Yotam Ottolenghi Quotes

I still haven't quite got used to eating live fish.

Cooking and shopping for food brings rhythm and meaning to our lives.

Well, cooking starts with shopping. If the ingredients are not good, you don't do it. Just change your mind and do something else.

I cook every day.

I always feel like the editing room is like coming into the kitchen. What kind of a meal do you make from there? It can be anything.

Organizing ahead of time makes the work more enjoyable. Chefs cut up the onions and have the ingredients lined up ahead of time and have them ready to go. When everything is organized you can clean as you go and it makes everything so much easier and fun.

At home in Devon, my wife Jessica does a huge proportion of the cooking - I do the basics. My timing is extremely good, particularly when it comes to vegetables, perhaps because in my work, timing is everything. I know exactly what fits into a minute when broadcasting, and I apply the same to carrots.

I'm a big fish eater. Salmon - I love salmon. My sister loves Chinese food and sushi and all that. I'm not as big of a fan, but she likes it so we eat it a lot. So I'm beginning to like it more. I don't like the raw sushi. I liked the cooked crab and lobster and everything.

The mother of a family should look upon her housekeeping and the planning of meals as a scientific occupation.

One of my favorite things to do is cook. I love taking the time to plan and prepare meals. I try to use all organic ingredients and make everything from scratch.

Albacore tuna has a mild flavor that's delicious served raw or seared briefly on the outside so that it's still rare on the inside.

My favorite meal to make is seared ahi, and my wife does the most amazing pear salad.

For the most part this is a place to find down-to-earth advice on everyday cooking, eating, food shopping, cooking equipment, and nice things to put on your table.

If you were to ask me what I couldn't do without, it would be sashimi.

I like eating, cooking and shopping. It all goes together.

At the beginning of every week, I like to sit down and figure out what I'm going to make. I probably try at least two new recipes a week. But I have my standbys - jambalaya, meatloaf and mashed potatoes.

I really enjoy making dinner for my kids and my husband - chopping ginger and marinating the tofu.

I'm a mum. Cooking is something I have to do. It's something I like to do.

I love sashimi, mainly tuna sashimi. I will buy six pieces or so a day and just snack on them. Sometimes I wrap them up in my mini seaweed sheets.

I have so many friends who don't know how to cook.

A lot of people who like sushi don't really like raw fish or seaweed.

Sushi is taking over the world. It's like pizza: you can get it everywhere.

When I left restaurants, I had to learn to be a home cook.

I make sure I eat before I go anywhere just in case they don't have a vegan-friendly option.

I don't really cook.