Goldie (restaurant)

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Goldie (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Owner(s) Michael Solomonov
Head chefCaitlin McMillan
Food typeVegan Israeli cuisine
CityPhiladelphia
CountyPennsylvania
Coordinates 39°57′04″N75°10′21″W / 39.9512°N 75.1726°W / 39.9512; -75.1726
Website www.goldiefalafel.com

Goldie is a Philadelphia based chain restaurant serving vegan Israeli food. The restaurant was created and is currently owned by Michael Solomonov under the restaurant group CookNSolo, which also owns the Philadelphia-based restaurants K'far, Federal Donuts, Jaffa Bar, Laser Wolf and Zahav. [1] The restaurant's venue "Lilah" is named after the Hebrew word for night. [1] The restaurant serves food that is kosher and vegan, including falafel dishes and tehini shakes. [2] [3] The restaurant's head chef is Caitlin McMillan. [2]

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Operations

The restaurant maintains multiple locations in Philadelphia. [1] Another location was opened in Google's New York City campus in 2024, serving exclusively employees of Google. [4] [5]

2023 protests

More than 400 people attended protests outside of Goldie's restaurants [6] after the restaurant fired three staff members for expressing pro-Palestinian sentiment following the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, [7] either by wearing Palestinian flag pins or by expressing support for Palestine on social media. [7] [4] The firing was accompanied by a post on social media by the restaurant's owner, Michael Solomonov, announcing that 100% of his restaurants' profits on October 12, 2023 would go to supplying aid and medical assistance to the Israeli Defense Forces. [7] At least $100,000 was raised for the Friends of United Hatzalah, affiliated with the IDF. [4] The Philly Palestine Coalition called for a boycott of Solomon's restaurants. [8] [9] Governor Josh Shapiro condemned the protest, as did President Biden and other political officials, claiming the chant was antisemitic for having targeted a restaurant owned by an Israeli-Jewish owner. [8] [9] [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Smythe, Laura (June 2, 2021). "Solomonov Restaurant to Open Outpost, New Events Venue in Fishtown". NBC Philadelphia. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Turshen, Julia (July 18, 2018). "Caitlin McMillan Can Solve Any Problem". Eater. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ Sheehan, Jason (March 7, 2022). "Get Excited: Federal Donuts and Goldie Launch Center City Flagships". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Fortney, Luke (February 29, 2024). "Google Has the Only New York Location of Goldie Falafel — And It's Not Sharing". Eater NY. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ Gergely, Julia (February 26, 2024). "A secret, private outpost of Michael Solomonov's Goldie Falafel just opened in NYC". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  6. ↑ Severson, Kim (December 12, 2023). "Protests Are an American Tradition. But Why at Restaurants?". New York Times.
  7. 1 2 3 Chan, Wilfred (December 8, 2023). "A protest against a top Israel-born chef was called antisemitic. Staff tell a different story". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Pa. pols, White House react to viral Goldie chant in Philly". WHYY. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  9. 1 2 Chang, David; Gyllenhaal, Randy (December 4, 2023). "'Blatant act of antisemitism': Gov. Shapiro condemns pro-Palestinian protest outside Jewish-owned Philly restaurant Goldie". NBC10 Philadelphia. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  10. ↑ Helmore, Edward (December 4, 2023). "White House condemns 'antisemitic' rally outside Philadelphia falafel shop". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved December 24, 2023.


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