Yotam Ottolenghi presents Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean Feast a new 4 part tv series on More 4 on Monday nights for four weeks. Jerusalem is Yotam’s latest cook book.

Update 2017:  Sweet Yotam Ottolenghi Desserts from London’s Ottolenghi

Series 1 Episode 2 Istanbul Monday 19 Nov 2012 at 9.00 pm More 4 

New Series Jamie’s Comfort Food

Repeated 3 March 2013 Channel 4 at 7.00pm.

2/4. Chef Yotam Ottolenghi’s culinary journey next port of call is the amazing and vibrant Istanbul. Common practice is to fish from the Galata bridge – so Yotam tastes fish from the waters of the Bosphorus, shops for vegetables and samples street food.

The recipes he is inspired to create include: Turkish pizza topped with spicy beef, pine nuts and a crunchy salad baked in a traditional stone oven, and a casserole bursting with prawns, squid, tomatoes and cheese.

Recipes and links:

• Yotam’s recipes
• Watch this episode again at channel 4oD
• Baklava factory
• Foodie restaurant Ciya Sofrasi
• Fish restaurant Lokanta Maya
• Restaurant Mavi Balik
• Ovens Datli Maya

Next episode is Tunisia, Yotam Ottolenghi Monday 26 Nov 2012 at 9.00 More 4,

Yotam Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean Feast episode 3 Tunisia 26 Nov 2012 TV series and recipes

Final episode is Israel, Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean Feast – read more.

Yotam’s latest book with Sami Tamimi – is called Jerusalem and explores the food of the city of Jerusalem. Yotam and Sami’s food is based on a shared home city of Jerusalem. Both were born there in the same year, Sami on the Arab east side and Yotam in the Jewish west. Nearly 30 years later they met in London, and discovered they shared a language, a history, and a love of great food.