Gazpacho Shakshuka- with Concasse tomatoes, a scent of pastis, sage, garlic and chili, served with tahini and two types of bread, totally delectable!- Green Shakshuka- spinach cream, onions, herbs, fresh spinach, and Nigella Seeds, served with yogurt and two types of bread, our awaiting opened mouths ravished it all!- Purple Shakshuka- beetroot cream with oregano, sage, garlic,and chili, served with yogurt and two types of bread. The display of all three dishes was a work of art! 

                                       Delicious Bread and Olive Oil with a Wooden Painters Brush!


For dessert we were spoiled with Bread Pudding- so fresh, it intoxicated our senses and the Chocolate Nemesis - Magnifique!

The Rothschild Hotel Restaurant is a tres trendy spot for exquisite food- total organic menu!!, great ambiance, and  a great true Tel Aviv experience!

The Rothschild Hotel - Rothschild Blvd 96, Tel Aviv
03-957-8888

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THE SAMUELS SISTERS- Always Naughty Yet Always Nice!

Photos by -Ariana Samuels

                                                                        HOTEL MONTEFIORE

We entered the very trendy Boutique Hotel Montefiore and right away we were drugged up by sheer sexiness!
The time- 5pm - and what does that mean? HAPPY HOUR!!! Seriously! Who doesn't love HAPPY HOUR?! From 5pm - 7pm you get to enjoy delicious wines- price range from 29 Shekels to 35 Shekels, tea and coffee with scones- 14 Shekels and tres sexy cocktails between 32-38 Shekels.

We got hammered on sweet DELICIOUS cocktails called POIRE ROUGE - Grey Goose La Poire, Guava Nectar, Creme de Cassis.

Our awaiting mouths nibbled on snacks of tasty olives, crispy chips ,crunchy peanuts and  bite size sandwiches of shrimp and cheese.

We then ordered coffee- Oh Israeli coffee you are so divine you make us sweat desire. The coffee came with pleasurable scones!

Hotel Montefiore is a wonderful place to grab a drink and nibble during the day while catching a glimpse of the handsome looking crowd.

Montefiore 36, Tel Aviv
03- 5646100

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THE SAMUELS SISTERS- Always Naughty- Yet Always Nice! 

                                                                                               ARIA

Seductive restaurant with dimmed lighting and elegant clientele. We arrived at around 8pm and decided to order from the tasting menu.You get to choose seven dishes and two desserts at a price of 128 shekels per person.

Our favorites were the Scallops on Black Rissoto and Crab Sauce-  the scallops were soft and tender little balls of pure pleasure in our mouths, the Tartar- (drum fish) was fresh and gingery, over the black tobico, gave us bursts of oral orgasms one after the other.The Ravioli with Foie Gras and glazed rum was tres scrumptious. The Velvety Artichoke Soup- was creamy and caressed our tongues gently.

For dessert we ordered the Nemesis- tonka beans, nemesis with caramelized sea salt, burnt marshmallows, coco beans, crumble and vanilla ice cream, was so delicious it was beddable!. The Mascarpone Cream and Red Berries- Vanilla Mascarpone cream, with almond crumble, meringue kisses and red berries confiture - when the mascarpone reaches your tongue you feel like you are sitting on a cloud surrounded by angels that kiss you and make your heart bleed jelly.

The bartender spoiled us with delicious cocktails called ElderFlower Collins- just a sip makes you feel tipsy, vaben style (oxazepam) if you know what we mean ;)- while it was raining outside, we were sipping our ElderFlower Collins and we felt we were on a beach in Saint Tropez with great chill out music and comfortable ambience.

Aria is a great place to go on dates, celebrate an occassion or just go for an upscale delectable meal in the heart of one of the sexiest cities on the planet - TEL AVIV.

Be sure to ask for the darling waitress Mika ;)

CHEF GUY GAMZO 

Chef of Aria Restaurant

1. What is you favorite dish on the menu? My favorite dish on the menu is the Spicy Calamari Salad, I love the combination of the fresh Calamari, with yougurt and mint together with spicy chillies.

2. What inspired you to become a chef? I was always drawn to the kitchen. As a child I used to watch my mother cook and always helped her, asked her questions and was fascinated by food.

3.What would you cook to impress a girl?  Luckily I do not need to impress girls anymore but what I made to win my wife over was Coquilles Saint Jacques on white almond cream and Blue-crab bisque. I made it for her a few years back and we always said that when I have my own restaurant it will have to be on the menu.

Address - Nahalat Binyamin Street, 66, Tel Aviv
03-529-6054

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THE SAMUELS SISTERS and ARIANA from ARIANA'S KITCHEN - Always Naughty yet Always Nice