Michelin-starred chef returned from Amsterdam to his homeland, looking for a space for an intimate restaurant that would represent his signature and his work over the years.
The connection between the chef's personal background and the refined European cuisine that characterizes him - was found in an old German templer building for preservation from the early 20th century in the Sharona colony.
At the heart of the design, as in Moshik's culinary world - integration into the existing while respecting history and tradition, with an innovative, minimalist and precise interpretation. The main goal was to create immediate hospitality, a private experience characterized by a warm, natural and enveloping palette of materials. Only 20 diners are present at each meal, so the feeling is almost like private hospitality in the chef's home.
The restaurant space is divided into three: an active open kitchen, which turns its face and presents an event towards the diners' space, an intimate but airy diners' space, and a transparent wine room that invites a visit.
The kitchen is within the visitor's reach, and he experiences, as in a play, the different stages of the evening, the installation of the dishes and the transformation of the scenes. As in the theater, the lighting also accompanies the process and the visibility of the materiality changes shape and appearance during the visit.
Original natural mineral plaster covering the walls and original beams and surfaces and cladding made of recycled materials. Materiality is based on natural materials in a uniform palette providing a basis for the culinary event and constitutes a canvas for the development of the meal. The appearance of red travertine stone and surfaces in a warm earth tone at significant points in the space that hints about the drama that is about to occur during the meal.
Lead Architect: Avital Shenhav-Shani
Lighting design: Orly Avron-Alkabes
Photography: Amit Geron
Management: YB project management