Don ’t fancy your odds against Ottolenghi | Brief letters

Yotam Ottolenghi | Snow | Mnemonics | Tony Blair | Groundhog DayAnne Summers throws down the olive-oil-mash-in-eight-minutes gauntlet to Yotam Ottolenghi (Letters, 27 February). I had the good fortune to attend an Ottolenghi demonstration in 2010 at Leiths. Most visiting chefs managed four or five, or at most six, quite complex dishes during a three-hour demo: Ottolenghi managed nine – all delicious – without breaking sweat, while simultaneously interviewing 48 diploma students about their hopes and interests. I fear she’d lose the bet.Julian ParkerLouth, Lincolnshire• I’m devastated by the suffering of the unfortunate people in south-east England (Travel chaos and school closures likely as heavy snowfalls hit UK, 27 February) and would like to appeal to my fellow residents of North Yorkshire to do what they can to alleviate the agony. Send whatever you can to help – woolly hats, scarves, gloves, wellington boots, thick socks, gumption, balls…?Wilf HartleyNorthallerton, North YorkshireContinue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 27, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Letters Tags: Chefs Food & drink Weather Space Tony Blair Pluto UK news Science Politics Life and style Source Type: news