> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://secretbreakfast.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Postcard from Jerusalem 📬 - URL: https://secretbreakfast.com/postcard-from-jerusalem/ - Published: 2023-06-10T11:44:03.000Z - Updated: 2023-06-10T11:44:03.000Z - Description: SB138 - Author: Piero - Tags: newsletter, #beehiiv, #beehiiv-visibility-all-free-subscribers, #Import 2025-02-21 13:06 # Welcome to Secret Breakfast / An exclusive newsletter, but this week mostly a za'atar spiced postcard from Jerusalem ![Bread at Jaffa Gate.](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/49965bd0-26e2-4d4e-9568-ff3b74a043d8/img_9515.jpg) Bread at Jaffa Gate. ![Nuts baby boss](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/86ee65e4-4d3c-49f7-9bd3-64a52ad9f3b3/img_9560.jpg) Nuts baby boss ![Fluorescent pickles #nofilter](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/e445c1e1-6b2a-4d4a-bbbd-3d351ca2ad75/img_9557.jpg) Fluorescent pickles #nofilter ![Early morning. Pitas hanging out at a restaurant](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/f9651fa0-a07c-4c20-87f6-b90e014137c7/img_9490.jpg) Early morning. Pitas hanging out at a restaurant Hi there! This week I had two choices: writing a pre-cooked newsletter, or improvising while traveling. I think I like surprises more, so this issue will be “different”… I’m currently in Israel and I believe one life is not enough to absorb all the different food cultures that make this place unique and alive. In ancient times it was believed that Jerusalem was the center of the world: the perfect place in the middle of Africa, Europe, and Asia. Somehow it is. It’s clearly something different, you can feel it. For now, for my first 24 hours here, I just can share a few pictures. Hope you don't mind! Piero PS: I’m afraid next week’s issue will be Middle-Eastern cooking based 😬 Jerusalem. Pictures by me --- ### **␥** ### THE BEST QUOTE ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/f4daf073-9d0f-4f38-8570-1f7684efdaac/113__1.png) --- #### **⎅** #### THE BOOK ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/8d31fc57-b20c-42a2-a46e-14e58ccf9881/schermata_2023-06-10_alle_23-04-07.png) #### A glance of Tel Aviv ★★★ This city is currently my next stop. This book is about what we relate to “Israeli flavor” plus it has a few recipes by local restaurateurs and connoisseurs, reflecting the diverse spirit of Tel Aviv's cuisine. [TEL AVIV BY NENI. Food.People. Stories](https://stayspiced.com/en/product/TEL-AVIV-BY-NENI-Food-People-Stories-by-Haya-Molcho-Cookbook?ref=secretbreakfast.com) by Haya Molcho **→** Shortplot: 🍆 🍅 ☀️ 🍞 --- # **Ⓡ** ### RANDOM ACTS OF HUNGER *This is the space where I share some food (un)related stuff of my week* 📍Phil Rosenthal’s [Tel Aviv’s favorite places](https://www.philrosenthalworld.com/cities/tel-aviv?ref=secretbreakfast.com) (Somebody Feed Phil, s01e03) 🥚Never heard before: [Israeli breakfast ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%5Fbreakfast?ref=secretbreakfast.com) 🍳Other Israeli breakfasts (★[recipe](https://www.seriouseats.com/serious-entertaining-israeli-breakfast-recipes?ref=secretbreakfast.com)) 🍅Shakshuka (★[recipe](https://www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/israeli-breakfast-of-champions-shakshuka/?ref=secretbreakfast.com)) 🥙Make your falafel (★[recipe](https://www.alphafoodie.com/easy-vegan-healthy-baked-falafel/?ref=secretbreakfast.com), and [recipe for the baked version](https://cookieandkate.com/crispy-falafel-recipe/?ref=secretbreakfast.com) we do not endorse) 📖[World Cup Wishes](https://www.abebooks.com/9780701184421/World-Cup-Wishes-Nevo-Eshkol-0701184426/plp?ref=secretbreakfast.com) by Eshkol Nevo is a good novel, but you’ll never want to visit Haifa after that 🍿Benedict Cumberbatch [voicing](https://youtu.be/tejeDb%5F5WWs?ref=secretbreakfast.com) this [documentary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem%5F%282013%5Ffilm%29?ref=secretbreakfast.com) about Jerusalem will make your toes curl (wait for the words “Jebusites” or “Yeru-shalem”) --- **⌇⌇⌇** ## **FOOD FOR LATER** [Za'atar: A Spice Mix With Biblical Roots And Brain Food Reputation](https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/06/11/190672515/zaatar-a-spice-mix-with-biblical-roots-and-brain-food-reputation?ref=secretbreakfast.com) **Steve Inskeep, Maria Godoy / NPR** This dispatch - from my archive - is from Syria, but Za'atar spice mix is essential in the Middle-East. Here are a few ideas on how to blend it into your cooking (★[recipes](https://www.allrecipes.com/article/what-is-zaatar/?ref=secretbreakfast.com)). --- **➤ Last week's most clicked link was the one about the** [**10 rules for working under pressure by a graphic prop designer**](https://wepresent.wetransfer.com/stories/manifesto-annie-atkins?ref=secretbreakfast.com)**. And that's all for today.** --- **• SEASON 3 - ISSUE 138 •** Secret Breakfast is a newsletter by [Piero Macchioni](https://macchioni.cc/?ref=secretbreakfast.com) Think of it as *The Morning Brew* for food people, or just the most unconventional email you'll get today. In two years we have shared more than 2,000 recipes, hundreds of books, and countless hours of news, gluttony, and joy. 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