The Philosopher Chef
Yotam Ottolenghi’s ideas are changing the way London eats.
Yotam Ottolenghi claims it took him longer to "really experience pastry with my hands" (six months) than to make his way through Hegel (an excruciating few weeks). The slipped note to his parents buried in his dissertation: "I've decided to take a break from academia and go to cooking school."