Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love

The Ottolenghi Test Kitchen (OTK) under a North London railway arch is a treasure trove of food talent and creativity, where a team of brilliant individuals thrive as Yotam’s co-creators and colleagues. The book was spearheaded by the head of the test kitchen, Noor Murad, the driving force behind #OTK on instagram and queen of Middle Eastern feasts; Ixta Belfrage, co-author of Ottolenghi FLAVOUR, Verena Lochmuller, the human search engine to every baking question; Tara Wigley, the in-house word wizard; and Gitai Fisher, the man who keeps everyone in check while making sure they stay out of trouble. Together the Ottolenghi books have sold over seven million copies worldwide; the OTK team regularly reshapes how the world eats.

Yotam Ottolenghi is the restaurateur and chef-patron of the four London-based Ottolenghi delis, as well as the NOPI and ROVI restaurants. He is the author of seven best-selling cook books. Amongst several prizes, Ottolenghi SIMPLE won the National Book Award and was selected as best book of the year by the New York Times. Yotam has been a weekly columnist for the Saturday Guardian for over thirteen 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 colour, flavour, bounty and sunshine. Yotam lives in London with his family.