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Happy Holidays and Some Blog Love

Monday 26 Dec 2011 | 2 Comments
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For this holiday season, we decided to give props to some of our favorite blogs. We put together a list of recipes that we think will spruce up your Hanukah menu (which usually consists of the same old potato latkes and jam-filled doughnuts). This isn’t a recipe but a video trailer of Lara Ferroni’s book, “Doughnuts: Simple and Delicious Recipes to Make at Home”. If this doesn’t get you into the mood to make doughnuts, nothing will. http://vimeo.com/15617364 Did we already say that she wrote an entire book on doughnuts? We chose Lara Ferroni’s Baked Strawberry Donut Holes from the book as our fav. We love Orangette’s Strawberry Conserve to fill our doughnuts. Our last doughnut recipe is reserved for the queen of baking, JoytheBaker and her awesome Double Dipped Apple Doughnuts Oh Sunday Suppers-you make us want to throw dinner parties at least once a month. These elegant latkes will definitely make your Hanukah soiree an elegant one. One of our favorite go-to-blogs for all...
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Nazareth and Stuffed Grape Leaves

Wednesday 22 Jun 2011 | 1 Comment
Filed under: Entrees, Recommendations Tags: grape leaves, sumac, tomatoes

By: Danya Weiner My husband and I spent our wedding anniversary this past weekend in Nazareth. We heard it’s like going abroad, without the passports. We stayed at The Fauzi Azar Inn, a 200-year-old Arab mansion turned guest house. The inn is located in the heart of the Souq (Market) Quarter of the Old City and is walking distance from The Basilica of the Annunciation, the White Mosque and St. Gabriel’s Church. The inn has become a haven for backpackers and off-the beaten track travellers who now fill the city. Oded (my husband) and I rediscovered the backpackers we were ten years ago, even if it was just for two days. We met people from all over the world; Germany, Unite States, Holland, Brazil and Israel. We got lost even with a map in hand (and an iphone with gps in the other). We spoke English, went to an intimate concert of an East Jerusalem singer, singing grunge music for a crowd of 15, and we went on a tour of the old city with an American guide. Obviously food is an...
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The Original Los Angeles Farmers Market

Sunday 8 May 2011 | No Comments
Filed under: General, Recommendations Tags: Farmers Market, Foodies, Los Angeles, The Grove

By: Deanna Linder I love to shop. I admit it. I’ve been this way for as long as I can remember myself. I just recently got back from one of my annual L.A. trips, and while I was there, one of my first stops was at L.A’s uber-trendy outdoor shopping center, The Grove. I was there for a purpose- to pick out a bridesmaids dress at Jcrew for one of my best friends (and avid Matkonation reader) wedding, this summer. I had a mission to get the dress, and had to make that my first stop, but on the way there were so many of my favorite stores, that I already made a map in my head of which ones I was going to hit up… Pottery Barn Kids, Anthropology and obviously Nordstrom. Something strange happened after I got the dress. My mom and I were hungry so headed on over to The Original Los Angeles Farmers Market, which is connected to the shopping center. It was there I learned that my love for food, has now trumped my love for shopping. Walking around the farmers market, I was a cross between a...
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Food Photography and Styling Course- Conclusion

Monday 10 Jan 2011 | 2 Comments
Filed under: food photography, Recommendations

Two weeks ago, all of the participants of our food photography and styling course got together at 8’oclock at night at Danya’s studio for our concluding session. Everyone brought a little something to eat and before we got down to business, we sat down for a lovely potluck meal. Nothing like a good meal to end a successful food photography and styling course. During our dinner, each participant shared her experience and thoughts on the course, and the reservations about beginning the post-course process of shooting on their own. The concluding session was very exciting. Together we looked at each participants’’ photos, and we were able to identify each of their development as the course progressed. Each one really developed her own style that could immediately be recognized. It was obvious, through their photographs that each of these women have a true passion for food photography. From our experience, we were left extremely proud of their accomplishments, and there is no better...
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Culinary Guide for the Tel Aviv Tourist Part 1: Yaffo

Thursday 2 Dec 2010 | 3 Comments
Filed under: Recommendations, Restaurant Reviews

By: Danya and Deanna First we would like to apologize that it has taken us so long to get this post up…we are both in a really busy period of work (good thing). Finally we have been able to bring together all of your recommendations and our personal experiences and we have decided to continue this concept in an interactive manner by posting each area separately, and receiving your feedback, before creating the final version. Yaffo Considered part of Tel-Aviv municipality, Yaffo is a port city, to the south Tel-Aviv. Culinary wise, Yaffo has changed dramatically over the past few years. From a place that people would go to only to eat hummus, Yaffo has now turned into vibrant area filled with restaurants and bars. Three years ago, Yaffo’s main attraction-the flea market- was an area that you wouldn’t want to walk around alone in at night. Today the flea market is bustling with Tel Aviv residents coming to experience a different vibe than in the neighboring city. The culinary development...
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Food photography and food styling is what we do for a living. Day in and day out we work for a variety of clients, creating images made to order. This blog gives us the opportunity to work for ourselves, something that truly exhibits our work, through photos and stories.

A love for aesthetics and passion for food… that’s what makes Matkonation.

Enjoy, Danya (photography) and Deanna (styling)