Abe Fisher's guest appearances

Abe Fisher

Philly Who?

Josh Kopelman

Rick Nucci

Jo Piazza

Serena Williams

Steve Cook

Andrew Jackson

Lil Dicky

Bob Moore

Mike Solomonov

Richard Vague

Conrad Benner

Thomas Dixon

Connor Barwin

Melissa Alam

Keith Wallace

OwlTail

Philly Who? launched three years ago this week in May of 2018. Today we are celebrating by republishing our one-year anniversary live episode with Mike Solomonov and Steve Cook.The pair are the chefs behind Cooknsolo, a collection of restaurants including Zahav, Federal Donuts, Dizengoff, Goldie, and Abe Fisher.At the time of this interview, Cook and Solo had together accrued 4 James Beard Awards for their restaurants and cookbooks. Just 5 days later, they took home their 5th, as Zahav won the award for Best Restaurant in the country.In this episode, you’ll hear how these two restauranteurs came together to bring Israeli cuisine to Philadelphia. In doing so, they transformed the Philly food scene.But, it wasn’t always sunshine and hummus. As you’ll hear, when Zahav first opened, it struggled mightily, and was in danger of failing thanks to the 2008 financial crash, an intimidating menu, and the revelation to Steve that Mike was struggling with addiction.Hear the story of how Cook and Solo overcame these challenges, and in the 10 years since have built a restaurant empire!Thanks to all who attended the live show - we raised $900 for Broad Street Ministry!This Episode is supported by Crossbeam.Crossbeam is hiring! Check out their available positions here.

Philly Who? launched three years ago this week in May of 2018. Today we are celebrating by republishing our one-year anniversary live episode with Mike Solomonov and Steve Cook.The pair are the chefs behind Cooknsolo, a collection of restaurants including Zahav, Federal Donuts, Dizengoff, Goldie, and Abe Fisher.At the time of this interview, Cook and Solo had together accrued 4 James Beard Awards for their restaurants and cookbooks. Just 5 days later, they took home their 5th, as Zahav won the award for Best Restaurant in the country.In this episode, you’ll hear how these two restauranteurs came together to bring Israeli cuisine to Philadelphia. In doing so, they transformed the Philly food scene.But, it wasn’t always sunshine and hummus. As you’ll hear, when Zahav first opened, it struggled mightily, and was in danger of failing thanks to the 2008 financial crash, an intimidating menu, and the revelation to Steve that Mike was struggling with addiction.Hear the story of how Cook and Solo overcame these challenges, and in the 10 years since have built a restaurant empire!Thanks to all who attended the live show - we raised $900 for <a href="http://www.broadstreetministry.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Broad Street Ministry</a>! This Episode is supported by Crossbeam.Crossbeam is hiring! Check out their available positions <a href="crossbeam.com/careers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

[2019] Mike Solomonov & Steve Cook: The Chefs Behind Zahav, Federal Donuts, Abe Fisher, Goldie, and Dizengoff

Mike Solomonov and Steve Cook are the chefs behind Cooknsolo, a collection of restaurants including Zahav, Federal Donuts, The Rooster, Dizengoff, Goldie, and Abe Fisher.At the time of this interview, Cook and Solo had together accrued 4 James Beard Awards for their restaurants and cookbooks. Just 5 days later, they took home their 5th, as Zahav won the award for best restaurant in the country.In this episode, you’ll hear how these two restauranteurs came together to bring Israeli cuisine to Philadelphia. In doing so, they transformed the Philly food scene.But, it wasn’t always sunshine and hummus. As you’ll hear, when Zahav first opened, it struggled mightily, and was in danger of failing thanks to the 2008 financial crash, an intimidating menu, and the revelation to Steve that Mike was struggling with addiction.Hear the story of how Cook and Solo overcame these challenges, and in the 10 years since built a restaurant empire.Thanks to all who attended the live show - we raised $900 for Broad Street Ministry!Support Philly Who?Donate via Paypal,Venmo: @podphillywho,Become a Monthly Patron,Purchase a T-Shirt or Hat,Become a Sponsor

Mike Solomonov and Steve Cook are the chefs behind Cooknsolo, a collection of restaurants including Zahav, Federal Donuts, The Rooster, Dizengoff, Goldie, and Abe Fisher.At the time of this interview, Cook and Solo had together accrued 4 James Beard Awards for their restaurants and cookbooks. Just 5 days later, they took home their 5th, as Zahav won the award for best restaurant in the country.In this episode, you’ll hear how these two restauranteurs came together to bring Israeli cuisine to Philadelphia. In doing so, they transformed the Philly food scene.But, it wasn’t always sunshine and hummus. As you’ll hear, when Zahav first opened, it struggled mightily, and was in danger of failing thanks to the 2008 financial crash, an intimidating menu, and the revelation to Steve that Mike was struggling with addiction.Hear the story of how Cook and Solo overcame these challenges, and in the 10 years since built a restaurant empire.Thanks to all who attended the live show - we raised $900 for <a href="http://www.broadstreetministry.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Broad Street Ministry</a>! Support Philly Who?<a href="https://bit.ly/phillywhopaypal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donate via Paypal</a>,Venmo: @podphillywho,<a href="https://bit.ly/pwpatreon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Become a Monthly Patron</a>,<a href="https://podphillywho.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Purchase a T-Shirt or Hat</a>,<a href="https://podphillywho.com/become-a-sponsor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Become a Sponsor</a>

Mike Solomonov & Steve Cook: The Chefs Behind Zahav, Federal Donuts, The Rooster, Abe Fisher, Goldie, and Dizengoff