The famous British chef Jamie Trevor Oliver He was born on May 27, 1975 in Essex, to Trevor and Sally, owners of a pub and restaurant called ‘The Cricketers’, where he began working at the age of 8. When he was 11, he could outdo the kitchen staff with his chopping skills.
In 1989, at the age of 14, Jamie formed the band Scarlet division with composer and musician Leigh Haggerwood. Two years later, after an ordinary school life at Newport Free Grammar School, he joined Westminster Catering College and later earned a City and Guilds National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) in home economics.
Although he began his career as a pastry chef at Antonio Carluccio’s Neal’s Yard, with his mentor Gennaro Contaldo, it was as second chef at ‘The River Cafe’ that Jamie Oliver was recognized and catapulted to a world cuisine platform.
His programme, ‘The Naked Chef‘, debuted on BBC Two on April 14, 1999 and ran for three seasons.
In 2000, he launched ‘Pukka Tukka‘on Channel 4 and signed a $ 2 million deal with British supermarket chain Sainsbury’s. Although he would make $ 1.2 million each year, the relationship deteriorated due to his disdain for supermarkets.
In 2002, his show, ‘Jamie’s Kitchen‘, a documentary series, had a successful career. The show followed the chef as he tried to train a group of fifteen socially disadvantaged youths. The concept of the program included that those who completed the course would be offered jobs at Oliver’s new restaurant, ‘Fifteen‘. Of the fifteen contestants, five managed to get a job.
In 2003, the sequel to ‘Jamie’s Kitchen’ was released, ‘Return to Jamie’s Kitchen‘. He was voted the ‘Most Inspiring Political Figure’ by the ‘Feed Me Better’ campaign which worked to eliminate junk food from the diets of British schoolchildren. The British government pledged $ 280 million for school dinners.
‘Jamie’s Great Italian Escape‘was a six-part travel series launched in 2005, in which the chef traveled through Italy in a blue VW van recounting his personal experiences and showing his adventures with cooking. The next year, ‘Jamie’s Kitchen Australia‘aired in Australia.
In June 2008, he released ‘Jamie’s Italian‘, a trading company in England and followed with’Jamie’s Fowl Dinners‘ that same year. ‘Jamie Saves Our Bacon‘, which aired in 2009, drew the world’s attention to pig farming in the UK and the EU. He continued with ‘Jamie’s American Road Trip‘ Y ‘Jamie’s Family Christmas‘.
‘Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution‘, issued in 2010, attempted to improve the eating habits of city residents. During the first season, Oliver visited Huntington, West Virginia, statistically one of the unhealthiest cities in America. The show won an Emmy for Outstanding Reality Show. For the second season that aired in 2011, Oliver chose Los Angeles. However, his attempts to make changes to school meals in Los Angeles were rejected and he was banned from filming there and the show was canceled.
‘Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals‘aired in 2010 and focused on simple, home-cooked meals that could be prepared in 30 minutes. 2011 was a particularly eventful year for Oliver. I work in ‘Jamie’s Dream School‘,’Jamie’s Fish Supper‘,’Jamie Cooks Summer‘ Y ‘Jamie’s Britain‘.
In 2012, it appeared in MasterChef Australia and scored higher than the three contestants he faced. He also worked on ‘Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals‘,’Jamie & Jimmy’s Food Fight Club‘, and invested in Maison Publique, Montreal. In 2013, he became a chef and owner of ‘Jamie Oliver’s Diner‘.
In 2003, this celebrity chef received the Order of the British Empire at the Queen’s Birthday Honors Awards. In 2009, he received the 2010 TED Award for his campaign to ban unhealthy foods in British schools.
In 2013, Jamie Oliver was inducted into the ‘Culinary Hall of Fame’. Oliver He married former model Juliette Norton in 2000. They have five children; Poppy Daisy, Petal, Buddy and River.