Background:
- Born May 27, 1975 in Clavering, Essex, England, UK.
- Grew up in Cambridge.
- Parents own and operate a successful pub/restaurant, The
Cricketers.
- At age 8, began working at his parent's restaurant.
- Nicknamed "Ollie", "Ol" or "Jum".
Resume:
- At 16, attended Westminister Catering College.
- Worked as head pastry chef for Antonio Carluccio at The
Neal Street Restaurant.
- Cooked at the critically acclaimed River Café in
London for three years.
- Received big break from appearing on television as part
of a documentary on the River Café.
- Worked with Optomen Television (who created Two Fat Ladies)
to produce the enormously successful Naked
Chef.
- Wrote the book, The Naked Chef which was number one on
the bestseller list for more than 10 weeks.
- Currently is the food editor for British GQ magazine.
- Has a regular column with the Saturday Times Magazine.
- In 1999 was invited to prepare a lunch for the British
Prime Minister, Tony Blair.
- In 2001 took his live cookery show on the road: His Happy
Days Tour packed theatres in Cambridge, Bournemouth and
London as well as in seven cities in Australia and New Zealand.
- Now 28, he is consultant chef at Monte's, an advisor for
top British supermarket chain Sainsbury's, and design consultant
for quality cook and tableware for Royal Worcester.
- Recently opened a not-for-profit restaurant, Fifteen,
with the goal of training young unemployeds to work in the
kitchen and on the floor. The London restaurant has become
a hit.
- June 2003 was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours
List.
Passions and interests:
- Passions are pasta and bread-making.
- Plays drums with his high school mates in a band called
Scarlet Division, a mixture of "Catatonia and Texas
with a harder edge".
- Travels around London by motorbike.
- Enjoys listening to Turin Brakes, Jamiroquai and Cold
Play.
- Admires chefs Rick Stein for his passion and Gordon Ramsey
for his perfection.
- Fave books include Nigel Slater, Donna Hay, Elizabeth
David and the River Café books.
- Favorite ingredients are Extra virgin olive oil, big fat
Sicilian lemons and Maldon sea salt.
Personal:
Jamie married his childhood sweetheart, Jools, in 2000. They
live in London with their daughters Poppy Honey and Daisy
Boo.
Check
out my new section on Jamie quotes.
Read an autobiography
at Jamie's official website.
Read an interview
with Jamie Oliver, also from his website.
Read Jamie Oliver's diary
(last updated in 2002).
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