Michael Solomonov's Society Hill restaurant — James Beard Outstanding Restaurant 2019, the cookbook that launched it won James Beard Cookbook of the Year, and the kitchen that essentially redefined Israeli food in America. The hummus arrives with laffa straight off the taboon oven; the al ha'esh fire-cooked menu is the order; the tasting menu is one of the best dinner experiences in the country. Solomonov has spent his career arguing for Israeli cooking as the cosmopolitan, multicultural tradition it actually is. For the single most important Israeli restaurant in America.