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Yotam Ottololenghi's Mediterranean Island Feasts series two (Food TV)

25/9/2014

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Yotam Ottolenghi's Mediterranean Feasts
Yotam Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean Island Feasts series two (image courtesy SBS)
Following on from the first season, Yotam Ottolenghi returns in an all new series of Mediterranean Feasts, exploring the unique foods, flavours and culinary traditions of the Mediterranean Islands. Each episode features a different 'dream-holiday' destination from Corsica to Mallorca and from Sardina to Crete. All of the destinations showcase amazing, envy-inducing island scenery with turquoise waters, blue skies, mountain farms, seaside towns, local markets, olive groves and winding roads. Sounds wonderful, no?

During his journey, Yotam meets local producers, chefs, farmers and food heroes with the aim of learning about their produce and how they use it. He then creates his own mouth-watering recipe, paying respect to the ingredients. His trademark charm shines through as he eagerly learns from locals, humbly tries his hand at local food making techniques with mixed success, and delights in every new discovery and landscape.

Yotam also explores how the islands of the Mediterranean that have been invaded and traded through East and West have absorbed and adapted the foods of the many civilisations, empires and nations that have crossed their shores, creating dishes that, although bearing testament to the history of the isles, are also extraordinarily local and unique. He begins his journey exploring the wild, rugged beauty of Sardinia and Corsica, before heading down towards the Balearics and the almond covered isle of Mallorca, then on towards the complex island of Crete. The series decodes history on a plate, as it’s a cultural and culinary exploration, as well as a personal journey of inspiration for Yotam, providing the impetus for new flavours in his own recipes. Every minute of this series will have food-lovers drooling, I'm certain.

The ten-part series two starts on Thursday, 25 September on SBS ONE. Look for the recipes from the first series on the SBS Food pages here. You also can follow the conversation on Twitter using the hash tag #SBSfood.

The team at SBS Food caught up with Yotam ahead of the show. Read that delicious interview here. And stay tuned to Good Things for my upcoming review of Yotam's latest book, Plenty More, and news from my attendance at the upcoming Good Food Month event, A Literary Lunch,  to be held at Nomad in October.

For more news on Good Things coming to the screen in your living room, keep an eye on my Food TV page too.

Tell me dear readers, are you a fan of chef Yotam Ottolenghi? 
16 Comments
El link
25/9/2014 04:35:49 am

I love his work. Can't wait for the new book!

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Lizzy
25/9/2014 06:58:56 pm

Me too, El! On both counts : )

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e / dig in hobart link
25/9/2014 12:24:59 pm

i started watching this last night! i love YO - he's such an engaging, wonderful character without being annoyingly over the top. and his swiss chard tart last night had my mouth watering. who knew silverbeet grew all over the corsican countryside?
i've just reserved 'plenty more' from the library - can't wait to read your reviews, lizzy.

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Lizzy
25/9/2014 06:59:22 pm

Oh Elizabeth, wasn't it wonderful.... and didn't you just want to go to Corsica right away! : )

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Francesca link
25/9/2014 12:28:16 pm

Two words- caan't wait!

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Lizzy
25/9/2014 06:59:32 pm

Me too! : )

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Maureen link
25/9/2014 01:07:11 pm

Swoon... in a very foody way.

I will record every episode!

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Lizzy
25/9/2014 06:59:44 pm

Me too, Maureen, so delicious!

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anna@shenANNAgans link
25/9/2014 08:01:23 pm

What a great review. Not usually one to follow celebrity chefs, but I quite like Yotams style in mixing it up with the locals & their food histories.

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Lizzy
25/9/2014 08:41:31 pm

Thanks Anna, he is a favourite of mine for sure! So unpretentious!

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InTolerant Chef link
26/9/2014 12:39:20 pm

Love his recipes!

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Lizzy
27/9/2014 02:45:13 pm

Me too Bec... and I am somewhat fond of him too!

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David Scott Allen link
27/9/2014 08:15:40 am

Liz, I am usually not a huge fan of celebrity chefs. That said, I have to say that Ottolenghi has changed the way I - and many others - look at vegetarian food. But beyond that, I love the way he combines flavors, colors, textures and aromas. It would be a dream to share a table with him and his family. If I had to pare down my cookbooks and could only take ten, his woud be the first four I grabbed. (Others would be Julia Child and the Silver Spoon, and my Mother's.) I hope to go online and see if I can see any of the older series. Happy weekend!

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Lizzy
27/9/2014 02:45:50 pm

David, I am with you! Hope you can watch this online... it is good.

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Cris
2/10/2021 04:49:08 am

Hi Liz,
I have tried many of his recipes. I loved the episode on Corsica but can't find it on SBS anymore. Do you have the names, by any chance, of where Ottolenghi visited on Corsica. My friend lives there and I would love to share with her the name of the restaurants that he visited. Thank you if you do know.

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Liz
4/10/2021 06:51:29 pm

Dear Cris, I'm sorry, no I don't know.

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