Steven Cook and Michael Solomonov are behind what is arguably Philadelphia’s most popular “ethnic restaurant” — the Israeli gold-standard Zahav in Society Hill. For six years, the restaurant has taken the ancient flavors and techniques established by Moroccan, Portuguese and Sephardic Jews and packaged them in a cool and convivial setting. You can sip cocktails…
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It began with an email subject line: Tomorrow - 1 a.m. Momofuku/Zahav pop-up. Are you free? Having no impending plans at 1 a.m. on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning?), I replied YES. And so, the planning and slight anxiety of how one stays up until 1 a.m. on a school night without alcohol or illegal substances…
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With New York Fashion Week upon us, we have style on the brain and decided to reach out to some of our favorite, and best-dressed, chef friends — to hear about their favorite designers and why it’s never OK to wear chili pepper pants in the kitchen. Next up, Michael Solomonov — the man behind…
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It seems that Anthony Bourdain was in Philadelphia yesterday filming for an upcoming episode of The Layover. It also appears that he just discovered Philadelphia has a restaurant scene outside of the obvious Marc Vetri joints. “What can I say? I should have come here sooner,” he told Eater Philly in an interview (from one…
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When Philadelphia chef Michael Solomonov was readying the opening of his Old City restaurant Zahav, he took 15 of his staff members on an eating quest throughout Israel. “We were there for seven days and ate 30 meals and never repeated a cuisine,” he says of the epic trip that would later shape his acclaimed…
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