Ottolenghi: The Cookbook

Ottolenghi is one of the most iconic and dynamic restaurants in existence. Its unique blend of exquisite, fresh food, abundantly presented in a cutting-edge, elegant environment, has imaginatively redefined people's dining expectations. For the first time, Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi are publishing here their superb sweet and savory recipes. Yotam and Sami’s inventive yet simple dishes are inspired by their respective childhoods in West and East Jerusalem but rest on numerous other culinary traditions, ranging from North Africa to Lebanon, and Italy?to California. The 140 original recipes cover everything from accomplished meat and fish main courses through to many healthy and quick salads and suppers, plus Ottolenghi's famous and delectable cakes and breads. Ottolenghi: The Cookbook captures the zeitgeist for honest, healthy, bold cooking presented with flair, style, and substance. This painstakingly designed, lavishly photographed book offers the timeless qualities of a cookery classic.

Yotam Ottolenghi has worked as a pastry chef at the Capital, Kensington Place, and Launceston Place. He's also?worked for Maison Blanc and then Baker and Spice before starting his own group of restaurants. Sami Tamimi has been a chef for more than two decades and teamed up with Yotam to open Ottolenghi in 2002.