Empire of Delights
The Daily - Saturday, December 3, 2011
When a towheaded 3-year-old crossed the threshold of Federal Donuts, she beamed as if someone had hit a switch. “Does she ever turn that off?†the cashier asked of the girl’s smile. The answer turned out to be “Not while she’s here.â€
Chef Michael Solomonov opened the Philadelphia hot spot in mid-October. The budding restaurateur also opened a sandwich joint, Percy Street Barbecue, in early November, a satellite of the South Street original he opened two years ago. (For good measure, he had his first kid, David, in August.) Solomonov, 33, also owns Zahav, a three-year-old, high-end Israeli street food restaurant. Every venue, whether takeout or sit-down, is tops in its class.
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