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 2021 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 Michael Fowler Centre on June 15, 2021 and Auckland's The Civic on June 16, 2021. 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 Michael Fowler Centre on June 15, 2021 and Auckland's The Civic on June 16, 2021. Tickets are now available from ticketmaster.co.nz.

Published on December 15, 2020 by Stephen Heard