Einat Admony

Chef & Owner of Taïm and Balaboosta

Chef Einat Admony, known as the ultimate balaboosta (meaning "perfect hoursewife" in Yiddish) is the James Beard-nominated chef and owner of Balaboosta, the fine-dining Middle Eastern & Israeli restaurant and the founder of beloved fast-casual falafel chain, Taïm. Admony is a pillar of the international Israeli cooking community. Her food tells an intricate story of storng immigrant roots and living the American Dream. Having grown up in Tel Aviv, she served as a driver and cook in the Israeli Army before traveling to Europe to work in kitchens and eventually landing in New York as an ambitious young chef. After 15+ years of leading the New York culinary scene and establishing multiple restaurants, Admony continues to innnovate and inspire with elevated yet comforting homestyle cooking from her childhood. Admony is a double-time champion and competitor of Food Network's Chopped and Throwdown! with Bobby Flay. She has been featured by the New York Times, Bon Appetit, Huffpost, and Forbes, among many othres. Admony has authored two cookbooks with Artisan Books: Balaboosta (2013) and Shuk (2019). 

In 2014, she was a recipient of the Great Immigrants award from the Carnegie Corporation of New York for her exemplary contribution to American life. Outside of leading several expanding businesses, Admony can be found at home in Brooklyn or at her country home in the Hudson Valley, cooking for her two children, Liam and Mika, her husband and business partner, Stefan Nafziger, and a steady stream of dinner party guests.

All-Clad Must Haves

These are the pieces Chef Einat Admony told us she can’t live without, both at home and in her restaurant kitchens.