Boustany: A celebration of vegetables from my Palestine

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Celebrating the food of Palestine, this is Persiana (225k TCM) meets Plenty (301k TCM) from Ottolenghi co-founder and author of the award-winning Jerusalem (234k TCM). Vegetarian recipes celebrating the food of Palestine, from the co-author of Falastin, Jerusalem and Ottolenghi- The Cookbook. A homage to Palestinian food and culture, Boustany, is the first solo cookbook from Sami Tamimi, Ottolenghi co-founder and champion of Palestinian food and culture. Boustany translates from Arabic as 'My Garden', and the down-to-earth, relaxed and plentiful recipes are reflective of Sami's signature style and approach to food. Bold, inspiring and ever-evolving, Boustany picks up where Falastin left off, with flavour-packed, colourful and simple vegetable- and grain-led dishes; this is how Sami grew up eating - platters of aubergine and chickpeas with a spicy green lemon sauce and fragrant lentil fatteh that always tasted better the next day. These are the dishes he has known, loved, cooked and shared with friends. With over 100 recipes, Sami offers recipes for breakfast, sharing plates, big celebrations, simple breads, moreish sweet treats, easy dinners and more. It's an approach that's strongly present in Palestinian cuisine, from building your mooneh, or pantry, by preserving seasonal vegetables and herbs to lining the dinner table with a variety of salads and condiments reflective of a love for fresh and vibrant food.

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Full of food thats sincere and homely but also bold and vibrant. I want to cook everything. Theres nothing like being able to cook the recipes from someone elses childhood. Vibrant, intense, bold food from Samis childhood and home. A gift of a book. -- Diana Henry
I have been working alongside Sami in one form or another for nearly 20 years and have never failed to be inspired by him. He is supremely graceful in the kitchen, has an exquisitely-tuned palate and uncannily good judgment. It is no coincidence that Samis food is always delicious, and true to its name, Boustany is a verdant treasure. How lucky we are to have this beautiful book. -- Helen Goh
I have known Sami for over 25 years now and have always loved his food and his personal modern take on classics from our region. In this book, he applies that same inspired take on vegetarian and vegan dishes from his tragic homeland, making this collection of recipes and stories even more invaluable given the systematic erasure of both Palestine and Palestinians. -- Anissa Helou

Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi named one of the 25 most influential cookbooks from the last 100 years

The authors, Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi, grew up in Jerusalem, the former in a Jewish neighborhood and the latter in a Palestinian area across town, but they met as adults working at a restaurant in London, where together they opened the first Ottolenghi deli in 2002. Jerusalem, their second book together, isnt a definitive guide to their hometowns cuisine, the authors note, but an ode to a place that shaped them as cooks. Its a city that, as they make clear, is as convoluted, passionate and fraught as any on earth.

-- Jessica Battilana * The New York Times *
Yotam and Sami brought a generation of Brits and then Americans to zaatar and harissa and pomegranate molasses. They made us comfortable with a type of ingredient and a type of food that didnt really exist in the mainstream before that. * Samin Nosrat *
There are wine bars in New Yorks Greenwich Village run by young chefs where, I bet if you looked through the vegetable sides on their menu, a significant chunk would derive from Jerusalem and they might not even know it. * Brooks Headley *

Author Bio

Sami Tamimi was born and raised in Jerusalem and was immersed in food from childhood. He started his career as commis-chef in a Jerusalem hotel and worked his way up to become head chef of Lilith, one of the top restaurants in Tel Aviv in the 1990's. Sami moved to London in 1997 and worked at Baker & Spice as head chef, where he set up a traiteur section with a rich Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean spread. In 2002 he partnered with Noam Bar and Yotam Ottolenghi to set up Ottolenghi in Notting Hill. At Ottolenghi, Sami and Yotam created a concept that has proven a huge success from day one, serving trademark savoury food and pastries, providing catering and running two busy restaurants in central London. Over the years, Sami was in charge of food creativity and nurturing younger chefs around the company. Alongside Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi is co-author of two bestselling cookbooks- Ottolenghi- The Cookbook and Jerusalem- A Cookbook. Sami's third cookbook Falastin is co-authored with Tara Wigley and was the winner of the Fortnum & Mason Cookery Book of the Year 2021.