Summary: Yotam Ottolenghi is an Israeli-British chef, owner of multiple restaurants (including the eponymous Ottolenghi) and the author of seven cookbooks, which include the award-winning NOPI and Jerusalem. We sat down with Yotam at San Francisco's The Civic Kitchen to talk about his new book Ottolenghi Simple, what makes a recipe "simple," and the food and people who've influenced him. Plus, hear a special excerpt from his podcast Simple Pleasures, where he gets in the kitchen with friend and cookbook author, Nigella Lawson.
