Einat Admony

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Einat Admony standing in front of a mural of her mother in her restaurant, Balaboosta, in New York.
Einat Admony
Born1971
Israel
SpouseStefan Nafziger
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
    • Balaboosta
Television show(s)

Einat Admony (Hebrew: עינת אדמוני, born 1971) is an Israeli chef, restaurant owner, cookbook author, and comedian. She owns one restaurant in the United States which focuses on Israeli cuisine.

Early life[edit]

Admony is Israeli born on May 19, 1971,[1] raised in the city of Bnei Brak.[2] She is of Iraqi, Iranian, and Yemenite Jewish descent.[3][4] She served in the IDF as a driver and cook.[5][6]

Career[edit]

Admony was one of the first chefs to introduce Israeli cuisine to Americans.[7][8] She has opened 13 restaurants throughout her career.[9] Currently she exclusively operates her flagship New York eatery, Balaboosta.[10] The Taim franchise, with 15 locations across the U.S.,[11] was founded by Einat and later expanded by an investment from Chipotle, the Mexican fast-food chain.[12]

She appeared on the Food Network’s reality television show Chopped[13] three times and won twice.[14] Admony returned as a judge on the show.[15] Host Ted Allen lists Admony as one of the four most memorable women to compete on the show.[16]

In 2019, Admony took comedy lessons and began performing at the Comedy Cellar in New York.[17] She is a contributor to Epicurious.[18]

In 2022, Admony competed in Season 3 of Guy Fieri's Tournament of Champions.[19]

Awards and recognition[edit]

She was selected by Time Out New York as one of “ten women who make NY a better place,”[20][21] and as a “2020 Rising Female Chef.”[22]

In 2014 she was named a Great Immigrant by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.[23] Also in 2014, her Bar Bolonat restaurant in the West Village was named “Best New Restaurant” by the New York Times.[24]

In 2020 she was a semifinalist for the James Beard Awards, in the Best Chef New York State category.[25]

Bibliography[edit]

  • with Janna Gur. Shuk: From Market to Table, the Heart of Israeli Home Cooking. New York: Artisan (2019). ISBN 1579656722
  • Balaboosta. New York: Artisan (2013). ISBN 1579655009

Personal[edit]

She is married to Stefan Nafziger, who is also her business partner. They have two children.[26][27] The family lives in Brooklyn.[28][29]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Instagram post". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  2. ^ "Einat Admony". Wines of Israel. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  3. ^ Steinberg, Jessica. "This balaboosta reigns over her own Israeli food empire, in New York City". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  4. ^ "Einat Admony's Rosh Hashanah Table". Jewish Food Society. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  5. ^ "Eating Off Duty with Einat Admony". MICHELIN Guide. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  6. ^ "Einat Admony on shuks, stand-up, and running restaurants". www.saltandspine.com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  7. ^ "Chef Einat Admony Dishes on Morning Sex and Shabbat Dinner". Kveller. 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  8. ^ "How to Make Hummus Like Balaboosta's Einat Admony". Tablet Magazine. 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  9. ^ Silverman, Anav (2018-12-25). "Chef Einat Admony is building up a New York eatery empire". Israel21c. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  10. ^ "The Gentlewoman – Einat Admony". thegentlewoman.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  11. ^ "From Shuk to Table With Chefs Einat Admony and Janna Gur". Hadassah Magazine. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  12. ^ "Star Israeli chef in New York teams with ex-Chipotle execs on falafel franchise". Haaretz. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  13. ^ "Chopped Champions: Admony retains her crown | Food & Drink, Blogs, The Feed blog | reviews, guides, things to do, film". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  14. ^ "New York City's Queen of Falafel Is Unstoppable". www.shethinx.com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  15. ^ podcasters, Omny Studio is the complete audio management solution for; Stations, Radio. "Chef and Restaurateur Einat Admony - The Ultimate Balaboosta - One Woman Kitchen - Omny.fm". omny.fm. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  16. ^ "Ted Allen's Most-Memorable Chopped Competitors". Food Com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  17. ^ Admony, Einat (3 September 2019). "I'm a Chef Who Loves Comedy—So I Became a Stand-Up Comedian". Bon Appétit. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  18. ^ "Einat Admony Bio, Latest Articles & Recipes – Epicurious.com". Epicurious. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  19. ^ Rosario, Alexandra Del (18 January 2022). "Guy Fieri's 'Tournament Of Champions' Renewed For Season 3 At Food Network". Deadline.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Balaboosta". Time Out New York. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  21. ^ "Eat brunch with Taïm chef Einat Admony at her own Fort Greene home". Time Out New York. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  22. ^ "12 rising female chefs you should know". From the Grapevine. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  23. ^ York, Carnegie Corporation of New. "Einat Admony". Carnegie Corporation of New York. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  24. ^ "Admony, Einat". Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One | October 8–11, 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  25. ^ Warerkar, Tanay (2020-02-26). "Here Are NYC's 2020 James Beard Awards Semifinalists". Eater NY. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  26. ^ "What 1 drag artist misses the most about performing in public". TODAY.com. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  27. ^ "Chef brings New Yorkers a taste of the Mediterranean". From the Grapevine. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  28. ^ embassies.gov.il https://embassies.gov.il/la/NewsAndEvents/Pages/A-taste-of-N-Y--in-L-A--with-Israeli-Chef-Einat-Admony-.aspx. Retrieved 2020-05-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  29. ^ "Einat Admony". www.kosher.com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
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