Easy, Essential, Delicious Michael Solomonov, Steven Cook Hardcover | 384 pages Cooking / Methods Simple meals inspired by Israeli street food, by the authors of the best-selling James Beard Book of the Year, Zahav. For their first major book since the trailblazing Zahav, Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook go straight to the food of the people—the great dishes that are the soul of Israeli cuisine. Usually served from tiny eateries, hole-in-the-wall restaurants, or market stalls, these specialties have passed from father to son or mother to daughter for generations. To find the best versions, the authors scoured bustling cities like Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Haifa, and sleepy towns on mountaintops. They visited bakeries, juice carts, beaches, even weddings.