Using Them Up: How the World Makes Leftovers Taste Like New, with Jacquie Ottman
Welcome to the official page of activities and information relating to Jacquie Ottman’s “Using Them Up” project aimed at encouraging everyone to use up the leftovers, inspired by a global twist.
Watch this Zoom Webinar, November 2023
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Download a Free PDF of the Recipes Referenced in the Video
Click on this image, or on this link: PDF LEFTOVERS 11 16 23 Short to accompany 45 min preso
About Jacquie Ottman
Jacquelyn Ottman, On a Mission to Use Up Leftovers
Jacquie Ottman is a native New Yorker and an advocate for zero waste. A home cook since childhood, she is the author of three self-published books on her personal culinary history: “Family Gatherings: Five Recipes from Five Generations” (2000), “Ottman & Company: Meatpacking District Pioneers” (2022), the story of her family’s 150-year old NYC meat purveying firm); and “Connecting from a Quarantine Kitchen: My Shelter Island Pandemic Story” (2020).
A pioneer in the field of green marketing, she is the author of several books on the subject, as well as an adviser to the U.S. government and Fortune 500 companies. She is past chair, Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board, and founder of WeHateToWaste.com.
The content available on this page is a sneak peek at the book she is currently researching about new inspiration for using up the leftovers.
Learn more about Jacquie Ottman HERE: JO Food Bio 2024
Contact Jacquie Ottman
I’d love to hear from you, with feedback on my work, or to arrange a presentation for your own group. Please feel free to email me at JAOttman28 [@] gmail [dot] com. Or call 212 879 4160 in New York City.
SPECIAL THANKS: To all the interns and helpers who made this work possible, especially: Julia Sikorski, Madeleine Phillips, Elinor Simek, Cecelia Kane, Emily Paytas, Lauren Wakeman, Gaby Lung, Carissa Edwards-Mendez, Anna Donovan, Anya Steinmetz, Ava Horn, Rebecca Downer, Lucy Zhao.
Special Acknowledgement: Sara Dickerman, In Praise of Leftovers, Slate, March 20 2016: https://slate.com/human-interest/2016/03/leftovers-arent-glamorous-but-theyre-the-most-joyous-part-of-my-cooking-life.html