The roots of the Art Cafe run very deep through the personal history of it's proprieter, Dorit Kramer. Born in Israel to a family that had been living in Jerusalem for nine generations, Dorit learned the arts of cooking and hospitality not by going to school, but by absorbing the world that surrounded her-- a world full of warm personalites. It is an echo of all things that have come before, but when it hits your ears, it sounds like nothing you've heard before. The Art Cafe is a tribute to her mother Pnina, from whom she learned the art of being a host, the art of opening her 'home' to others, making them feel as if it is also theirs--even if for a brief moment. Times were different then. But time stands still here at the Art Cafe. There is no rush here. This is a place to feel the warmth of strangers, and possibly walk away with a new friend or two, having shared a moment in time away from time.