Tickets are now on sale for $125 per person and include a three-course brunch featuring recipes by Chef Fojtasek, adapted with collaboration from Gur and Einat Admony’s Shuk: From Market to Table, the Heart of Israeli Home Cooking, along with Olamaie biscuits and brunch cocktails. Every ticket includes one signed copy of Shuk along with food and cocktails at brunch. Proceeds help support the Texas Book Festival’s programs.

The morning will kick off with passed appetizers from Olamaie, with Gur on site to welcome and mingle with guests. Guests will then enjoy brunch courses, interspersed with remarks from Gur and the opportunity to ask questions.

Shuk is inspired by Israel’s open-air marketplaces or shuks, which are the heart and soul of its daily life. Both authors’ Middle Eastern heritage inform each authentic dish, from Persian rice platters and Moroccan tagines to Levantine spreads and the rare, hand-rolled couscous of North Africa. Written by two leading female voices in Israeli cuisine, Shuk presents an enticing portrait of this globally beguiling melting pot fare.

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