Steve Cook
Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook Talk Success, Failure, and How to Get a Table at Zahav
Owning a restaurant isn’t easy. Owning 13? Plus a sprawling Fishtown event space? Sheesh. Just over 20 years after they first started working together and […]
Camille Cogswell Has Been Let Go From K’Far and Zahav
Camille Cogswell has been let go from CookNSolo, she confirmed in an interview with Philly Mag. The James Beard award-winning chef has been with CookNSolo […]
Go Get a Reservation at Laser Wolf While You Still Can
Starting today, February 4th, Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook‘s new restaurants, Laser Wolf, is taking reservations. The restaurant, which is CookNSolo’s first in Fishtown, is […]
First Look: K’Far, CookNSolo’s Bakery and All-Day Cafe in Rittenhouse
K’Far, Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook’s long-awaited cafe and bakery, has an opening date. The 76-seat all-day restaurant, helmed by executive chef Camille Cogswell, will open […]
Zahav Wins Outstanding Restaurant at the 2019 James Beard Awards
The 2019 James Beard Awards were held on Monday night, and Zahav took home Philadelphia’s sole medal with a win in the Outstanding Restaurant category. Philly […]
Hungry Pigeon’s Next Cookbook Dinner Is With Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook
Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook’s latest cookbook, Israeli Soul, is about street foods and comfort foods and all the delicious things you might find in marketplaces and […]
Mike Solomonov and Steve Cook Plan an All-Day Cafe for Rittenhouse
Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook have inked a deal to bring a new all-day cafe in one of Rittenhouse’s new luxury mixed-use developments. They’ll open the as-yet-unnamed […]
Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook May Be Opening a “Zahav-Like” Restaurant in Kensington
It appears as though Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook are expanding their empire into Kensington. The CookNSolo business partners may be planning to bring a new concept to 1301 […]
Federal Donuts Is Opening on South Street
In a Philly Mag story about the uncertain future of South Street, Ron Bondy, the executive vice president of leasing at Midwood Investment & Development, said this: […]
George Sabatino Is Out at Rooster Soup Company
Back in February, George Sabatino was handed the keys to the kitchen at Rooster Soup Co., CookNSolo’s philanthropic diner in Center City. He had just split from his own […]
It’s a Solomonov Takeover at the Center City Whole Foods
Earlier this week, word got out that Cheu Noodle Bar and Wiz Kid were bowing out of their Whole Foods food stall arrangement otherwise known as “Restaurant […]
Federal Donuts Is Throwing a Block Party on Sansom Street This Weekend
Federal Donuts: The Partially True Spectacular Story — “a love letter to the donut people of America” — dropped this past week. And to celebrate the […]
Zahav Agrees to Pay Servers $230,000 in Class-Action Suit
UPDATE: A 20-year Philly restaurant veteran has responded to the Zahav lawsuit. Click here to read the response. In December, former Zahav server Tanya Peters […]
Hear Some of Philly’s Top Restaurateurs and Urban Farmers Talk Food Justice
Urban farmers and activists and restaurant leaders like Steve Cook and South Philly Barbacoa’s Ben Miller are coming together next week to address pressing social […]
Food & Wine Names Rooster Soup Company One of Its Restaurants of the Year
Rooster Soup Company, the buzzy-as-hell luncheonette-style restaurant that donates all net profits to Broad Street Ministry’s radical hospitality program, has garnered yet more praise from […]