Yotam Ottolenghi: Citizen Chef, Global Foodie

Dinner parties got a whole lot better in the autumn of 2011. That’s when Yotam Ottolenghi’s "Plenty," a cookbook with an enticingly squishy cover and vibrant, Mediterranean-infused innovations hit America. Ottolenghi, a London-based chef, restaurateur, and “The New Vegetarian” columnist for the Guardian seduced home cooks with surprising, delicious, and utterly beautiful creations that embrace global culinary culture. He went on to explore the varied gastronomic influences in his home city of Jerusalem, where Arabic and Jewish cuisines mix. Now, Ottolenghi returns with "NOPI," a project with Ramael Scully that celebrates a fusion of Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine.