Restaurant information | |
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Owner(s) | Michael Solomonov |
Head chef | Caitlin McMillan |
Food type | Vegan Israeli cuisine |
City | Philadelphia |
County | Pennsylvania |
Website | www |
Goldie is a Philadelphia based restaurant serving vegan Israeli food. The restaurant was created by Michael Solomonov under his CookNSolo restaurant group, and it has multiple locations throughout Philadelphia. [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]
More than 400 people attended protests outside of Goldies restaurants after the restaurant fired three staff members for showing pro-Palestinian sentiments following the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas. [4] [5] either by wearing Palestinian flag pins or for showing support on social media. [5] The restaurant group, CookNSolo, donated one day profits to a medical organization that provides gear to the IDF and also organized galas to show support for PACs for pro-Israel officials and lobbyists. [5] The Philly Palestine Coalition called for a boycott of CookNSolo restaurants. [6] [7] 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. [6] [7] [8]
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