Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli-British chef, restaurateur and food writer; co-owner with Sami Tamimi of the Ottolenghi delis and restaurants in London, and author of Plenty (2010), Jerusalem (2012) and Simple (2018).
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Their wordsIt has become clear to me that the restaurant world I’ve known for decades is radically changing through a combination of factors: people’s working patterns, health obsessions, the falling out of love with alcohol and the falling in love with pastries and bread, but, predominantly, the affordability of it all.
↗Yotam Ottolenghi on the evolution of London restaurantstheguardian.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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The restaurants that thrive now are the ones with new models, not old ones at higher prices.
Their wordsThe restaurants thriving now aren’t the ones trying to recreate the old model with higher prices. They’re the ones who have figured out new models entirely
↗Yotam Ottolenghi on the evolution of London restaurantstheguardian.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsThey are signs of an industry that’s more alive and creative than it has ever been.
↗Yotam Ottolenghi on the evolution of London restaurantstheguardian.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 7 months earlier
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Their wordsEating regimes foster self-doubt where there is no need for it.
↗Yotam Ottolenghi: I tried intermittent fasting, and hated it. This is why we need to ditch the diets and go back to basicstheguardian.com 1st of 8 in this piece
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Their wordsThe world of diets is a trap that locks you in by messing with your head.
↗Yotam Ottolenghi: I tried intermittent fasting, and hated it. This is why we need to ditch the diets and go back to basicstheguardian.com 2nd of 8 in this piece
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Their wordsNutrients alone don’t make you healthy, but food can make you healthy
↗Yotam Ottolenghi: I tried intermittent fasting, and hated it. This is why we need to ditch the diets and go back to basicstheguardian.com 3rd of 8 in this piece
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Their wordsReplacing one “bad” nutrient (fat) with another “good” one (starch) has, most likely, been a major culprit in making us fatter and less healthy.
↗Yotam Ottolenghi: I tried intermittent fasting, and hated it. This is why we need to ditch the diets and go back to basicstheguardian.com 4th of 8 in this piece
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Their wordsThe trouble with the Mediterranean diet is that most of us don’t live in Crete, and we don’t necessarily have access to all the fresh ingredients that are cultivated there.
↗Yotam Ottolenghi: I tried intermittent fasting, and hated it. This is why we need to ditch the diets and go back to basicstheguardian.com 5th of 8 in this piece
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Their wordsThe idea that we can transform our diet in a radical way to make things simple – nutrients, Mediterranean, healthy, happy, satisfied – is an illusion. There aren’t simple solutions.
↗Yotam Ottolenghi: I tried intermittent fasting, and hated it. This is why we need to ditch the diets and go back to basicstheguardian.com 6th of 8 in this piece
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Their wordsWhat we eat and when needs to be removed from most conversations about health.
↗Yotam Ottolenghi: I tried intermittent fasting, and hated it. This is why we need to ditch the diets and go back to basicstheguardian.com 7th of 8 in this piece
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Their wordsWe know best what we need to eat – and when. The food our parents cooked for us, the meals we made together, the things that come naturally, instinctively, as we walk into the kitchen.
↗Yotam Ottolenghi: I tried intermittent fasting, and hated it. This is why we need to ditch the diets and go back to basicstheguardian.com 8th of 8 in this piece
- 3 months earlier
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Their wordsOr maybe it’s that I’m a bit sceptical of them: if something is good – really good – then it’s timeless.
↗Cottage cheese mixed with ice cream or with pancakes: In reluctant praise of a viral food trendtheguardian.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsI don’t believe something’s value should be determined by how much attention it gets on Instagram or TikTok.
↗Cottage cheese mixed with ice cream or with pancakes: In reluctant praise of a viral food trendtheguardian.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsMaybe that’s the lesson: trends might come and go, but they leave behind new ways of thinking, cooking and appreciating food.
↗Cottage cheese mixed with ice cream or with pancakes: In reluctant praise of a viral food trendtheguardian.com 3rd of 3 in this piece