Sami Tamimi
Sami Tamimi is a Palestinian chef living in London. He grew up in a Muslim family in the Old City of East Jerusalem. Tamimi moved out of his family home at 17 because he was gay and did not think that his father would approve. [1] He started his career at a Jerusalem hotel. After a number of jobs he became head chef of Lilith, in Tel Aviv. [2] Tamimi moved to London in 1997 and ran the kitchen at the bakery Baker & Spice. [2] [3] In 2002 Tamimi, Noam Bar and Yotam Ottolenghi founded the restaurant Ottolenghi in Notting Hill. This group also runs the restaurants Rovi and Nopi. [2] Tamimi and Ottolenghi have written two critcally accliamed cookbooks, Ottolenghi and Jerusalem. The latter has been credited with starting many cookbook clubs. [4] Along with Tara Wigley he has also coauthored the cookbook Falastin. [5]
References
- ^ "'A love letter home' – recipes and stories of the Palestinian table". The Guardian. March 15 2020.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c https://www.betterreading.com.au/podcast/podcast-sami-tamimi-and-tara-wigley-on-food-their-collaboration-and-hummus/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "How we met: Sami Tamimi & Yotam Ottolenghi". October 6, 2013.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/dining/jerusalem-has-all-the-right-ingredients.html?pagewanted=all.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) | title = ‘Jerusalem’ Has All the Right Ingredients| date = July 30, 2013}} - ^ "Palestinian cookbooks help preserve a culture's identity". July 2, 2020.
External links
Published works
- Ottolenghi: The Cookbook (2008) (with Yotam Ottolenghi)
- Jerusalem: A Cookbook (2012) (with Yotam Ottolenghi)
- Falastin: A Cookbook (2020) (with Tara Wigley)