Background
Michal Ansky is the daughter of Sherry Ansky, journalist and gastronomist, and Alex Ansky, actor and radio presenter. She was born in Jerusalem where she attended the Gymnasia Rehavia school.
Michal Ansky is the daughter of Sherry Ansky, journalist and gastronomist, and Alex Ansky, actor and radio presenter. She was born in Jerusalem where she attended the Gymnasia Rehavia school.
2004 – Ansky studied History and Literature at Venice International University.
2008 – Ansky received a Bachelor of Arts in History and Literature from Tel Aviv University.
2009 – Ansky received a Master in Gastronomic Sciences from the Slow Food University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy, specializing in food products quality.
At the age of 17, Ansky wrote a food column for a local newspaper (Kol Ha’ir). Following the completion of her military service, Ansky wrote a column called "The Missing Piece" (Hahatiha hahasera) for "Walla" culture website, was part of the all-girl talk show "Girls" (Banot) which aired on Hot Cable network in 2007, and wrote and presented a historical and culinary segment for the television show "Quality time" (Zman Eichut) which aired in 2007 on Channel 1. In 2007, Ansky founded the Farmers Market at the Tel Aviv Portuguese, which she currently continues to manage.
The purpose of the market, which exists these days in six locations in Israel (Tel Aviv, Beersheba, Raanana, Herzeliya, Holon and Rishon Lezion). is to bring fresh agricultural produce directly from the farmer to the consumer, thereby eliminating commissions and reducing the cost to the consumer.
In 2008 she worked as a culinary and cultural reporter for Ma"ariv newspaper and also wrote for the gastronomic magazine "The Food Route" (Derech Haochel). In 2009 she participated in "The Dinner Club" (Moa"adon Aruchat Haerev), which aired on Channel 2, as a field reporter.
Later on that year, Ansky started hosting two television cooking shows: "As Fresh As lieutenant Gets" alongside Chef Omer Miller and "The Queen of the Market", both focusing on local and organic produce. The television shows aired for 3 seasons on the Israeli Food Channel and Channel 10.
In 2010 she hosted "Cooking from Books" (Mevashlim Mehasfarim) for the Israeli Food Channel.
In late 2010, Ansky began presenting the Israeli version of Master Chef, alongside Chefs Haim Cohen, Eyal Shani and Rafi Adar in Season 1, and Cohen, Shani and Yonatan Rochfeld in Season 2 and 3. The show"s popularity led to Ansky being invited to join Master Chef United States of America as a guest judge, along with Chef Gordon Ramsay. In April 2012, Ansky hosted the first season of Junior Master Chef Israel, alongside Haim Cohen, Eyal Shani and Yonatan Rochfeld.
Ansky currently presents the radio show, "Ansky and Enzel" together with Efrat Enzel, on the 103FM radio station.
In December 2012, Ansky gave a talk on food and memories at Tedx Jerusalem, an independently organized TED event. Ansky"s first cookbook, titled ""Food from Home", was published in January 2013.
Ansky served as an officer in the military in the Israeli Air Force Filming Unit. After completing her military service, she continued to do reserve duty as an administrations officer in the Public Relations Unit.
2004 – Ansky studied History and Literature at Venice International University.
