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    Good Food

    ‘Israeli Soul’

    This year the modern Israeli restaurant Zahav in Philadelphia turned ten. Zahav co-owners Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook have a flourishing restaurant group that includes a donut and fried chicken concept, falafel shops, and hummus bars.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Nov 8, 2018 • 1 min read

    This year the modern Israeli restaurant Zahavin Philadelphia turned ten. Zahav co-owners Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook have a flourishing restaurant group that includes a donut and fried chicken concept, falafel shops, and hummus bars. Several of the duo’s projects were inspired by their multiple trips to Israel over the years. Now those excursions have yielded a new cookbook and travelogue called “Israeli Soul.”

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    3 of 6
    Soul food, from Tennessee to Israel
    1. 0:00Celebrating soul food
    2. 14:36‘Mississippi Vegan’
    3. 23:53‘Israeli Soul’You’re reading this
    4. 33:45L.A. Kitchen closes its doors
    5. 39:30The saint of the Santa Monica Farmers Market
    6. 47:23Market Report: Apples
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    The full episode

    3 of 6
    Soul food, from Tennessee to Israel
    1. 0:00Celebrating soul food
    2. 14:36‘Mississippi Vegan’
    3. 23:53‘Israeli Soul’You’re reading this
    4. 33:45L.A. Kitchen closes its doors
    5. 39:30The saint of the Santa Monica Farmers Market
    6. 47:23Market Report: Apples
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