Assaf Elkanna Granit (Hebrew: אסף גרניט; born 20 August 1978) is an Israeli chef and owner of the Parisian restaurant Shabour.He grew up in the Nayot neighborhood and attended the Denmark High School in his hometown, where he earned the nickname "Buffalo" which sticks with him to this day.In November 2020, Granit won the tender to open six restaurants to feed approximately 3000 employees at the Wix campus in Tel Aviv.[15][16] Since January 2014, Granit has served as a judge on the cooking reality show "Game of Chefs" (Mischakei HaChef) on Channel 13.[20] On January 24, 2022, he began serving as a judge on the reality show "The Next Restaurant" on Channel 13, alongside chefs Moshik Roth, Yossi Shitrit and Ruthie Russo.
