Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi grew up in Jerusalem. Yotam in the West, Sami in the East. The Ottolenghi cookbook is inspired by their respective childhoods. But it also draws on culinary traditions from all over the world, from the Middle East to North Africa to Italy and even California. These 140 recipes showcase the core of Ottolenghi: fresh, honest, bold cooking.