Restaurants in Israel have come up with creative alternatives to ḥametz ingredients to create pasta, hamburger buns, pizza, and other fast foods in kosher-for-Passover versions by using potato starch and other non-standard ingredients.
Let's consider a selection of last year's branded pranks: celebrity boot company Hunter promoted a range of tiny wellies for dogs, Marmite announced a transparent spread named "Marmite Clear," ASOS pioneered a clip-on man bun, and Pizza Hut launched a Scratch-n-Sniff menu.
Just thinking about cinnamon buns or pizza stimulates the release of the neural chemical dopamine, which can cause the brain to override the biological brakes that try to prevent overeating.
L-cysteine, for example, is often used in commercial baked goods, from cinnamon buns to pizza dough.
The upbeat menu, executed by Morgan Vondle (who recently replaced the original chef), is a survey of global pop-culture cuisine: fried calamari and wings, fish tacos and empanadas, pork buns and pizzas.
Or focaccia, pizza, crumpet, bun, baguette... Whatever bready, belly-filling delight takes your fancy.
At lunchtime, near the comfort station — bins stocked with clean socks, toilet paper, and sleeping bags — the kitchen was serving donated pizza, pork buns, and tuna sandwiches.
Nosh on the massive homemade cinnamon buns ($2.50), the Vermonter pizza (maple syrup, cheddar cheese, sausage and apple slices; $16.99 for a large) or an Italian sub on fresh-baked bread ($7.75 for a large).
BEST DISHES: Sticky buns, shrimp pastilla, pizzas, tacos, Mexican sandwiches, spareribs, steak, house salad, corn salad, French toast, huevos rancheros, blueberry-walnut tart.
