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This reads as a self-deprecating confession about habit colliding with training and standards. It points to the small, almost embarrassing bodily habits that can survive even in serious craft, and to how a teacher can make a flaw feel professionally risky. In a kitchen setting, it lands as an honest glimpse of how discipline is built from correcting little repeated mistakes.
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About Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli-British chef, restaurateur, and food writer
Yotam Assaf Ottolenghi is an Israeli-British chef, restaurateur, and food writer. He is known for his cookbooks and for co-owning delis and restaurants in London and Bicester Village with Sami Tamimi. His published books include Ottolenghi: The Cookbook, Plenty, Jerusalem, and Simple. His work sits at the meeting point of cooking and writing, with a focus on food, restaurants, and the tastes that shaped his career.
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