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Amos Gitai is frequently photographed with his head tilted down, eyes gazing up at the camera, an enigmatic half-smile creasing his lips. It is an

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A lifelong love of good food and drink has taken Israel’s leading gastronomist from the family dinner table to Paris to Israel’s evolving restaurant scene.