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
dad few food
My dad makes food with very few delicate flavours.
food people
Food can bring people together in a way nothing else could.
family food later life point until vocation
Food was always important in my family, but I didn't think of it as a vocation until a later point in life.
experience food recipe switch
I used to have a very unmediated experience of food but, because of the recipe testing, I've lost that now. I can't switch it off even when I'm on holiday.
alter change food ingredient people replace themselves troubles
One of the troubles with food is that people take themselves too seriously. This is why I'm very happy for people to change my recipes, alter them, replace one ingredient for another.
articles cook dad food likes mum thinks three uses wonderful
Dad likes my food, but he probably thinks it's too busy. He is a wonderful cook but only uses three ingredients. My mum rips out my articles and makes my recipes.
above food mediocre
When I was a kid, there was always food to be had on the street in Jerusalem, but anything above a falafel stand was mediocre or worse.
actual bite food people second smells
If the first bite is with the eye and the second with the nose, some people will never take that third, actual bite if the food in question smells too fishy, fermented or cheesy.
dark food health looks sea similar spaghetti stores texture
Sea spaghetti looks like dark fettuccine and has a similar texture - you can get it in health food stores or online.
food house impart matched slow smells spread warmth
The smells of slow cooking spread around the house and impart a unique warmth matched only by the flavour of the food.
bowls fit food stick
A food processor, or even one of those small bowls that fit on a stick blender, is a real treasure. No, that's not an overstatement.
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Food that's served at the table in a paper parcel always creates a remarkable culinary moment when opened, because the package is full of aromatic steam from the lightly cooked ingredients inside.
comfort food natural sweetness
The natural sweetness of leeks, with their soft, oniony aroma, makes them the perfect winter comfort food.
food trash
One man's trash is another man's treasure, and the by-product from one food can be perfect for making another.