Thursday, September 26, 2024
6 PM  Cash Bar
7 PM  Mike Solomonov & Steve Cook in Conversation with Howie Roseman, General Manager of the Philadelphia Eagles. Conversation followed by author book signing & reception including small bites, dessert, coffee, and tea – all recipes from the book! 
$80 In Person | Price includes program, book, reception & nosh SOLD OUT – Join us for the Livestream! 
$15 Livestream | $9 Members

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We’re bringing some serious home field advantage to this event! Philadelphia’s very own Howie Roseman, the mastermind behind the Eagles’ Super Bowl-winning team, will be moderating the conversation as Mike Solomonov and Steve Cook take us inside their latest cookbook, Zahav Home: Cooking for Friends & Family. You won’t want to miss this all-star lineup at The Weitzman!

ABOUT THE BOOK 

Award-winning chefs and bestselling authors Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook, the duo behind the James Beard Award-winning Zahav, invite you into their home kitchens with Zahav Home. In this collection of 125 new, simple, and delicious recipes, they share how they cook for their families—no restaurant tricks, just real, achievable meals.

Since opening the beloved, critically acclaimed Zahav sixteen years ago, these culinary masters have learned two key things: cooking at home is a whole different ball game, and it’s still possible to bring Zahav’s vibrant flavors to your own table.

Zahav Home is an intimate affair in a different way from their trailblazing first book, Zahav. . It’s a genuine peek into their kitchens, filled with family-tested recipes like hearty salads, vibrant vegetables, easy lunches, and weeknight dishes that feel like they’ve been simmering for hours. There are Sunday dinners, irresistible desserts, and more.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook are co-owners of the trailblazing Philadelphia-based hospitality group, CookNSolo Restaurants, and beloved stewards of Israel’s extraordinarily diverse culinary landscape. Together, they have been awarded three James Beard Foundation Awards, with Michael awarded two additional Beard Awards for his work as Chef of Zahav, including 2017 “Outstanding Chef.” Zahav is their flagship restaurant that is widely recognized for celebrating the multitudes within Israeli cuisine in the U.S., and around the world.

In 2019, Zahav became the first Israeli and first Philadelphia restaurant to win the James Beard “Outstanding Restaurant” Award. In addition to Zahav, CookNSolo’s suite of Philadelphia
concepts include the recently reimagined Dizengoff, Goldie, K’Far, Laser Wolf, the forthcoming Jaffa Bar, as well as Lilah — both an event venue and the catering partner for the Weitzman
National Museum of American Jewish History. In May 2022, CookNSolo partnered with Chicago’s famed Boka Restaurant Group to expand to Brooklyn, New York, bringing the second
locations of both Laser Wolf – the shipudya (grill house) sensation – and K’Far – beloved Israeli bakery & café, as well as Jaffa Cocktail & Raw Bar to The Hoxton, Williamsburg hotel. In January of this year, Solomonov and Cook released their signature impossibly smooth Zahav Hummus (the actual restaurant recipe) exclusively at Whole Foods Markets across the US. Their rapidly expanding fried chicken and donut concept, Federal Donuts & Chicken, currently boasts ten locations. In November 2024, CookNSolo is expanding to Miami with the opening of their new restaurant concept, Aviv, an homage to the shared vibrancy of Miami and Tel Aviv.

Solomonov is a member of the American Culinary Corps and was appointed by President Biden to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition; Cook is one of the country’s foremost
restaurant minds — a Wharton School of Business and French Culinary Institute alum. The duo has also co-authored three highly acclaimed cookbooks — Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking (a two-time James Beard Award winner), Federal Donuts: The (Partially) True Spectacular Story, and Israeli Soul: Easy, Essential, Delicious.

The duo has also co-authored three highly acclaimed cookbooks: Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking (a two-time James Beard Award winner), Federal Donuts: The (Partially) True Spectacular Story, and Israeli Soul: Easy, Essential, Delicious.

For more information, follow Michael and Zahav on Instagram @mikesolomonov and @zahavrestaurant.