Chef Mike Solomonov

Join us for a fun and elegant evening on the Ocean House beach with James Beard Award-Winning Chef Mike Solomonov, an experience that captures the flavorful cuisine and vibrant atmosphere of the Mediterranean coast. Enjoy a lavish spread of Mediterranean-inspired starters, entrees, and desserts, from refreshing Israeli salad to shawarma, striped bass kofta, pomegranate glazed rotisserie lamb shoulder, and more. Plus an impressive dessert selection, and all alongside complimentary house wine, beer, and live music. Bank Square Books will be at the event selling books!

Please note that tickets to this event are non-refundable, except in the event of inclement weather, a call made by the hotel.

The James Beard Award–winning chef and co-owner of Philadelphia’s Zahav restaurant reinterprets the glorious cuisine of Israel for American home kitchens.

Ever since he opened Zahav in 2008, chef Michael Solomonov has been turning heads with his original interpretations of modern Israeli cuisine, attracting notice from the New York Times, Bon Appétit, (“an utter and total revelation”), and Eater (“Zahav defines Israeli cooking in America”).
Zahav showcases the melting-pot cooking of Israel, especially the influences of the Middle East, North Africa, the Mediterranean, and Eastern Europe. Solomonov’s food includes little dishes called mezze, such as the restaurant’s insanely popular fried cauliflower; a hummus so ethereal that it put Zahav on the culinary map; and a pink lentil soup with lamb meatballs that one critic called “Jerusalem in a bowl.” It also includes a majestic dome of Persian wedding rice and a whole roasted lamb shoulder with pomegranate and chickpeas that’s a celebration in itself. All Solomonov’s dishes are brilliantly adapted to local and seasonal ingredients.
Zahav tells an authoritative and personal story of how Solomonov embraced the food of his birthplace. With its blend of technique and passion, this book shows readers how to make his food their own.

About the Author
About Chef Mike Solomonov: Michael Solomonov is co-owner of CookNSolo Restaurants, including Philadelphia’s Zahav–the trailblazing restaurant that opened in 2008–which is the twice recipient of the rare Four Bells: Superior rating from Philadelphia Inquirer critic, Craig LaBan.

Solomonov is co-author of three cookbooks, and the recipient of the five James Beard Awards: 2011 ” Best Chef, Mid-Atlantic,” 2016 “Best International Cookbook” and “Book of the Year” for Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking; 2017 “Outstanding Chef,” and 2019 “Outstanding Restaurant” for Zahav.

In addition to Zahav, Solomonov co-owns Philadelphia’s Federal Donuts, Dizengoff, Goldie, K’Far, and Laser Wolf. In May 2022, Solomonov brought grill house sensation Laser Wolf to Brooklyn.

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 – 6:30pm