SINGAPORE – Anxious cooks, take a breath. Israeli-British chef Yotam Ottolenghi thinks that mastering a handful of recipes and riffing off them is the way to go.

He will show what he means when he is in Singapore for An Evening With Yotam Ottolenghi on Feb 9 at the Capitol Theatre. It is part of his 11-city tour, which includes stops in Australia and New Zealand.