# Moshe Basson

> Moshe Basson is an Israeli chef, restaurateur, and food folklorist. An early proponent of the Slow Food movement in Israel, he is the owner and head chef of The Eucalyptus restaurant in Jerusalem. He specializes in traditional regional cuisine, biblical ingredients, and the use of wild plants and herbs that he gathers himself on foraging expeditions in the Jerusalem hills. He is a member of the Israeli-Palestinian group Chefs for Peace and a two-time winner of the international Couscous Fest in Italy.

*Israeli chef*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Chef
- **Category:** Chefs
- **Country:** Israel
- **Born:** 1950
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Moshe Basson is an Israeli chef, restaurateur, and food folklorist. An early proponent of the Slow Food movement in Israel, he is the owner and head chef of The Eucalyptus restaurant in Jerusalem. He specializes in traditional regional cuisine, biblical ingredients, and the use of wild plants and herbs that he gathers himself on foraging expeditions in the Jerusalem hills. He is a member of the Israeli-Palestinian group Chefs for Peace and a two-time winner of the international Couscous Fest in Italy.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 35.4

## Sources
- [Moshe Basson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Basson)
- [משה בסון](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%94_%D7%91%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9F)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7055294)

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