{"id":4127,"date":"2014-07-23T12:34:44","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T12:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/?p=4127"},"modified":"2014-07-23T12:34:44","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T12:34:44","slug":"israeli-american-food-michael-solomonov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/2014\/07\/23\/israeli-american-food-michael-solomonov\/","title":{"rendered":"Am I Israeli or American?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Occasionally, I find poignant or just cool soundbites from my film that I like to share. Mike Solomonov, as you know if you read our Facebook posts, is the chef\/guide for our film. Every week during our four week shoot, I talked to him one-to-one about his experiences. Mike was born in Israel, grew up in Pittsburgh, and has lived in Israel on and off throughout his life. His brother David was killed by a sniper&#8217;s bullet while serving in the Army. It was his last weekend before being released. The traumatic event is part of the reason Mike opened Zahav, cooking his interpretation of Israeli food in Philadelphia. To show Americans what Israel means to him.<\/h4>\n<h3>&#8220;You know, identity is a really funny thing. I don&#8217;t feel that American when I&#8217;m in the States and I definitely don&#8217;t feel Israeli when I&#8217;m here. I enjoy and appreciate Judaism and my faith is constantly being reevaluated by many different factors. When I was here at my brother&#8217;s funeral I felt Jewish. When I&#8217;m in the States and an Israeli comes into the restaurant and says, &#8220;This reminds me of my childhood, or I&#8217;m Yemenite or Persian and I grew up eating these flavors. Or this is one of the better hummuses I&#8217;ve had.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3>I guess I feel a little Israeli then too.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3675\" style=\"width: 703px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3675\" class=\"wp-image-3675\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MSolo2.8.1301-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"Chef Michael Solomonov cooking at Zahav Restaurant, Philadelphia\" width=\"693\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MSolo2.8.1301-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MSolo2.8.1301-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MSolo2.8.1301-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MSolo2.8.1301-1080x789.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MSolo2.8.1301-1280x935.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MSolo2.8.1301-980x716.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MSolo2.8.1301-480x351.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MSolo2.8.1301.jpg 1471w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike is cooking almost every night at Zahav<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3680\" style=\"width: 639px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3680\" class=\"wp-image-3680\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Shabbat-dinner0198-2-1024x872.jpg\" alt=\"Shabbat dinner0198-2\" width=\"629\" height=\"536\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shabbat dinner near Tel Aviv<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3674\" style=\"width: 539px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3674\" class=\"wp-image-3674\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MS-RS-Miznon-TLV-0305-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Solomonov and Roger Sherman  showing a gorgeous head of CAULIFLOWER -- on location\" width=\"529\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MS-RS-Miznon-TLV-0305-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MS-RS-Miznon-TLV-0305-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MS-RS-Miznon-TLV-0305-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MS-RS-Miznon-TLV-0305.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CAULIFLOWER as only they can do it in Israel &#8212; on location<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3683\" style=\"width: 545px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3683\" class=\"wp-image-3683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Solomonov-0326-Version-2-1024x1007.jpg\" alt=\"Mike's dad preparing Shabbat lunch for 20 members of his family\" width=\"535\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Solomonov-0326-Version-2-1024x1007.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Solomonov-0326-Version-2-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Solomonov-0326-Version-2-768x755.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Solomonov-0326-Version-2-1536x1511.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Solomonov-0326-Version-2-2048x2014.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Solomonov-0326-Version-2-1080x1062.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Solomonov-0326-Version-2-1280x1259.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Solomonov-0326-Version-2-980x964.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Solomonov-0326-Version-2-480x472.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Solomonov-0326-Version-2-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Solo, Mike&#8217;s dad<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3804\" style=\"width: 539px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3804\" class=\"wp-image-3804\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IC-MS1-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Chef Mike Solomonov having a light moment, riding a tiny plastic trike.\" width=\"529\" height=\"794\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">chef Mike Solomonov always ready to rock<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3684\" style=\"width: 771px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3684\" class=\"wp-image-3684\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/SunsetNegev0208-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"sunset over the Negev\" width=\"761\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/SunsetNegev0208-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/SunsetNegev0208-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/SunsetNegev0208-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/SunsetNegev0208-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/SunsetNegev0208-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/SunsetNegev0208-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/SunsetNegev0208-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/SunsetNegev0208-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/SunsetNegev0208-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/SunsetNegev0208-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">sunset over the Negev<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Solomonov, as you know if you read our Facebook posts, is the chef\/guide for our film. Every week during our four week shoot, I talked to him one-to-one about his experiences. Mike was born in Israel, grew up in Pittsburgh, and has lived in Israel on and off throughout his life. His brother David was killed by a sniper&#8217;s bullet while serving in the Army. It was his last weekend before being released. The traumatic event is part of the reason Mike opened Zahav, cooking his interpretation of Israeli food in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know, identity is a really funny thing. I don&#8217;t feel that American when I&#8217;m in the States and I definitely don&#8217;t feel Israeli when I&#8217;m here. I enjoy and appreciate Judaism and my faith is constantly being reevaluated by many different things, by many different factors. When I was here at my brother&#8217;s funeral I felt Jewish. 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