Title:Contributing WriterEducation:Culinary degree from the Florida Culinary InstituteLocation:Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaExpertise:Jewish and Israeli cuisine, cookbooks, restaurant managementMichael Solomonov is an Israeli American chef who has won four James Beard Awards. Michael’s restaurants include Zahav, Laser Wolf, Dizengoff, Goldie, K’Far and Federal Donuts, and he has co-authored the cookbooksZahav,SababaandIsraeli Soul. Michael was born in Israel and raised in Pittsburgh. He has worked in an Israeli bakery and studied under Marc Vetri and Terence Feury in the U.S., and he has appeared on theTodayshow, the documentaryIn Search of Israeli Cuisineand the Travel Channel with Anthony Bourdain. In his free time, Michael enjoys surfing, origami and Triscuits, which he considers the perfect crackers.EatingWell, aDotdash Meredith Brand, has been publishing award-winning journalism about food, nutrition and sustainability since 1990. Our mission is to share flavor-packed recipes from around the world, celebrating fresh ingredients and the farmers, artisans and chefs who bring them to our table. Through science-backed nutrition advice and smart stories about sustainability, we help readers live their best lives. Learn moreabout usand oureditorial process.

Title:Contributing WriterEducation:Culinary degree from the Florida Culinary InstituteLocation:Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaExpertise:Jewish and Israeli cuisine, cookbooks, restaurant management

Title:Contributing Writer

Education:Culinary degree from the Florida Culinary Institute

Location:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Expertise:Jewish and Israeli cuisine, cookbooks, restaurant management

Michael Solomonov is an Israeli American chef who has won four James Beard Awards. Michael’s restaurants include Zahav, Laser Wolf, Dizengoff, Goldie, K’Far and Federal Donuts, and he has co-authored the cookbooksZahav,SababaandIsraeli Soul. Michael was born in Israel and raised in Pittsburgh. He has worked in an Israeli bakery and studied under Marc Vetri and Terence Feury in the U.S., and he has appeared on theTodayshow, the documentaryIn Search of Israeli Cuisineand the Travel Channel with Anthony Bourdain. In his free time, Michael enjoys surfing, origami and Triscuits, which he considers the perfect crackers.

EatingWell, aDotdash Meredith Brand, has been publishing award-winning journalism about food, nutrition and sustainability since 1990. Our mission is to share flavor-packed recipes from around the world, celebrating fresh ingredients and the farmers, artisans and chefs who bring them to our table. Through science-backed nutrition advice and smart stories about sustainability, we help readers live their best lives. Learn moreabout usand oureditorial process.