OTTOLENGHI, YOTAM, SAMI TAMIMI
'Ottolenghi changed the way we cook in this country just as surely and enduringly as Elizabeth Davids A Book of Mediterranean Food had in 1950. It brought into our kitchens bold flavours, a vivid simplicity, a spirited but never tricksy inventiveness and, above all, light. Nigella LawsonInspired by their childhoods in West and East Jerusalem, Yotam Ottolenghis and Sami Tamimis original cookbook Ottolenghi: The Cookbook showcases fresh, honest, bold cooking and has become a culinary classic. Yotam and Sami's inventive yet simple dishes rest on numerous culinary traditions, ranging from North Africa to Lebanon, Italy and California.
First published in 2008, this new updated edition revisits the 140 original recipes covering everything from accomplished meat and fish main courses, through to healthy and quick salads and suppers, plus Ottolenghi's famously delectable cakes and breads. A new introduction sheds fresh light on a book that has become a national favourite. Ottolenghi is an award-winning chef, being awarded with the James Beard Award 'Cooking from a Professional Point of View' for Nopi in 2016, and 'International Cookbook' for Jerusalem in 2013.
In 2013 he also won four other awards for Jerusalem. Praise for Ottolenghi: [A] book that has barely left my kitchen
the fact that Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi have been generous to put their recipes in a book is something I had long dreamed of Nigel Slater, The Observer MagazinePossibly the best cookery book I have ever owned. The recipes
are well-tested and produce results that will astound your tastebuds.
Try the aubergine-wrapped ricotta gnocchi with sage butter, the chicken with three-rice salad or their famous meringues and you'll know just what I mean. Caroline Jowett, Daily ExpressA wonderful book for vegetarians and cake lovers alike Bee Wilson, Sunday Times
