Whether The Great British Baking Show has inspired you to tackle a new baking challenge or you’re seeking culinary comfort in the form of flaky bourekas and slow-cooked stuffed vegetables, look no further than Instagram. Specifically, these ten Israeli foodies, who will satisfy all your food yearnings, from vibrant salads to expertly braided challot, to indulgent junk food porn. Bete’avon!
1. Or Shpitz
This 20-something-year-old baker is one of Israel’s biggest foody Insta-celebs. One glance at her grid crammed with pink, sparkly, macaron-adorned, mirror-glazed custom bakes shows why. Follow Shpitz for selfies against her bakery’s signature rose-bordered front door, flawless frosting drips drown tiered cakes, and baked treats that are almost too pretty to eat.
2. Gal Zahavi
The king of junk food porn, this Millennial multi-hyphen (actor-photographer-content creator) boasts a grid that’s as bold as his look. Zahavi —regularly donned in neon, trendy headwear, and animal print onesies — is as much part of the attraction as the oversized, overstuffed food he shares. Follow for kitschy extravagance and lots of burgers.
3. Carine Goren
An acclaimed pastry chef, bestselling cookbook author, and TV personality, Goren has the chops to back up her signature sunshine-lit, pastel-hued take on dessert porn. Follow for close up shots of strudel swirls, chocolate-topped cakes (that are always missing a slice), and chunky ice cream sandwiches.
4. Amihai Beer
A lawyer by day and an overnight Insta-star by night, Beer’s account is a refreshing change from the calorific delights of his contemporaries. It’s hard to believe that the stylized shots of impeccably cut, rainbow-hued, geometrically arranged salads are only a hobby. But fear not, it’s not all aesthetically pleasing health food, there’s plenty of comforting slow-cooked dishes to gawk at, too.
5. Orly Hermesh
This baker-blogger is the queen of making brown food look appealing and fresh. From elaborately braided challot to marbled brownies and glazed chocolate rugelach, Hermesh’s bakes are homey but gorgeous. Follow for aspirational yet attainable doughy treats.
6. Tal Sivan-Ziporin
When a designer/content creator takes on food photography, you can bet that the results will be stunning. Even so, Ziporin’s grid exceeds expectation, with white-bordered minimalist posts shot in ethereal natural light. Follow to be reminded that food is a gift to be savored, rather than stuffed. For the anti-glutton.
7. Limor Laniado Tiroche
This food blogger is well versed in the spectrum of Jewish food, showcasing everything from gefilte fish to Syrian stuffed tomatoes. Think of her grid as a kind of an elevated grandmother’s kitchen, each dish beautifully presented, but simply shot and generously portioned.
8. Lior Mashiach
A professionally trained pastry chef, Mashiach continuously delivers the (baked) goods. Her grid brims with creative doughy delights like honeycomb-shaped honey cake, seven-strand challot, and “the love child of monkey bread and pull-apart bread.” Warning: May cause extreme hangry attacks.
9. Ron Yohanan
Yohanan blogs and runs cooking workshops with a focus on the Bukharian kitchen. From weeknight dinners to intricate bakes, his grid is a celebration of the mouth-watering dishes he grew up eating, and that he makes for his family. Follow for charming pastry dishes and passionate captions.
10. Keren Agam
Put simply: If you have a sweet tooth, you need to follow Keren Agam. More varieties of cakes and cookies than you knew existed — all elegantly captured in unfussy, sunlit shots — grace her grid. It’s not all sugar though; Agam has mastered the savory pastry (we can’t stop thinking about her sweet potato tarte Tatin).
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