What’s your idea of paradise? For Herb Hahn, the Taste of Paradise was hiking along trail and stream in the western Galilee on a lovely Saturday morning, enjoying the fresh air and the sight of a rainbow of wildflowers, then stopping for a delicious lunch at Ezba in Kfar Rama.

Drink Up! Take The Wine Trek where David Rhodes explains about the wine you are drinking, the grape from which it originated and the geographical region where it was produced. From the Old Wine Regions of France, Italy, Spain and Portugal to the ‘newer ones of Israel, Australia and South Africa, it’s a stimulating journey.

There’s fast food, slow food, good food and other foods; but how about raw food? The Qualities and Wonders of Raw Food are explained by Nira Schneider: foods which originate in nature, are healthy and tasty and include fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes that are not processed, cooked, baked, fried, or roasted.

A fruit described variously as an aphrodisiac, fertility source, Satan’s Apples and the devil’s testicles is most certainly a subject of interest. Lydia Aisenberg reveals the secrets of the mandrake plant in Fruits of Love and Labor, which has been mentioned as far back as Biblical times.

Oven Baked Sesame Chicken Schnitzel Strips is an easy-to-make, healthy and delicious recipe. What could be more perfect, especially as the schnitzel dish is baked and not fried.

Compounds known as limonins in the cells of citrus fruits have been shown to help reduce the risk of cancers of the mouth, skin, lung, breast, stomach and colon. Shari Mendes presents a recipe for Lemon Olive Oil Cake which she says is another way to make lemons delicious!

Gili Karev tells us about eateries and bars for those on a low budget, where one can spend time in good company, be entertained and enjoy drinking and eating a good dish in Tel Aviv, the city that never sleeps.

Wine expert David Rhodes shares some wines with chef Alan Gonen. Trained in France Alan Gonen has run his own restaurant, worked in first class hotels and is about to travel to China to launch the kitchen for the Israeli Embassy.