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Can Jamie attend or speak at our event?
As you can imagine, Jamie’s diary is incredibly busy and – while it's frustrating for him – there simply aren't enough hours in the day for him to attend all the events or make all the personal visits he receives invitations for.
Does Jamie offer personal cooking lessons?
Jamie hasn’t had the time to give lessons himself for a while now, but do check out what's on offer in your area. You may find some great cooking lessons at your local college or via evening classes. Remember, Jamie started out in his parents’ pub kitchen.
Alternatively, Jamie has set up Recipease, a food and kitchen shop where anyone can learn to cook and make great food. There are currently stores in Clapham Junction and Brighton in the UK, both of which offer a variety of creative and accessible cooking lessons for all levels. The highly trained staff have a wealth of knowledge, energy and ideas to teach engaging classes and help you to develop new kitchen skills or perfect old ones. For more information visit:
www.recipease.com
As part of the Ministry of Food campaign, we have also launched several food centres where you can go to learn the basics of cooking and get friendly advice on recipes, ingredients shopping, nutrition, equipment, local and seasonal food, and how to make good simple meals on a tight budget. There are currently UK centres in Rotherham, Leeds and Bradford, as well as a mobile centre in the North East and plans to open a centre in Stratford in 2011. Internationally, the first Ministry of Food centre Australia is now open in Ipswich, Queensland. For more information please visit: www.jamiesministryoffood.com
To improve your skills at home, take advantage of the wealth of resources from Jamie’s Home Cooking Skills, a BTEC cooking course created in 2010, and available at:
www.jamieshomecookingskills.com
Can Jamie cater for our event?
Jamie is always very flattered when people ask him to cook for their dinner parties or events. However, he likes to spend any spare cooking time he has in his restaurants, supporting the staff and apprentices. Therefore, he is no longer able to cater for private or public events.
However, the lovely folk at Jamie Oliver’s Fabulous Feasts may be able to assist you. They are an events catering company with a difference, bringing Jamie’s passionate, entertaining and relaxed approach to food and dining to the catering industry. For more information, please visit: www.fabulousfeasts.co.uk
As you can imagine, Jamie’s diary is incredibly busy and – while it's frustrating for him – there simply aren't enough hours in the day for him to attend all the events or make all the personal visits he receives invitations for.
Does Jamie offer personal cooking lessons?
Jamie hasn’t had the time to give lessons himself for a while now, but do check out what's on offer in your area. You may find some great cooking lessons at your local college or via evening classes. Remember, Jamie started out in his parents’ pub kitchen.
Alternatively, Jamie has set up Recipease, a food and kitchen shop where anyone can learn to cook and make great food. There are currently stores in Clapham Junction and Brighton in the UK, both of which offer a variety of creative and accessible cooking lessons for all levels. The highly trained staff have a wealth of knowledge, energy and ideas to teach engaging classes and help you to develop new kitchen skills or perfect old ones. For more information visit:
www.recipease.com
As part of the Ministry of Food campaign, we have also launched several food centres where you can go to learn the basics of cooking and get friendly advice on recipes, ingredients shopping, nutrition, equipment, local and seasonal food, and how to make good simple meals on a tight budget. There are currently UK centres in Rotherham, Leeds and Bradford, as well as a mobile centre in the North East and plans to open a centre in Stratford in 2011. Internationally, the first Ministry of Food centre Australia is now open in Ipswich, Queensland. For more information please visit: www.jamiesministryoffood.com
To improve your skills at home, take advantage of the wealth of resources from Jamie’s Home Cooking Skills, a BTEC cooking course created in 2010, and available at:
www.jamieshomecookingskills.com
Can Jamie cater for our event?
Jamie is always very flattered when people ask him to cook for their dinner parties or events. However, he likes to spend any spare cooking time he has in his restaurants, supporting the staff and apprentices. Therefore, he is no longer able to cater for private or public events.
However, the lovely folk at Jamie Oliver’s Fabulous Feasts may be able to assist you. They are an events catering company with a difference, bringing Jamie’s passionate, entertaining and relaxed approach to food and dining to the catering industry. For more information, please visit: www.fabulousfeasts.co.uk
charity requests
Can Jamie become a patron of our charity?
Jamie receives requests every day from charities and organisations seeking his involvement. He’d love to be able to support them all but due to time constraints, this is simply not possible. He is currently involved with several charities, including The Jamie Oliver Foundation, and is unable to take on any new commitments at the moment.
Can you offer any prizes for an auction or raffle?
Unfortunately, due to the sheer number of requests Jamie receives for auction and raffle donations, we are no longer able to donate any prizes. As Jamie is the founder of his own charity, all efforts are invested in ensuring the foundation is maximizing its own sources of fundraising.
Can you offer financial sponsorship?
Jamie makes regular donations to a number of charities through which he hopes to help people all over the world. Unfortunately, due to the sheer number of additional requests we receive every day, he is unable to sponsor any further individuals or causes.
Can you offer any recipes for a fundraising cookbook?
