Michael Solomonov

Michael Solomonov is the multiple James Beard Foundation Award-winning chef behind Zahav, which won the 2019 James Beard Outstanding Restaurant award and was named an "essential" restaurant by Eater. He is the coauthor offour cookbooks: the James Beard Award-winning Zahav, Federal Donuts, Israeli Soul, and the forthcoming Zahav Home. He and business partner Steven Cook are the co-owners of the nationally beloved, trailblazing Philadelphia hospitality group, CookNSolo, responsible for hit restaurants celebrating the vibrant cuisine of Israeli: Dizengoff, Federal Donuts, Goldie, K'Far Café, Laser Wolf, Lilah, and Zahav.