Benny Briga is a chef and owner of Café Levinsky 41, located
in Tel Aviv’s trendy Levinsky Market. Find him on Instagram at
@cafe_levinsky41.
Adeena Sussman is the cowriter of the bestsellers Cravings
and Hungry for More by Chrissy Teigen and the author of her own
cookbook, Sababa. Find her on Instagram at @adeenasussman.
“A gazoz is a carbonated nonalcoholic drink, but it becomes a
refreshing still life, ready to sip, in the hands of Benny Briga,
the Tel Aviv restaurateur who serves an array of them at his Café
Levinsky. His new book, Gazoz, written with Adeena Sussman,
shows you the necessary ingredients and how they are constructed.
Mr. Briga ferments fruits in sugar for his drinks, a requirement
for many but not all the recipes. Homemade fruit and vegetable
syrups, nut butters, edible flowers and herbs all figure into the
magical beauty of his glasses of gazoz, pictured throughout the
book. He provides specific recipes for peach, cherry, watermelon,
tomato and scores of other flavors, including a rose gazoz. They
are at once fragrantly subtle and richly complex. And after you’ve
finished the drink his advice is: ‘Eat the fruit.’”
—The New York Times
“A retro fizzy beverage is looking fresher than ever at Tel Aviv’s
Café Levinsky 41. The new book Gazoz reveals the secrets of its
effervescent architecture. . . . In Gazoz, Mr. Briga and Ms.
Sussman show how to craft syrups, layer flavors and create a drink
that reflects what’s in your own garden or grocery store.”
—The Wall Street Journal
“Envisioned as more of a road map than a classic cookbook, this
book gives you the tools to assemble gazoz drinks. [Briga and
Sussman] set you free to make them in your own style. You like
probiotics? Add kombucha. Looking for some zing and extra
antioxidants? Mix in fresh ginger or turmeric purees. . . . How to
fully enjoy a glass of gazoz: look at its beauty, inhale its aroma,
sip it through a straw, and then eat the fruit at the bottom of the
glass.”
—The Forward
“Beautifully illustrated and photographed, Gazoz is full of liquid
inspiration that springs off the page. If you’re an aspiring
culinary experimentalist behind the bar, Benny and Adeena have
filled the book with all manner of enticing ferments and pantry
staples. This book is sure to delight your palate and quench your
thirst!”
—David Zilber, coauthor of The Noma Guide to Fermentation
“In Gazoz, you will be transported to the Levinsky Market, sitting
on the back of Benny’s vintage pickup truck, sipping on one of his
perfect potions.”
—Michael Solomonov, chef and author of Zahav
“Benny’s thirst-quenching, imaginative creations are as beautiful
as they are delicious, and with this new book he finally shares his
secrets to enjoying them at home. I can’t wait to mix, macerate,
sip, and slurp my way through its pages!”
—Gail Simmons, food expert, TV host, and author of Bringing It
Home
“Absolutely gorgeous and so refreshing. Benny takes a simple
concept and turns it into a complex, layered culinary experience
and connects to nature in the process.”
—Eden Grinshpan, author of Eating Out Loud
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