Jamie receives a high number of requests for recipes to go in charity cookbooks, but unfortunately he is unable to support them all. Penguin UK hold the publishing licence for Jamie’s book recipes, so all requests should go via this company, however, it is worth noting that it is unlikely that your request will be successful. Visit their website for more information.
Jamie receives requests every day from charities and organisations seeking his involvement. He’d love to be able to support them all but due to time constraints, this is simply not possible. He is currently involved with several charities, including The Jamie Oliver Foundation, and is unable to take on any new commitments at the moment.
Can you offer any prizes for an auction or raffle?
Unfortunately, due to the sheer number of requests Jamie receives for auction and raffle donations, we are no longer able to donate any prizes. As Jamie is the founder of his own charity, all efforts are invested in ensuring the foundation is maximizing its own sources of fundraising.
Can you offer financial sponsorship?
Jamie makes regular donations to a number of charities through which he hopes to help people all over the world. Unfortunately, due to the sheer number of additional requests we receive every day, he is unable to sponsor any further individuals or causes.
Can you offer any recipes for a fundraising cookbook?
Jamie receives a high number of requests for recipes to go in charity cookbooks, but unfortunately he is unable to support them all. Penguin UK hold the publishing licence for Jamie’s book recipes, so all requests should go via this company, however, it is worth noting that it is unlikely that your request will be successful. Visit their website for more information.
jamie oliver foundation
What is the Jamie Oliver Foundation?
The Jamie Oliver Foundation is a registered charity whose mission is to empower, educate and engage as many people as possible to love and enjoy good food. This means learning how to cook, understanding where food comes from, and recognizing the power it can have on our health, happiness, and even finances. It does this through teaching, training and employment, and also by making good clear information available to as many people as possible.
The foundation is governed by a board of trustees who have been recruited on the basis of their shared passion – that food can make an empowering and lasting difference to the lives of every person. To date, the foundation has worked with people of all ages, from kids as young as four to the elderly.
Jamie is the driving force behind the Jamie Oliver Foundation. Under the UK foundation, there are three charity activities: Fifteen's Apprentice Programme, Jamie's School Projects and Jamie's Ministry of Food. The charity is currently setting up a US-based subsidiary, the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation, which will oversee a fourth activity called Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution.
Fifteen's Apprentice Programme
"I set up Fifteen because I believe young people have untapped talents, often hidden by problems in their home lives. These talents can be freed by a passion for good food and meaningful hard work." Jamie Oliver
In 2002, Jamie founded Fifteen, a restaurant group that uses the magic of food to give unemployed young people a chance for a better future. The group is made up of three restaurants: the flagship Fifteen London (established in 2002), Fifteen Amsterdam (in 2004) and Fifteen Cornwall (in 2006).
At the heart of the business is a desire to encourage young people to believe in themselves, to show each one of them their past can be left behind and persuade them that they can create their own future. Every year, each restaurant takes on unemployed and under-qualified young people in the local area and trains them to become qualified chefs through a unique Apprentice Programme.
To date, more than 220 apprentices have graduated, many of whom have carved out successful careers in the restaurant industry all over the world. In fact, a 2002 graduate, Tim Siadatan, was named as one of the ‘Top 10 Young Chefs in Europe' by The Wall Street Journal, following the opening of his restaurant, Trullo.
Jamie's School Projects
"More should be done to spread the message that eating a healthy school meal is a great foundation for a kid's education and future health." Jamie Oliver
In 2005, Jamie's Channel 4 television series Jamie's School Dinners highlighted the poor quality of meals provided by the majority of UK schools. Jamie's Feed Me Better campaign, which ran alongside the series, led to major investment by the government as well as policy changes to improve school food.
After Jamie took a petition with more than 271,000 signatures to 10 Downing Street, asking for major changes to what children were fed in school, £280 million of investment was promised and the School Food Trust was set up to help improve the quality of school food.
Jamie continues his campaigning role in relation to the school food agenda: watch this space as work continues behind the scenes on the School Kitchen Gardens project.
For more information about the School Dinners series, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/school-dinners
For more information about the School Food Trust, please visit:
www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk
Jamie's Ministry of Food
"I want to inspire you to get in the kitchen and cook meals for yourself and your family from scratch, whether you're a complete beginner or a good cook who likes simplicity. With some basic skills under your belt and a handful of recipes, you'll be able to prepare nutritious meals on any budget." Jamie Oliver
In 2008, Jamie launched his Ministry of Food campaign with the aim of getting people cooking again. He wanted to encourage people to share their cooking skills and teach their friends what they had learnt. The campaign was inspired by a nutritional programme during the Second World War in which cookery teachers offered the population help and advice, to make sure people knew how to feed themselves properly.
When Jamie set out to make the Ministry of Food TV series, he wanted to prove that anyone could learn to cook – and that it was fun, cool, could save them money and help their family and friends to live healthier lives.
To date, there are six Ministry of Food centres in the UK, and one mobile outreach programme. In late 2010, a Ministry of Food subsidiary was launched in Ipswich, Australia, in partnership with retailers The Good Guys. The centres are places where local people can learn the basics of cooking and get friendly advice on recipes, ingredients, menu-planning and nutrition, and how to make good, simple meals on a tight budget.
