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| misswhistle grips her newly signed book |
One of my culinary heroes, Yotam Ottolenghi, was in Los Angeles promoting the US publication of his second book, Plenty. Miss Whistle readers will be familiar with my cooing over Ottolenghi recipes
ad nauseum. The five course vegetarian dinner of dishes from his book did not disappoint. Amusingly, Animal, the delicious and decidedly carnivorous restaurant on Fairfax hosted. The food was of course scrumptious.
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| caramelized fennel |
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| lentils with broiled eggplant |
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| milk pudding |
And Ottolenghi himself is disarmingly charming and warm. Of course, I was grinning like a schoolgirl when I had my picture taken with him.
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| misswhistle with the man himself |
You can order Plenty
here.
And an NPR piece on Ottolenghi
here.
Start with one small-sized English woman; make sure it has a radiant smile. Add one medium-sized Israeli wunderchef specializing in vegetarian fare...et voila! Three-star happiness!
ReplyDeleteI love you Seedy!! xx
ReplyDeletePlenty of carnivore options at his restaurants though. I had some of the best lamb ever at the one I used to live close to. The man is a master. If I could afford it I'd eat every meal there!
ReplyDeletePea green with envy! Love my gift from you - so happy you got this special meal and moment! xoxo
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