NEW YORK — A book about Israeli cuisine won book of the year at the prestigious James Beard Awards for food writing.
Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook’s “Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking” won Book of the Year and was also named best book in the international category at the James Beard Foundation‘s 2016 Book, Broadcast & Journalism Awards Tuesday night in New York.
In addition, “NOPI: The Cookbook,” which is co-authored by Israeli chef Yotam Ottolenghi, won in the Cooking from a Professional Point of View category.
Solomonov, an Israeli American, and Cook run the popular, award-winning Israeli restaurant Zahav (Hebrew for gold) in Philadelphia, which opened in 2008.
“Zahav” is part cookbook and part memoir.
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Solomonov also operates several other restaurants in Philadelphia, including a hummus spot called Dizengoff, which is named for a major Tel Aviv thoroughfare. According to Philly.com, Dizengoff is about to open a New York branch in Manhattan’s Chelsea Market.
Solomonov was the 2011 James Beard Award winner for best chef in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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