Yotam Ottolenghi Says To Bake A Cake So You Eat Less Sugar (Reheat)
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Yotam Ottolenghi Says To Bake A Cake So You Eat Less Sugar (Reheat)

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 9, 202627 min
  • Interview
  • Food

Yotam Ottolenghi is an Israeli-British chef famous for getting people to eat more vegetables. But now, he's making the case for sugar. On the heels of his 2017 dessert cookbook, Sweet, he discusses the personality differences between bakers and cooks. Plus, why he never orders the specials in restaurants and what happens when a perfectionist like him attempts to cook with his kids. This episode originally aired on November 27, 2017, and was produced by Dan Pashman, Anne Saini, and Margaret Kelly. The Sporkful team now includes Dan Pashman, Emma Morgenstern, Andres O'Hara, Kameel Stanley, and Jared O'Connell. This update...

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I'm not gonna say more because you're gonna hear it in just a few seconds. But today we are revisiting my conversation with chef Yotam Adelengi, author of best selling cookbooks like Plenty and Jerusalem. Now you may know him as someone who's inspired a lot of people to eat more

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