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Gil Hovav
גיל חובב
Born (1962-03-17) March 17, 1962 (age 62)
Jerusalem, Israel
Occupation(s)Israeli TV presenter, journalist, restaurant critic

Gil Hovav (Hebrew: גיל חובב) is an Israeli TV presenter, culinary journalist, restaurant critic, and author.

Biography

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Hovav was born in Jerusalem on March 17, 1962. Hovav is the great-grandson of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, who revived the Hebrew language and the maternal grandson of Itamar Ben-Avi, who began modern Israeli Journalism. His parents, Moshe Hovav [he] and Drora Ben Avi [he], were both some of the first members of Kol Yisrael, the first public radio in Israel.[1]

Hovav studied at the Rehavia Hebrew High School and the Hebrew University and completed a graduate degree in French literature and general studies.

Journalism Career

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From 1989-1993, Hovav worked in the newspaper Hadashot as a reporter in the Shabbat supplement, criticizing restaurants and culture. Then he worked for the newspapers Ha'ir and "Haaretz" as a restaurant critic.[2] In his early years he also worked as a restaurant reviewer for Yedioth Ahronoth.[3]

In 2000, he founded the book publishing house "Toad", which publishes the cookbooks, novels, and collections of short stories that he wrote and compiled.[4]

Television Career

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Hovav presented and wrote several cooking programs on television. These include the first two seasons of the food series Garlic, Pepper and Olive Oil [he] on Channel 1 (2000-1998),[5][6] "Ushim Shuk" on the Channel 2 concessionaire Telad (2001),[7][8] "Captain Cook" on the Channel 10 (2002-2003),[9] "Making a Holiday" on Channel 3, "Gil Hovav and the Extras" on Channel 3 (2005), "The Israeli Food Parade" on Channel 2,[10] "The State's Dish" on Channel 2 (2008),[11] and "The Flying Chef" (2009-2011).[12]

In 2009, he began presenting the program "Food for thought" on Channel 23, in which he interviewed numerous noble laureates including John Nash and Elie Wiesel. On the show, he met with interviewees in their home, cooked dishes from literary classics, and took his interviewees to a bookstore where they discussed their favorite books.[13] The program ended its broadcast in 2013.

In 2011, Hovav became a presenter for the IDF airwaves program "Roaring Night Birds".[14] The program was dropped a year later.

In 2013, he presented the program "Meals that made history" on Channel 23. Each episode depicted a recipe related to a historical period covered in the episode and featured interviews with historians and archaeologists.

In 2017, he directed the tourism program "Open Skies" in request 12.[15]

In 2019, he started presenting the "Ochle Israel" podcast belonging to the Making History Network [he]. The podcast includes restaurant recommendations, recipes and other food related tips.

Personal Life

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Hovav lives in Tel Aviv with his partner Professor Danny Halperin, a computer scientist at Tel Aviv University. They have a daughter whose mother is Deborah Frishberg (a former basketball player in Hapoel Haifa and the Israeli national team and a member of Kibbutz Ein Dor).[16]

Written Works

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  • Kitch (קיטש) : Jerusalem, Keter. 1995
  • My Family's Kitchen: (Illustrations - Noam Nadav). 1996[17]
  • Sun, sea and food: Mediterranean cooking. (Together with Ayelet Latovitch, Dalia Penn-Lerner; photos - Nelly Shafer) (Moden, 1998)
  • Gifts from the Kitchen (Moden, 1999)
  • Making a business at a young age (Together with Tzipi Lavi; photos - Billy and Aviram) (Toad Publishing, 2001)[18]
  • Ten diets: how to choose the diet that suits you best. (Together with Ruthi Aviri Bar-El; illustrations - Yizhar Cohen, photographs - Ariel Shafran, Toad, 2003)
  • Red, white and everything in between: wine for people like you and me (Ther, 2004)
  • Gil Hovav and the Extras: The Recipe Book of the TV Show (Toad, 2005)
  • Candies from Heaven (In Hebrew) (illustrations - Noam Nadav) (Toad, 2007)
  • The Sweets of Gil Hovav (photos - Moti Fishbein) (Toad, 2008)
  • Grandma's food (dish photography - Itiel Zion; portrait photography - Reli Abrahami; recipe research and editing - Eli Hoffner) (Toad, 2008)[19]
  • How to have fun (Moden, 2009)[20]
  • Cooking with 5 ingredients (Toad and Moden, 2012)[21]
  • Confessions of a Kitchen Rebbetzen in English, (Toad and Moden, 2012)[22]
  • Twenty-four doors (Moden, 2015)[23]
  • Candies from Heaven (In English) (Hovav, 2017)[24]
  • A Little Book About the Big World (Moden, 2020)
  • Closer from afar: Short stories and novella. (2021)

