About The Film

What do you think of when you think of Israeli food? Most would say hummus or falafel, maybe shakshuka. Roger Sherman’s documentary IN SEARCH OF ISRAELI CUISINE takes you on a gastronomical journey through Israel’s dynamic fusion food scene—and there’s so much more to it than Middle Eastern street food!

Israeli native and 2015 James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Solomonov (owner of Zahav in Philadelphia and author of the cookbook, ZAHAV: A WORLD OF ISRAELI COOKING) is our spellbinding guide inside the restaurants, markets, and farms of Israel. Known for known for transforming simple foods into culinary masterpieces, Solomonov takes viewers into people’s kitchens—and their lives—to discuss their roots and inspirations, and preserving the traditions of their grandmothers, while updating recipes with global influences. Israel today is home to people of such diverse cultures, and Solomonov seeks out contemporary Israel’s diverse food cultures: from areas near the Lebanese, Syrian, and Egyptian borders to Tiberius on the Sea of Galilee; to Ezuz, a tiny outpost in the harsh Negev desert; and to the hip and happening Tel Aviv. 

Director Bio

Filmmaker Roger Sherman, a two-time Academy Award® nominee and Emmy® and Peabody Award winner, cooks up a cinematic culinary adventure alongside the funny and charismatic Solomonov to showcase a whole new diverse and delicious side of Israel and Israeli culture

Guest Speakers

Michael Solomonov is the 2011 James Beard Award winner for "Best Chef, Mid-Atlantic," Chef Solomonov is known for his extraordinary skill at transforming simple foods into artful culinary masterpieces. Chef Solomonov will be in attendance. Cookbook Sales Partner: Book Larder Signed ZAHAV Books: $30 in advance with ticket purchase | $35 day-of-show Warren Etheredge is well known in the film community as the host of KCTS 9's Reel NW and the Emmy®-nominated program The High Bar and has conducted over 3,000 interviews in his professional career. Warren is a producer, educator, author, playwright and one of the founding faculty members of TheFilmSchool and The Red Badge Project.

Sponsors:

• Sharon Gantz Bloome
• Marilyn and Wayne Weissman in honor of Deborah Rosen
• Small Changes Inc.

"Taste of Zahav" Catering Sponsor:

• Barbara and Eli Lahav

Community Partners:

• Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation