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Not just another hotel
The Dan Eilat on Israel's Red Sea with 380 rooms
all facing the sea, 7 places to dine and drink,
2 pools, health & beauty spa, shopping bazaar
and Danyland for the children.
Enjoy the ideal
combination of the
1 DAN EILAT and the
famous KING DAVID
for as low as $103 per
night or combine any
of these hotels with the
Per person
in double room
DAN TEL AVIV, DAN
including breakfast
+ 15% service charge CARMEL or DAN
ACCADIA.
Per person
in double room
including breakfast
+ 15% service charge
A wonderful value
when you combine
two or more of these
superb hotels:
DAN PANORAMA,
TEL AVIV, DAN
PANORAMA, HAIFA,
DAN PEARL,
JERUSALEM and
DAN CAESAREA.
Effective March 1,1996-November 17,1996 standard grade rooms.
Minimum 7 nights combination of 2 or more hotels.
Rates not applicable during Jewish holidays and peak seasons.
For information and reservations,
please call your travel agent or
Israel Hotel Representatives
(212) 752-6120 or outside New York
State Toll Free: 800-223-7773/4
or FAX: (212) 759-7495
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staff makes special effort to serve
their needs.
`The managers in each restau-
rant have the kosher menu, so
we are ready whenever someone
wants it," explains Mario Ferro,
executive chef.
The award-winning chef, a na-
tive of Bogota, Colombia, is tak-
ing a rare break from a typically
hectic day to talk about one of his
favorite subjects — kosher food.
It was Chef Ferro who three
years ago initiated the idea of cre-
ating a kosher menu to be avail-
able at all times, not only in high
season or during Passover. By
then he had been at the Caribe
Hilton for six years, and he knew
well the tastes of the longtime
Jewish guests, many of whom re-
turn to the hotel year after year.
"We know what foods they
like, so we decided to write a com-
plete menu," relates Chef Ferro.
It was so successful that he
now imports hefty quantities of
kosher food every week: 200
pounds of Empire chicken, 100
pounds of hot dogs, 40 pounds of
rib eye steak.
His enthusiasm for the quali-
ty of kosher food is such that he
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I TORONTO THEATRE I
The capital of Puerto
Rico offers many
pleasures.
serves it not only to observant
Jewish guests; in the hotel's in-
formal eatery, El Cafe, every
guest who orders chicken gets
kosher chicken.
Similarly, the only hot dogs
served at the outdoor beachfront
grill are kosher ones. "The taste
is much better," says Chef Ferro.
In this island environment,
seafood also is a popular choice,
and Chef Ferro has trained his
staff to prepare it carefully for ob-
servant guests. "We cook it in an
aluminum foil pouch so it doesn't
touch anything else," explains
Chef Ferro.
In his office near the exten-
sive kitchen facilities on the sec-
ond floor, the walls are covered
with awards, certificates, and
copies of glowing reviews. On
the shelves are plaques and tro-
phies. Besides his overall culi-
nary talent, Chef Ferro, who is
not Jewish, has become an ex-
pert in kosher cooking, oversee-
ing everything kosher-related,
from bar mitzvah receptions to
the kosher menu, with selections
available under dairy, fleishech,
and parve.
The chef also took the unusu-
al step of inviting the rabbi to
give a special seminar on kosher
regulations for the kitchen staff.
"Its' very important to know
the rules and to follow them pre-
cisely," says Chef Ferro, whose
kosher experience began early,
when he was training at the
Caracas Hilton in Venezuela,
where the members of the Jew-
ish community often held their
wedding receptions. About 80
percent of all Jewish functions
in San Juan are held at the
Caribe Hilton. Whether it's a
Shabbat dinner or a festive
seder, the knowledgeable chef
and his well-trained staff are ea-
ger to make it memorable for
Jewish guests.
"It's a special challenge to pre-
pare the kosher food," says Chef
Ferro. "Our Jewish clients are
very loyal patrons and we want
to give them our very best." ❑
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kosher hot dogs on the beach;
even bagels and lox on Sunday.
All this might be nothing out
of the ordinary ha New York City
or Miami. But in San Juan,
which has not one kosher restau-
rant and only a tiny Jewish pop-
ulation, a hotel with kosher food
available at any time (it can even
be ordered from room service
anytime) is unusual indeed.
The landmark 17-acre prop-
erty, with tropical gardens, pri-
vate beach, tennis courts, and
guest rooms with balconies over-
looking the Atlantic Ocean, has
long attracted Jewish guests. Its
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WE'RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE
ennis anyone? In Israel
the answer is very often,
"Yes, I'd love to play."
According to a recent
study, tennis has become the
largest participation sport in the
country. You can play all year
round, day or night, when you
next visit the Jewish state.
Since so many adults and
children play the game, fully-
equipped tennis centers are now
located in 11 cities.
The beautifully maintained
courts are in Arad, Ashkelon,
Beer Sheba, Haifa, Jaffa,
Jerusalem, Kiryat Shenmona,
Ofakim, Ramat Hasharon (this
largest and first center has 24
courts, including two clay sur-
faces and a major league 5,000
seat stadium), Tel Aviv and
Tiberias.
You don't have to schlep your
favorite racquet. You can rent a
good racquet for about $5 for an