References

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  1. ^ "In Conversation with Gil Hovav | Taube Center for Jewish Studies". jewishstudies.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  2. ^ Shiram, Matan (August 13, 2007). "ללקק את האצבעות". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Hammond, Gretchen Rachel (28 November 2017). "A Recipe for a Sweet Childhood". TabletMag. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  4. ^ ""אתה האחרון בשושלת של נשים גדולות!"". Haaretz (in Hebrew). March 26, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  5. ^ Kipness, Nir (September 5, 2000). "שיעור בכלכלת בית". Globes (in Hebrew).
  6. ^ Kopper, Roteh (September 13, 2002). "טעם של פעם". Haaretz (in Hebrew).
  7. ^ Kroll, Aviva (June 25, 2000). "גיל חובב עושה שוק בטלעד". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  8. ^ Koren-Dinar, Roni (February 18, 2001). "סדרה חדשה בטלעד: "עושים שוק" עם גיל חובב". TheMarker (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  9. ^ Alper, Rogel (February 12, 2002). "נודניק פרום איזראל". Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  10. ^ Beninson, Mariana (November 11, 2007). "ערבב את הרוטב, אחמד". Akhbar Ha'ir (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  11. ^ Herzog, Hila (May 13, 2008). "הטבחים בישלו והרייטינג רתח: "המטבח" של קשת בראש הטבלה עם 21.3%". Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  12. ^ Bar Shalom, Or (April 24, 2012). "גילה את אייל שני: ערוץ 8 מומחה בתוכניות אוכל אינטליגנטיות". Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  13. ^ קיפניס, ניר (2009-10-01). "הזדמנות שנייה לרושם ראשוני, ניר קיפניס". Globes. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  14. ^ סויסה, ערן (29 June 2011). "ציפורי לילה מתחלפות". www.makorrishon.co.il. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  15. ^ "שמיים פתוחים עם גיל חובב - תכנית חדשה בקשת 12". mako (in Hebrew). 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  16. ^ Chaimovich, Mordechai (2014-10-18). "שבט בן יהודה: מסע לכור מחצבתו של מחייה השפה העברית". Maariv (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  17. ^ ונגר, דור (2020-09-11). "בראש השנה הזה תבשלו בספניולית עם מתכונים של גיל חובב". Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  18. ^ הארץ (2001-05-23). "מהומה שמחה". Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  19. ^ קנר, אורן (2008-11-26). "אוכל של סבתא, גיל חובב". Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  20. ^ Liebovitch, Hadas (May 1, 2009). "משפחות החוצה: גיל חובב יוציא אתכם מהבית". Haaretz. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  21. ^ גורפינקל, חיליק (2012-11-22). "ביקורת: למה אין לי ציפיות מספר הבישול החדש של גיל חובב?". Globes. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  22. ^ ארד, דפנה (2012-11-01). "כשגיל חובב התחזה לרבנית". Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  23. ^ חובב, גיל (2015-04-23). "ספרים על ירושלים שכדאי לכם לקרוא". Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  24. ^ "Gil Hovav | Jewish Book Council". www.jewishbookcouncil.org. Retrieved 2024-07-07.

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