Chorney-Booth: Cookbook icon Yotam Ottolenghi wants to give audiences the gift of cooking confidence

Even if you’ve never heard of Yotam Ottolenghi, you’ve likely eaten something influenced by his restaurants or cookbooks. In a packed field of celebrity chefs, few authors over the last two decades have had as far-reaching an impact as this U.K.-based chef. Ottolenghi is not only the co-owner of multiple restaurants in London, but his nearly dozen cookbooks, ranging from his 2008 debut Ottolenghi (written with Sami Tamimi, who also co-founded the Ottolenghi restaurants) to 2024’s Ottolenghi Comfort, have opened many home cooks’ eyes to a fresh and ultra-flavourful globally inspired approach to food. Read More