Sam Tamimi

About

Award-winning chef and restauranteur who rose to fame as one of the minds behind the pastry chain Ottolenghi. He also co-authored the cookbooks Jerusalem: A Cookbook and Ottolenghi: The Cookbook. 

Before Fame

He moved to London in 1997 to begin working as a chef. He began his career running the kitchen at Baker & Spice. 

Trivia

Known on Instagram for sharing tantalizing food photos, he has earned more than 150,000 followers. 

Family Life

He grew up in Jerusalem and later moved to Tel Aviv before finally ending up in London, England. He has one sister. 

Associated With

Both he and Candice Brown began their careers as pastry chefs.