Verena Lochmuller

Verena Lochmuller is a recipe and product developer. She was born in Germany, grew up in Scotland and studied pastry and baking arts in New York City. She has been at Ottolenghi since 2015, creating sweet and savoury products that have become staples at Ottolenghi delis, and has curated dessert menus for the group’s restaurants. Verena is co-author of Ottolenghi SIMPLE TOO and Ottolenghi COMFORT and has contributed her recipes to two Ottolenghi Test Kitchen books: Shelf Love and Extra Good Things, as well as other online Ottolenghi publications. Verena brings a playful touch to familiar, comforting recipes by using unexpected ingredients and techniques. She firmly believes that a good pastry recipe is a secret weapon in every kitchen. @verenalochmuller

Books by Verena Lochmuller

Ottolenghi SIMPLE TOO

Yotam Ottolenghi, Verena Lochmuller

For the three million home cooks around the world who loved Simple, Ottolenghi brings us 135 brand-new easy recipes that are full of flavour, intensity and creativity

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