Sami Tamimi

Sami Tamimi is executive head chef across the three Ottolenghi London-based delis. He is in the kitchen every day, creating new dishes and innovative menus as well as developing and nurturing young kitchen talents. Alongside Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi is co-author of two bestselling cookbooks: 'Ottolenghi: The Cookbook' and 'Jerusalem' which won the James Beard ‘Best International Cookbook’ award and the Observer Food Monthly ‘Best Cookbook’ Award, amongst others.

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Consuming passions: hummus

On The Hummus Route leads us through nine Middle-Eastern hummus hubs, from Cairo all the way to Damascus, through Gaza, Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Nazareth, Acre and Beirut. Here we take our own hummus route through ckbk’s titles exploring the significance (and deliciousness!) of this dish.

Author profile: The legend that is Yotam Ottolenghi

Three well-loved titles from Yotam Ottolenghi are now available on ckbk via our new à la carte feature. To mark the occasion, we take stock of Ottolenghi’s incredible influence on the world of food, and get to the hearty of what makes his cookbooks so universally compelling.

New ‘à la carte’ offering brings iconic authors to ckbk, including Ottolenghi, Nigella, and Jamie

We're thrilled to announce the launch of a major new feature on ckbk, bringing landmark cookbooks from culinary superstars to the platform. Featured authors include Yotam Ottolenghi, Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson and Thomas Keller. Each of the bestselling titles in ckbk’s à la carte selection can now be added to your ckbk membership for a one-off payment of the e-book price.