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Jamie Oliver
Making informal home cooking popular through The Naked Chef and campaigning on school meals.
The Naked Chef · Jamie’s School Dinners
- Born
- 27 May 1975
- Birthplace
- Clavering, Essex, United Kingdom
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Jamie Oliver
A British chef, writer and television presenter whose recipes emphasise practical home cooking. His career also includes restaurant businesses and public campaigns about children’s food.
Early life
Pub kitchen
Grew up helping in his parents’ pub, the Cricketers.
Professional training
Studied catering at Westminster Kingsway College and worked in London restaurants.
Career
- 1990s
Restaurant work
Worked at the River Café, where television producers noticed him.
- 1999
The Naked Chef
His television series and book launched a broad public career.
- 2002
Fifteen
Opened a restaurant linked to training disadvantaged young people.
- 2005 onward
Food campaigning
Used television and campaigns to push for better school meals.
Books & programmes
The Naked Chef
Presented relaxed cooking for home kitchens.
Jamie’s School Dinners
Examined school food and supported the Feed Me Better campaign.
30-Minute Meals
Organised recipes around complete meals and practical timing.
Beyond food
Business setbacks
His UK restaurant group entered administration in 2019, resulting in closures and job losses.
Family
Married Jools Norton in 2000; they have five children.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Karl Gabor. CC BY 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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