Yotam Ottolenghi
Yotam Ottolenghi | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 1968 (age 55) Israel |
| Occupation | Chef, writer |
| Nationality | Italian, Israeli |
| Website | |
| http://www.ottolenghi.co.uk/ | |
Yotam Ottolenghi, was born in Jerusalem, Israel, on 14 December 1968 son of Michael, a professor of chemistry in the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and Ruth, a high-school mistress. He studied in Jerusalem (in a high-school co-managed by his mother), and served in the army. He later studied for MA in philosophy in Tel-Aviv University. After moving to the UK, in 1997 he trained at the Cordon Bleu in London. He became a pastry chef at The Capital restaurant in Knightsbridge and then became a pastry chef at the Kensington Place group of restaurants.
He eventually became head pastry chef at Baker and Spice in Chelsea, London and in 2002 set up the Ottolenghi deli with, Sami Tamimi[1] and Noam Bar, his ex partner. As of 2010, Ottolenghi the business has four outlets in London: Notting Hill, Kensington, Belgravia and Islington. The Islington branch is the only branch which is a full-blown restaurant, while the other branches are take-away delis/ cafes.
In recent years, Ottolenghi has been acclaimed as the leader of one of the most innovative food businesses in London.[citation needed] In February 2011 his company opened a new venture, called NOPI, a restaurant in Warwick Street, in Soho, London.[2]
Ottolenghi writes a weekly column The New Vegetarian in the Guardian weekend Saturday magazine[3] and has two best-selling cookery books, Ottolenghi: The Cookbook, written with Sami Tamimi, and Plenty, winner of a Galaxy National Book Award 2010.[4]
Bibliography
- Ottolenghi, Yotam (1 May 2008). Ottolenghi: The Cookbook. Ebury Press. ISBN 9780091922344.
- Ottolenghi, Yotam (29 April 2010). Plenty. Ebury Press. ISBN 9780091933685.
References
- ^ Sexton, David (3 March 2011). "Nopi offers a new twist in the chain". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
{{cite news}}: Text "Restaurants" ignored (help) - ^ Markwell, Lisa (6 March 2011). "Nopi, 21-22 Warwick Street, London W1". The Independent. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ "The new vegetarian". Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ "GNBA Winners 2010". Galaxy National Book Awards. Retrieved 10 March 2011.