Bon Appetit magazine names Dizengoff’s hummus ‘dish of the year’
Michael Solomonov’s Dizengoff may have missed out on making Bon Appetit magazine’s top 10 new restaurants list, but its hummus made the cut as the the publication's “dish of the year.”
Michael Solomonov's Dizengoff may have missed out on making Bon Appetit magazine's top 10 new restaurants list, but its hummus made the cut as the the publication's "dish of the year."
Describing the hummusiya's signature dish as "chickpea perfection," Bon Appetit lauded Dizengoff's "addictively rich" and "ethereally smooth" hummus as a refined, delicate take on an old classic.
Dizengoff's various riffs on hummus also contributed to its win, with Bon Appetit highlighting several variations as standouts, including:
Beet-Pickled Egg, Israeli mango pickle, fried garlic, and sliced garlic scapes
Tahini, Lemony Chermoula, cooked chickpeas, and chopped parsley
Breakfast radishes, fresh lemon juice, and chopped fennel fronds
Fried chickpeas, hot smoked Spanish paprika, and chopped parsley
And others.
Snapping an order up for yourself at Dizengoff will run you between $9 and $11, and the hummus menu is constantly changing. However, if you stop by today between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., you can nab an order for free with purchase of a beer or lemonnana.
The magazine gave other shout-outs to newcomers in the 215:
Aldine, for chef George Sabatino's treatment of button mushrooms
Helm, for chefs Kevin D'Egidio and Michael Griffiths' use of Boursin instead of goat cheese.
Kensington Quarters, for its dual use as a butcher shop.
Despite winning dish of the year, though, Dizengoff got left out of Bon Appetit's top 10 new restaurants. The winner there was AL's Place in San Francisco, which is known for its eclectic fare.