Sep 10 2020 36 mins
“Those were some of my best memories of my childhood... sitting around the table with my family."
Berty Richter is the Executive Chef and Owner of TLV in Austin, Texas - a restaurant inspired by the streets of Israel. Berty was born and raised in Israel to an American-Hungarian father and a Turkish mother where food was at the center of their everyday life. There was always somebody cooking in the kitchen and from a young age, he was exposed to a lot of great food. Berty’s family would host large, 12-hour feasts on Saturdays where they sit around the table and enjoy drinks and delicious food made by Berty’s mother and grandmother. This is how Berty fell in love with food and cooking.
Starting at the age of 12, Berty took summer positions in different kitchens across Israel. When he was 18, he joined the mandatory military service (Israeli Defense Force) where he found himself volunteering to cook on the weekends while some of the cooks were away. After his service during his time traveling the United States, he decided that he was going to pursue his true passion as his career, which was cooking. In this episode, Berty chats with host Danielle about how his family feasts shaped who he is as a chef, working in different kitchens across New York City for 15 years, moving to Austin and opening his food truck Hummus Among Us and how his food truck provided him with the opportunity to open up a restaurant of his own - TLV.