Renowned Israeli Chef Yotam Ottolenghi Is Heading Down Under for a Speaking Tour

If you're a vegetarian, worshipper of eggplant or just a keen home cook, chances are Yotam Ottolenghi has had some impact on your life. In fact, we bet you've got at least one of his bestselling cookbooks in your cupboard. Next year, you'll be able to learn a few more tips and tricks from the renowned Israeli chef as he heads Down Under for a speaking tour.

The trail-blazing chef, author, TV personality and restauranteur whose name has become its own cooking style is touring New Zealand in 2022 off the back of his new book Ottolenghi Flavour, which builds on his love for innovative vegetable-based recipes.

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Yotam Ottolenghi — Flavour of Life will drop by Wellington's TSB Arena on Thursday, January 13, 2022 and Auckland's Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre on Saturday, January 15, 2022. As well as dishing up a few spicy secrets behind mouthwatering hits like miso butter onions and spicy mushroom lasagne, the show will provide an opportunity to hear directly from the man himself about his influences and experiences.

It also promises to delve into Ottolenghi's experience as the owner of famed London restaurants Nopi and Rovi, how he approached home cooking during the COVID-19 pandemic and how you can dial up the flavour in your own kitchen.

The Yotam Ottolenghi — Flavour of Life speaking tour is scheduled to take place at Wellington's TSB Arena on Thursday, January 13, 2022 and Auckland's Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre on Saturday, January 15, 2022. Tickets are now available from ticketmaster.co.nz.