Roots Club

Roots Club was an upscale restaurant and catering hall in Gaza, Palestine.[1] In 2010, restaurant reviewers expected the restaurant to bring "a new era of hospitality and dining experience" to Gazans.[2]

The club was located on Cairo Street in the Gaza district of Rimal.[2] It featured three different dining venues: the informal, outdoor Green Terrace Café; the Ambassador catering hall; and the air-conditioned Roots Restaurant.[2] Lonely Planet called the Roots Club, "the best" restaurant in Gaza.[3][1][4]

The Israeli Government Press Office was inspired by Tom Gross's dispatch to send an email to journalists reading:

"In anticipation of foreign correspondents traveling to Gaza to cover reports of alleged humanitarian difficulties in the Hamas-run territory, and as part of efforts to facilitate the work of journalists in the region, the Government Press Office is pleased to bring to your attention the attached menu and information for the Roots Club and Restaurant in Gaza... We have been told the beef stroganoff and cream of spinach soup are highly recommended."[4]

  1. ^ a b "Israel's Gaza Blockade Baffles Both Sides". CBS News. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "The ROOTS Club". This Week in Palestine. July 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  3. ^ Lonely Planet Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Michael Kohn, Lonely Planet, 2007, p. 362.
  4. ^ a b Lappin, Yaakov (27 May 2010). "GPO advises foreign journalists on luxurious Gaza restaurant". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 10 August 2010.