Steven Cook is the coau­thor of four cook­books: the James Beard Award-win­ning Zahav, Fed­er­al Donuts, Israeli Soul, and the forth­com­ing Zahav Home. He and chef Michael Solomonov are the co-own­ers of the nation­al­ly beloved trail­blaz­ing Philadel­phia hos­pi­tal­i­ty group, CookN­So­lo, respon­si­ble for hit restau­rants cel­e­brat­ing Israeli cui­sine: Dizen­goff, Fed­er­al Donuts, Goldie, K’Far Café, Laser Wolf, Lilah, and Zahav.