- July 9, 2026
- 1:58 pm
- Israel
In Haifa, a chamber gastronomic evening is being prepared, where Ukrainian cuisine will go beyond the usual tradition and meet local products, seasonality, and Levantine flavors. The menu will remain secret and will be revealed only to registered participants.
Not a restaurant, but a city gastronomic pop-up
On July 10, 2026, a Food Pop Up — Ukrainian Modernism in Levant Kitchen will take place in Haifa.
This is not a restaurant opening or an ordinary master class where spectators watch the chef. The format is closer to a closed gastronomic evening: guests come to eat, taste, communicate, and participate in a culinary experience created specifically for this event.
The pop-up takes place at the SEE GARDEN space at HaRav Ohana 4.
Start — 17:00.
The event is organized by YPFH x SEE GARDEN, and the author’s cuisine is presented by Vlada Cox & Anna Bunny.
It is this combination that makes the evening particularly interesting for Haifa. YPFH — Young People for Haifa / צעירים למען חיפה — is a city youth initiative working with community projects, culture, meetings, and urban development. SEE GARDEN is not a classic cafe, but an open public space, a city courtyard/hub where meetings, music, lectures, donation events, and local initiatives take place.
Ukrainian cuisine through Israeli market products
The main idea of the evening is to show Ukrainian cuisine not as a museum reconstruction and not as a set of familiar dishes from the past.
Organizers describe it as a modern interpretation of Ukrainian cuisine through the products of the local Israeli market. It is about a dialogue between cultures, seasons, and ingredients: Ukrainian gastronomic memory meets the Levantine environment, local vegetables, herbs, spices, and the rhythm of the Israeli city.
For Haifa, this format seems natural. It is a city where different languages, cuisines, and cultural experiences coexist, and the Ukrainian theme has long ceased to be only political or military. Here it can be expressed through food — calmly, lively, modern.
NANovosti — News of Israel | Nikk.Agency pays attention to such events precisely because they create a real connection between Ukraine and Israel: not through official statements, but through people, taste, space, and shared experience.
The menu is kept secret
The evening menu is not disclosed in advance.
Only registered participants will know it. Organizers emphasize that guests will be treated to original dishes that have not been served or presented anywhere before.
The event description specifically mentions fermentation, baking, delicate textures, and depth of flavors. Therefore, do not expect just “borscht, dumplings, and cabbage rolls.” The point of the evening is to show how Ukrainian cuisine can be modern, authorial, and integrated into the Israeli context.
Why this is important for the Israeli audience
For Israelis with Ukrainian roots, such a pop-up is more than just a dinner.
It is an opportunity to see Ukraine not only through war news, diplomatic disputes, and alarming reports. Ukrainian culture here appears through taste, products, seasonality, and a creative approach.
The title Ukrainian Modernism in Levant Kitchen contains the exact formula of the evening: Ukrainian modernism inside Levantine cuisine, not alongside it. It is not an attempt to “transfer Ukraine” to Israel unchanged, but an attempt to understand how Ukrainian cuisine can sound here and now — in Haifa, next to the market, the sea, the multilingual urban environment, and local ingredients.
Event details
Event: Food Pop Up — Ukrainian Modernism in Levant Kitchen
Organizers: YPFH x SEE GARDEN
Authors: Vlada Cox & Anna Bunny
Date: July 10, 2026
Time: 17:00
Address: HaRav Ohana 4, Haifa
Format: chamber gastronomic pop-up
Important: the number of places is extremely limited, the menu is revealed only to registered participants.
Registration – https://forms.gle/bJhv3gLVWj2vSLWeA
The evening promises to be not just a tasting, but an attempt to reinterpret Ukrainian cuisine through Haifa, the Israeli market, and Levantine taste.
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