Taco night in the U.S. often features an Americanized version of Mexican food that uses a packaged seasoning mix.

Yair Luria shares memorable anecdotes, like the time he ended up in the hospital after unknowingly eating drug-laced cookies.

Tahini sauce is mounded with honeyed kumquats. Or the sesame seed puree is blitzed with Tuscan kale and completed with tangy ...