16 Facts About Erez Komarovsky

Erez Komarovsky is an Israeli chef, baker, educator, and author.

Erez Komarovsky was born in Tel Aviv to Menachem and Ruth Komarovsky.

Erez Komarovsky served in the 1982 Lebanon War during his compulsory military service.

Erez Komarovsky informed his parents he was gay when he was 18.

Erez Komarovsky met his current partner, Professor Mickey Gluzman, in 1986.

Erez Komarovsky went to Paris to earn a graduate diploma in classical French cuisine at Le Cordon Bleu, and worked in restaurants and bakeries in that city before returning to Tel Aviv in 1985 to open his own catering business, Erez's Cooking Studio.

Erez Komarovsky worked as a stylist on a dessert cookbook by Wolfgang Puck and assisted Hugh Carpenter in Northern California with his fusion cookbook.

Back in Israel, Erez Komarovsky decided to enter the bread-making business and introduce San Francisco sourdough to his native country.

Erez Komarovsky returned to Paris to study under Lionel Poilane and then returned to California to intern in the Acme Bread Company and Metropolis Bakery in Berkeley.

Less than a year after opening the bakery, Erez Komarovsky opened an adjoining restaurant serving "light, seasonal food" influenced by ethnic cuisines.

In 2010 Komarovsky sold his share in Lehem Erez, continuing as an independent consultant to the chain.

In 2007 Erez Komarovsky opened a cooking school in his home in Mitzpe Mattat in the Upper Galilee.

Erez Komarovsky's dishes emphasize seasonal ingredients; organic herbs, vegetables, seeds, and fruits; and the meat and cheeses of locally raised lamb and goat.

Erez Komarovsky's recipes incorporate a limited number of ingredients and spices, but are known for their intense flavor.

Erez Komarovsky lobbied to cancel the government ban on bread sales during the Passover holiday.

Erez Komarovsky was a member of a group that successfully lobbied the government to ban the force-feeding of geese for the making of foie gras.