An Evening with Yotam Ottolenghi

Yotam Ottolenghi will be live on stage with The Sacramento Bee Food Reporter and author of Sacramento Eats, Benjy Egel, for a conversation on Ottolenghi’s new book Comfort. After a brief 20-minute intermission Ottolenghi will host an interactive cooking experience live on stage. The audience will get to engage in the process by voting on the different ingredients Ottolenghi will use. Just as food brings people together, this event combines the culinary innovation of Ottolenghi with suggestions and questions from the audience (that's you!) to create a one-of-a-kind live experience. He will undoubtedly share some childhood stories, his passion for layered dishes with bold flavors and colorful ingredients, and his influences from across the world.

Yotam Ottolenghi is a celebrated chef and bestselling cookbook author. He is the restauranteur and chef-patron of six London-based Ottolenghi delis, as well as the NOPI and ROVI restaurants. He is the author of ten bestselling and multi-award-winning cookbooks. Yotam has been a weekly columnist for the Guardian (UK) for over sixteen 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 color, flavor, bounty, and surprise.

Benjy Egel covers local restaurants and bars for The Sacramento Bee as well as general breaking news and investigative projects. A Sacramento native, he previously covered business for the Amarillo Globe-News in Texas. 

Cook the Book: Simple by Yotam Ottolenghi

We are partnering with the Health Education Council to host six unique cooking demonstrations and learn how to make dishes from Simple: A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi. Adults and teens are welcome, registration is required and attendees will receive their own copy of Ottolenghi​ Simple.