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Bringing Israel Home Episode 8: David Solomonov’s Favorite Foods

Hosted By: Bringing Israel Home

Pastel, Sephardic Meat Pie

Join award-winning chef Michael Solomonov for his new digital series, “Bringing Israel Home.” Each Wednesday evening for 16 weeks, Chef Solomonov will bring Israel’s extraordinarily diverse and vibrant culinary landscape into people’s homes via weekly interviews with food and cultural figures in Israel, cooking both new and signature recipes live in his home kitchen, and through live conversation with viewers.

Watch the show each week to experience Israeli cuisine like you’ve never seen it before and cook a unique, new Israeli-inspired recipe along with this James Beard award-winning chef, right from your own kitchen.

Tune in every Wednesday night at 8:00 pm ET! Watch here. To make sure you don’t miss an episode, sign up for weekly reminders here.

Episode 8 Guide:

A show celebrating Mike’s brother, David, tragically killed on duty on Yom Kippur three days before his Israeli military service would have concluded.  Mike talks to friends of David and recounts the story of his relationship with David. Live in his kitchen, Mike makes some of David’s favorite dishes, included Lamb Soprito and Pastel, a Sephardic meat pie.

Recipes to make along with Mike:

  • Lamb Soprito
  • Pastel

Plus: Have a personal favorite photo from Israel you want to share? Tag the series on Instagram @bringingisraelhome for a chance to have your photo featured in a future episode.

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Michael Solomonov

Michael Solomonov is a beloved champion of Israel's diverse and vibrant culinary landscape. He is co-owner of Philadelphia’s CookNSolo Restaurants which include Zahav, the trailblazing restaurant where Solomonov is Chef, and he is the co-author of three cookbooks. Solomonov is the recipient of five James Beard awards, including 2016 “Book of the Year” for his and CookNSolo partner Steven Cook’s best seller Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking, as well as 2017 “Outstanding Chef” and 2019 "Outstanding Restaurant" for Zahav. He is the host of the new "Bringing Israel Home" series.
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Bringing Israel Home

Bringing Israel Home

Bringing Israel Home is the new digital series with a live-at-home cooking component hosted by 5-time James Beard Foundation award-winning chef, of Zahav in Philadelphia, Michael Solomonov. With travel to Israel curtailed for the moment, Michael Solomonov will bridge the gap by bringing Israel’s extraordinarily diverse and vibrant culinary landscape into people’s homes via weekly interviews with food and cultural figures in Israel, cooking both new and signature recipes live in his home kitchen, and through live conversation with viewers.
Each week viewers will join in a full-flavored experience around the ingredients, spices, places and people that make up Israeli cuisine.
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