S2, Ep 11: Valuing Israeli produce, celebrating seasonality, and the creativity that comes from cooking with limitations.

Written By Celia Ffrench

Asaf “Dok” Doktor

Chef/Co-owner of Tel Aviv Restaurants: Ha'Achim, Dok & Abie

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Born in Caesarea on Israel’s Mediterranean coast, Asaf Doktor, better known to his friends as Dok, turned his childhood love of food into a successful career as a chef, restaurateur and champion of local Israeli ingredients

Along with his brother, Yotam, Dok, owns three of Tel Aviv’s most popular and interesting restaurants: Ha’Achim (“Brothers”); Abie, a seafood restaurant with an impressive 3m long wood fired grill; and Dok, a celebration of local Israeli ingredients. At Dok, all but one or two items in the entire restaurant, including at the bar, are sourced from within Israel.

On this episode, Dok joins host Mitchell Davis and discusses valuing Israeli produce, celebrating seasonality, and the creativity that comes from cooking with limitations.

Follow Dok and his restaurants on Instagram: @asafdok, @haachim_restaurant, @makolet.Haachim, @abie.restaurant, and @dok.restaurant.

To learn more about Ha’achim, visit: haachim.co.il

Celia Ffrench
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