Ottolenghi: The Cookbook

Ottolenghi: The Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi is a revolutionary collection of recipes that transformed the culinary landscape with its imaginative combination of flavours and ingredients. Celebrated upon its initial release in 2008, this ground-breaking cookbook is now presented with a contemporary design, maintaining its status as a timeless classic in kitchens across the globe.

Born out of the authors' childhood experiences in West and East Jerusalem, Ottolenghi: The Cookbook offers fresh, honest, and boldly flavourful cooking. Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi craft inventive yet approachable dishes that draw from a tapestry of culinary traditions, spanning North Africa, Lebanon, Italy, and California. This updated edition revisits the original 140 recipes, covering a diverse range of dishes from accomplished meat and fish main courses to healthy, quick salads and suppers, along with Ottolenghi's famously delectable cakes and breads. A new introduction sheds fresh light on this culinary masterpiece, reinforcing its place as a national treasure.

Nigella Lawson praises the book, stating, "Ottolenghi changed the way we cook in this country just as surely and enduringly as Elizabeth David's A Book of Mediterranean Food did in 1950. It brought into our kitchens bold flavours, a vivid simplicity, a spirited but never tricksy inventiveness and, above all, light."

Yotam Ottolenghi is an acclaimed, award-winning chef, having received the James Beard Award for 'Cooking from a Professional Point of View' for Nopi in 2016, and 'International Cookbook' for Jerusalem in 2013. He has additionally garnered four other awards for Jerusalem alone, cementing his reputation in the culinary world.

The book has garnered high praise from various culinary experts: — "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," says Nigel Slater from The Observer Magazine.

— "Possibly 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," explains Caroline Jowett from the Daily Express.

— "A wonderful book for vegetarians and cake lovers alike," notes Bee Wilson from the Sunday Times.

For anyone looking to elevate their culinary skills with a blend of unique, mouth-watering recipes, Ottolenghi: The Cookbook is an essential addition to your collection. Experience the tastes that have captured the imaginations and hearts of countless food enthusiasts worldwide.