Janna Gur
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Janna Gur

Israeli food writer, editor, translator and cook book author

Janna Gur (Hebrew: ז'אנה גור) is an Israeli food writer, editor, translator and cook book author and an expert on Israeli and Jewish cuisine. She was the chief editor and the publisher along with her husband Ilan Gur of "Al Hashulchan" culinary magazine for 27 years.2

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Born 1958.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedHebrew University of Jerusalem3

Career

Occupation: literary editor, editing staff, journalist, linguist, writer, translator, newspaper editor.4

Personal life

  • Born1958, Riga5
  • CitizenshipIsrael6

Gur's latest book which she co-authored with the Israeli-American chef Einat Admony (chef of Taïm and Balabousta restaurants) was released in September 2019. The book, that features 140 Israeli recipes, along with background stories on local food markets (shuks), key ingredients, seasonality and cooking techniques, has been named as one of the 10 Top Cookbooks for the Fall of 2019 by Publishers Weekly and was awarded a starred review.

From Wikipedia’s article on Janna Gur (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.