Falafel stand
East Jerusalem
Bourdain ate: falafel
Snack date: Yotam Ottolenghi
Amichai Luria’s home
Bourdain ate: salmon marinated with pomegranate juice
Dinner dates: Amichai Luria, Amiad Cohen
Majda
Bourdain ate: fried eggs with roasted peppers, roasted tomatoes, okra, onions, and mint; grilled zucchini covered in fried yogurt sauce; fresh zucchini with mint and tiny sweet apricots
Dinner dates: Michal Baranes and Yaakov Barhum, owners of Majda
The Haddad house
Eastern Gaza Strip
Bourdain ate: maqluba (a traditional Palestinian dish made of layers of fried eggplant, tomato, potatoes, caramelized onions, and chicken, sautéed then simmered in a broth with nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom, and rice)
Dinner dates: Laila El-Haddad and her family
Dinner at a gathering place for elders
Outside Gaza City
Bourdain ate: fatit ’ajir (roasted baby watermelon, eggplant, tomatoes, squash, chiles, and olive oil) served with unleavened bread
Dinner dates: Laila El-Haddad, elders