Tag: Israeli cuisine


  • Against the Odds: Tel Aviv’s Toto Survives War, Protests, and Personal Trials

    Against the Odds: Tel Aviv’s Toto Survives War, Protests, and Personal Trials

    Introduction: A Restaurant Standing Between Two Realities In the heart of Tel Aviv, a restaurant known for refined, precise cuisine sits not merely as a dining spot but as a symbol of a city that refuses to stop living. Toto, led by chef Yaron Shlo, has weathered pandemics, protests, and a brutal regional conflict, all…

  • Toto Tel Aviv: A Fine Dining Beacon Through War and Protests

    Toto Tel Aviv: A Fine Dining Beacon Through War and Protests

    A restaurant under siege: Toto in the line of fire Midnight hours in late June found the Tel Aviv dining room of Toto, the haute cuisine cornerstone led by chef Yaron Shalev, rattled by Iranian missiles brushing the city. Shattered glass told only part of the truth—behind the headlines, life in the kitchen goes on,…