Recap: One Night in Morocco at Zahav

Photos | A.D. Amorosi Last 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 named his restaurant (2201 Spruce St.) for his Moroccan-Jewish grandmother, the night's traditional menu was an extrapolation of his family's recipes with the usual twists that each chef keeps up their sleeves. With cinnamon, cardamom, saffron and cumin as the predominant spices, the family-style night had many humble highlights. The large-ish sardine with chermoula, caraway and cilantro was marinated overnight, then lightly grilled so that each flavor came out individually. The chicken with green olives and lemon has a subtle, zesty taste and its tenderness kept its meat off the bone. The poached peas and meatballs with celery boasted the most cinnamon-y flavor of the evening, but the last items packed the best one-two punch. The Sabbath stew with braised short ribs was heavenly and filling, what with all those chickpeas swimming in beef stock. And the almond semifreddo with chocolate feuilletine and candied orange actually tasted like my grandmother's spumoni, therefore forever linking Katz and I beyond me just loving his duck at MÃ©mÃ©. Full menu after the jump. SALATIM Cooked and Raw Peppers Cucumber Salad Carrot salad MOROCCAN HUMMUS Taboon Bread MEZZE Sardines with Chermoula Meatballs with Celery and Peas Chicken with Green Olives and Lemon Couscous with Fava Beans and Morels Crispy meat Cigars DAFINA Traditional Sabbath Stew - beef, short rib, chickpeas and barley with yams and potatoes ALMOND SEMIFREDDO Chocolate Feuilletine, Orange danya Posted 2010-05-13 17:49:23

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Recap: One Night in Morocco at Zahav

POSTED: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 9:36 PM

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Photos \| A.D. Amorosi

Last 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 named his restaurant (2201 Spruce St.) for his Moroccan-Jewish grandmother, the night's traditional menu was an extrapolation of his family's recipes with the usual twists that each chef keeps up their sleeves. With cinnamon, cardamom, saffron and cumin as the predominant spices, the family-style night had many humble highlights. The large-ish sardine with chermoula, caraway and cilantro was marinated overnight, then lightly grilled so that each flavor came out individually. The chicken with green olives and lemon has a subtle, zesty taste and its tenderness kept its meat off the bone. The poached peas and meatballs with celery boasted the most cinnamon-y flavor of the evening, but the last items packed the best one-two punch. The Sabbath stew with braised short ribs was heavenly and filling, what with all those chickpeas swimming in beef stock. And the almond semifreddo with chocolate feuilletine and candied orange actually tasted like my grandmother's spumoni, therefore forever linking Katz and I beyond me just loving his duck at MÃ©mÃ©. Full menu after the jump. SALATIM Cooked and Raw Peppers Cucumber Salad Carrot salad MOROCCAN HUMMUS Taboon Bread MEZZE Sardines with Chermoula Meatballs with Celery and Peas Chicken with Green Olives and Lemon Couscous with Fava Beans and Morels Crispy meat Cigars DAFINA Traditional Sabbath Stew - beef, short rib, chickpeas and barley with yams and potatoes ALMOND SEMIFREDDO Chocolate Feuilletine, Orange

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Posted 2010-05-13 17:49:23

awesome photo

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