Yotum otte lengi has transformed british attitudes to food. His fusion cooking draws on his mixed german, jewish and italian heritage. Growing up israeli in jerusalem in the 19 seventies and eighties was a peaceful place. People who grow up in jer Jerusalem often can't wait to leave because it is intense. But they also look back with a lot of fondness, because it's something that is really hard to replicate elsewhere.
Samira Ahmed speaks to the chef Yotam Ottolenghi about his life and career, from discovering his love of food in Jerusalem to his professional partnership with Palestinian chef Sami Tamimi, plus how he creates his well-loved cookbooks such as Simple and Flavour.
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