Hummus Tehina

"The hummus is blended to silk - you can see they remove the chickpea skins. Temperature matters here - served warm, not cold. The tahini ratio is perfect."

"Zahav's lamb shawarma is the whole lamb, spit-roasted until the exterior chars and the interior is a deep rose — served with laffa bread, amba, and tahini. The technique is entirely Israeli and the execution is entirely correct. Michael Solomonov's kitchen at Zahav is the most serious Israeli cooking in the US, and the shawarma is the dish that makes the case."