Alon Shaya

In 2017, James Beard Award Winning chef Alon Shaya and his wife Emily formed Pomegranate Hospitality to foster opportunities for colleagues, partners, and friends in a comfortable and professional environment where cultural differences are celebrated. Alon has been nominated for five James Beard Awards. In March 2018, Alon published his debut cookbook, "Shaya: An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel" (Knopf). In early 2018, chef Shaya & Pomegranate Hospitality announced the opening of two new restaurants: Saba in New Orleans and Safta in Denver. Alon, his wife Emily, and their two dogs Henry and Ceci, live in New Orleans. On their days off, they enjoy traveling for new food experiences, playing tennis, and fly fishing.