Summary: Hey hey, it's Food Republic Today! First up are today's headlines, including bites on pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini (0:25) and Chipotle founder Steve Ells stepping down as CEO (3:06). Next we sit down with Mike Solomonov and Steve Cook (7:16), the men behind a small empire of Philly restaurants including Zahav, Federal Donuts, and more, to discuss their new book, Middle Eastern food, their restaurants, expanding, and their beloved Philly. We cap it all off with bad Yelp reviews of good restaurants (28:09).
