Solomonov, Michael
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Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Solomonov, Michael
Date of birth
1915-09-26
Place of birth
Savyon-Ganei Yehuda (Israel)
Place of residence/headquarters
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Field of activity
Cooking, Israeli
Associate group
Zahav (Philadelphia)
Zahav (Philadelphia) (2008)
Occupation
Cooks
Restaurateurs
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- Zahav, 2016:E-Cip t.p. (Michael Solomonov) data view (winner of the 2011 James Beard Award for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic) page 15 (born in G'nei Yehuda, Israel, grew up in Pittsburgh) back cover (opened Zahav with Steven Cook in 2008).
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Wikipedia description:
Michael Solomonov (Hebrew: מייקל סולומונוב; born 1978) is an Israeli chef known for his restaurants throughout Philadelphia. His first restaurant Zahav, founded in 2008, has received national recognition including the James Beard Foundation "Outstanding Restaurant" in 2019. Solomonov was also awarded Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic in 2011, Cookbook of the Year in 2016, and Outstanding Chef in 2017 from the James Beard Foundation. In 2021, The New York Times named his restaurant Laser Wolf as one of "the 50 places in America we're most excited about right now."
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