In Search of Israeli Cuisine
Directed by Roger Sherman
USA | Mostly English | 97 mins
Featuring chef Solomonov
Director Sherman in attendance for intro and Q&A
Sponsored by UVM Hillel
NOTE: Following the screening we’ll be offering food tastings from chef Solomonov’s bood Zahav, with cash bar
Mike Solomonov is the chef/guide of In Search of Israeli Cuisine. He is a 2011 James Beard Award winner for Best Chef, Mid-Atlantic; and a 2015 semi-finalist for Rising Star Chef of the Year.
Director’s statement: “It may be surprising to learn that a major culinary revolution is taking place in a country so frequently associated with political drama. In just thirty years, Israel has gone from having no fine food to call its own to a cuisine that is world-renowned. Like many, hummus and falafel were all I knew about Israeli Cuisine. I discovered a vibrant restaurant scene in Tel Aviv that rivals New York, San Francisco, London and, yes, Paris. And, more and more of Jerusalem’s restaurants, once thought stuffy, are must-experience destinations. I tasted wines from some of the 350 boutique wineries gaining international acclaim. I savored distinctive cheeses that you’d find in France or Italy. And, I found remarkable food traditions as diverse as Moroccan, Persian, and Lebanese, French, Italian, and Russian, in the most cutting-edge restaurants Jewish, Arabs, Palestinians, Christian, and Druze kosher and non-kosher, secular and religious. I learned that home cooks are preserving their grandmothers’ recipes and dynamic chefs are updating them.”
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