Israeli restaurant coming from team behind Montrose Mediterranean steakhouse

Israeli-born Itai Ben Eli, Itamar Levy and Sash Kurgan, the team behind Mediterranean steakhouse Doris Metropolitan, are opening a new restaurant, Hamsa, in Rice Village.

The restaurant at 5555 Morningside Drive will open summer 2020 and will be a modern take on Israeli food. 

“Being from Israel, our chef/partner Sash Kurgan always implemented Israeli food (at Doris Metropolitan) because this is the kind of kitchen we all grew up on and trained on. For a long time, we were discussing wanting…