One Night in Morocco with chefs Solo and Katz

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One Night in Morocco with chefs Solo and Katz

POSTED: Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 3:50 PM

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Jews have been living in Morocco since the dissolution of the Jewish state in the year 70. Before the founding of Israel in 1948, more than 250,000 Jews lived in Morocco; fewer than 7,000 live in that North African nation today. This reciprocity between the two countries is good for international relations, and more importantly, for cuisine. David Katz named his restaurant MÃ©mÃ© (2201 Spruce St.) for his Moroccan-Jewish grandmother; Tel Aviv native Michael Solomonov's Zahav (247 St. James Place) means 'gold' in Hebrew. The two chefs will interpret David's family recipes for a one night-only feast at Zahav on Wed., May 12. One Night in Morocco will feature traditional dishes like dafina, the traditional Sabbath stew, meatballs with celery and peas, crispy meat cigars, cold salatim, Moroccan hummus with taboon bread and mezze (small plates) like sardines with chermoula, all served family-style for sharing. Almond semifreddo with chocolate feuilletine and orange finishes the spread on a sweet note. Reservations are strongly suggested. $45 per person excluding tax and gratuity. Zahav will not be serving their regular menu Wed., May 12 'cause once you're in the door, you're in Morocco.

Recap: One Night in Morocco at Zahav :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-05-13 16:36:11

[...] night, Zahav (237 St. James Place) put aside its regular menu for a trek to Morocco, via a teaming of chef/co-owner Michael Solomonov and his pal, David Katz from MÃ©mÃ©. Since Katz [...]

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