Plenty is a cookbook that highlights Yotam Ottolenghi's unique approach to vegetable dishes. The book includes 120 vegetarian recipes, each centered around a key ingredient and reflecting eclectic influences from the Middle East, South East Asia, and Latin America. The recipes are organized into chapters such as 'Roots,' 'Funny Onions,' 'Mushrooms,' and 'The Mighty Aubergine,' among others. The book is renowned for its stunning food photography and Ottolenghi's original and innovative use of spices, herbs, and other ingredients to create surprising flavors. It is a must-have for both vegetarians and meat-eaters looking to enhance their culinary repertoire.
Eli Zabar is the youngest son of the Jewish grocery family behind the famed New York food emporium, Zabar’s. Fifty years ago, he left the family business to open his own shop, where he would pursue the “best”: the best breads, cheeses, jams. He was inspired by the markets of Europe and quickly realised that to get the quality he wanted in America, he would have to do a lot of it himself. Eli is now 81 years old, and over the decades, has watched the food scene catch up. Today, Lilah chases him around one of his markets on the Upper East Side, where they make a sandwich, explore what quality food means and reflect on how food culture has changed.
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