“The army was hard, not as hard as cooking training in Europe”: this is how chef Jorge Rausch from ‘MasterChef’ recalled his time in the Israeli army

Through social networksfamous Colombian chef Jorge Rausch showed his unconditional support Israelamid recent wars which arose between that country and State of Palestine in recent weeks.

“Support for Israel and the right to defend against terrorist attacks with all strength and determination”, wrote ua publish from instagram a charismatic professional chef, who became popular as a judge in publications reality the kitchen Master chef (Celebrity, Junior, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile). His mother, brother and several relatives live in that country, so he is very moved by the situation.

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On his virtual profiles, Rausch did not hesitate to show his Jewish roots (it is said that his maternal grandparents arrived in Colombia from Poland in 1926, and his paternal origin is Austrian). Last month, he shared a tender photo of himself as a teenager, celebrating his bar mitzvah, a Jewish ceremony marking the coming of age. And in the middle of the year, he showed several scenes from a family vacation in Israel.

It is known that he traveled from there in his youth to complete his studies, but ended up falling in love with cooking; and that he met the mother of his daughters, Orit Feldman, in that country.

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But recently Jorge Rausch revealed that he had to serve in the Middle East as well. It all started when the chef, born in Bogotá in 1970, traveled to Israel at the age of 26 to finish his studies in economics.

“I went to Israel to finish economics. I went to live with some colleagues, and one of them became my current wife, Orit. The first day I got home, I was cooking and the women stopped and I washed the dishes. The same thing happened the second day, but I told them: I would be happy to cook for you, but you wash the dishes, and they said that I could. In the end, I cooked every day from the cookbook I bought. While making dishes and sauces, I got hooked on this,” the popular gastro competition judge recalled in an interview with the magazine. Stickers.

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His goal of becoming an economist came to an end when he discovered that cooking really made him passionate and thus the dream of becoming a chef was born. Just when he found a school in Israel in line with his new professional goal, he had to put his until recently career on hold for a few months, when he had to serve his mandatory military service in that country.

Although he hoped to continue practicing his culinary skills in the army, in reality the opposite happened when he reported to the barracks. “I was only six months old. I had a cousin who was a colonel. I remember telling him: ‘I want to cook in the army’, but he replied: ‘No! Only criminals go there, you can’t go cook.’ So I went to rescue courses – also explained the owner of the Criterion restaurant.

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However, he did not “stay with the pike”, as we Ecuadorians say. Because almost at the end of this phase of his life, circumstances arose to do what he loved most. “For the last few months, I had to serve as a guard at a station located on the border with Egypt. It was a small stand, they didn’t have a cook. So I cooked and everyone was happy with me. Then I went to England – says the chef. It is known that Jorge Rausch completed his professional training in a European country, especially when he had the opportunity to work at the magnificent Le Manoir aux Quat’Saissons and where he deepened his interest and expertise in French cuisine.

A few days ago, the favorite Latin chef shared a photo of his time in the army with his more than one and a half million followers. “Many years ago, in Israel, when he was still paying attention. Year 1997 approximately. Good times, the army was hard, but never as hard as cooking training in Europe,” he wrote at the time. (AND)