Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenshi and Sami Tamimi

Mike was walking through Waterstones in Carlisle when he noted a book called 'Jerusalem' on the table as he passed by. 'Looks interesting,' he thought when he picked it up. Imagine his surprise when he discovered that it was in fact a cookbook and not the travel guide he was expecting. He was even more surprised as he flicked through the pages and decided that he had to buy it. I was even more surprised when he came home with the book and declared that he intended to cook from it.

The book contains recipes both traditional and modern inspired by Jerusalem the home-town of the authors. The book itself is delightful with fabulous pictures and anecdotes. It makes me salivate when I thumb through the pages and I kid myself that the food is all healthy, which I guess it is for the most part. 

Check out the Blog for 2nd November 2012 to see how he got on with his first recipe.