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
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