Noor is a Bahrain-born, London-based chef and author. Her Middle Eastern roots have a strong influence on her cooking, with Arabic, Indian and Persian flavours making a prominent appearance in her recipes. Having headed the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen for some years, her recipes have featured in Falastin, Flavour as well as Ottolenghi’s Guardian and New York Times columns. Noor also developed and co-authored the two Ottolenghi Test Kitchen books, Shelf Love and Extra Good Things. Her new upcoming cookbook Lugma, meaning 'a bite' in Arabic, features recipes from her native Bahrain as well as the foods that shaped her upbringing.