Yotam Ottolenghi

Spend a delicious evening with Yotam Ottolenghi as he talks about his most recent book, Ottolenghi Comfort, as well as his past titles, in this fun and participatory event. Live on stage, Yotam will take the audience through his recipes and their origins, (from eggs, to noodles, to roast chicken, to a wide array of cultural and culinary themes) in conversation with his local host, and will invite the audience to participate in a Q&A as he prepares one of his dishes.

Just as food brings people together, this event combines the culinary innovation of Ottolenghi with suggestions and questions from the audience (that’s you!) to create a one-off live experience. Ottolenghi will undoubtedly share some childhood stories, his passion for layered dishes with bold flavors and colorful ingredients, and his influences from across the world. Ottolenghi is a celebrated chef and bestselling cookbook author. He is the restauranteur and chef-patron of six London-based Ottolenghi delis, as well as the NOPI and ROVI restaurants. He is the author of 10 bestselling, award-winning cookbooks. Yotam has been a weekly columnist for The Guardian (UK) for over 16 years and is a regular contributor to The New York Times. His commitment to the championing of vegetables, as well as ingredients once seen as “exotic,” has led to what some call “the Ottolenghi effect.” This is shorthand for the creation of a meal which is full of color, flavor, bounty, and surprise.

Ottolenghi Comfort (published by Ebury in the UK and by Ten Speed Press in the US and Canada) is a celebration of food and home; of the connections we make and pass on as we cook, from place to place and from generation to generation.