Yotam Ottolenghi
Yotam Ottolenghi
Yotam Ottolenghi Yotam Assaf Ottolenghiis an Israeli-born British chef, recipe writer and restaurant owner...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionChef
Date of Birth14 December 1968
CountryIsrael
both far food quite
If I am honest, my food is actually quite far removed from both the food of my mother and my father.
I can't stand recipes that don't have background.
bit celery mean money nicer
For my money, celery hasn't got a mean bit of fibre in its body, and we all need to start being much nicer to it.
good people
I do support people eating more vegetables. It's a good thing to do.
blog blogging bridges food gap serious
The Guardian's 'Word of Mouth' blog bridges the gap between blogging and serious food journalism.
sorts
A lemon, boiled whole and blitzed, makes a useful base for all sorts of dressings.
fresh main whether
The main distinction for fresh chillies is whether they are red or green, the difference being one of ripeness.
love milieu reflect soft white
I love the way soft white cheese such as ricotta or the creamier mascarpone reflect the milieu in which an animal has been raised.
aside garlic island love smell sweet taste true whenever
I love my garlic press; in fact, it is probably my one true desert island gadget. But I'm happy to put it aside whenever the smell and sweet taste of slow-cooked garlic is called for.
extremes sour survive third towards
Infants have around 30,000 tastebuds, only about a third of which survive into adulthood, so a child's sensitivity towards extremes of sweet, sour and bitter flavours is heightened.
cooked european term time
In certain European cuisines, vegetables are cooked a long time. I take the term 'al dente' and use it for vegetables.
birthday cake numbers
For me, the end of childhood came when the number of candles on my birthday cake no longer reflected my age, around 19 or 20. From then on, each candle came to represent an entire decade.
sweet juicy breakfast
Breakfast is always the best time for something juicy, sweet and fresh - it just feels like the right way to open the day. There's no right way, though, when it comes to choosing the fruit.
italian television way
Pizza was made for television in so many ways: it is easy to heat up, easy to divide and easy to eat in a group. It is easy to enjoy, easy to digest and easy-going. It is so Italian!