For more information about this ongoing campaign, please visit:
www.jamiesministryoffood.com
www.jamieoliver.com/jamies-ministry-of-food-australia
www.channel4.com/programmes/jamies-ministry-of-food
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
"This food revolution is about saving America's health by changing the way you eat. If you care about your kids and their future take this revolution and make it your own. Educate yourself about food and cooking. Find out what your child is eating at school. Make only a few small changes and magical things will happen." Jamie Oliver
In 2009, Jamie launched his Food Revolution campaign, which combined the ambitions of both Ministry of Food and Feed Me Better, to tackle obesity in America. The campaign seeks to educate people about food and cooking, address the quality of the food served in school lunch halls and inspire food retailers to provide good-quality, fresh local food.
The campaign targets schoolchildren because Jamie believes raising the standards of school meals will improve the health of children, leading to heightened concentration and better performance in the classroom. The campaign is also about educating Americans on the health benefits associated with fresh, tasty nutritious food. An estimated 23 million Americans are classified as obese and, coupled with the increase in diabetes, it is now regarded as a major health crisis, costing the healthcare system $147 billion a year.
In 2010, Jamie was awarded the annual TED Prize and his foundation received a grant to fund his wish "to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity". Following the same inspirational model as the Ministry of Food project in the UK, Jamie has launched the Food Revolution's first food centre in Huntingdon, West Virginia.
For more information about this ongoing campaign, please visit:
www.jamiesfoodrevolution.com
www.jamieoliver.com/tv/jamie-s-food-revolution
www.channel4.com/programmes/jamies-american-food-revolution
Does the foundation support or sponsor other projects or charities?
The foundation works with a range of like-minded organisations in order to strengthen our work in the community. As the foundation is a registered charity, all fundraising efforts are made to support our own work; therefore at this point in time we don't sponsor any other projects. There is a huge amount of work to be done in our continuing mission to empower, educate and engage people through food.
How can I donate money to the foundation?
You can donate money here
How can I apply to work for the foundation?
To view any vacancies within the Jamie Oliver Foundation, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/jobs
The Jamie Oliver Foundation is a registered charity whose mission is to empower, educate and engage as many people as possible to love and enjoy good food. This means learning how to cook, understanding where food comes from, and recognizing the power it can have on our health, happiness, and even finances. It does this through teaching, training and employment, and also by making good clear information available to as many people as possible.
The foundation is governed by a board of trustees who have been recruited on the basis of their shared passion – that food can make an empowering and lasting difference to the lives of every person. To date, the foundation has worked with people of all ages, from kids as young as four to the elderly.
Jamie is the driving force behind the Jamie Oliver Foundation. Under the UK foundation, there are three charity activities: Fifteen's Apprentice Programme, Jamie's School Projects and Jamie's Ministry of Food. The charity is currently setting up a US-based subsidiary, the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation, which will oversee a fourth activity called Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution.
Fifteen's Apprentice Programme
"I set up Fifteen because I believe young people have untapped talents, often hidden by problems in their home lives. These talents can be freed by a passion for good food and meaningful hard work." Jamie Oliver
In 2002, Jamie founded Fifteen, a restaurant group that uses the magic of food to give unemployed young people a chance for a better future. The group is made up of three restaurants: the flagship Fifteen London (established in 2002), Fifteen Amsterdam (in 2004) and Fifteen Cornwall (in 2006).
At the heart of the business is a desire to encourage young people to believe in themselves, to show each one of them their past can be left behind and persuade them that they can create their own future. Every year, each restaurant takes on unemployed and under-qualified young people in the local area and trains them to become qualified chefs through a unique Apprentice Programme.
To date, more than 220 apprentices have graduated, many of whom have carved out successful careers in the restaurant industry all over the world. In fact, a 2002 graduate, Tim Siadatan, was named as one of the ‘Top 10 Young Chefs in Europe' by The Wall Street Journal, following the opening of his restaurant, Trullo.
Jamie's School Projects
"More should be done to spread the message that eating a healthy school meal is a great foundation for a kid's education and future health." Jamie Oliver
In 2005, Jamie's Channel 4 television series Jamie's School Dinners highlighted the poor quality of meals provided by the majority of UK schools. Jamie's Feed Me Better campaign, which ran alongside the series, led to major investment by the government as well as policy changes to improve school food.
After Jamie took a petition with more than 271,000 signatures to 10 Downing Street, asking for major changes to what children were fed in school, £280 million of investment was promised and the School Food Trust was set up to help improve the quality of school food.
Jamie continues his campaigning role in relation to the school food agenda: watch this space as work continues behind the scenes on the School Kitchen Gardens project.
For more information about the School Dinners series, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/school-dinners
For more information about the School Food Trust, please visit:
www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk
"I want to inspire you to get in the kitchen and cook meals for yourself and your family from scratch, whether you're a complete beginner or a good cook who likes simplicity. With some basic skills under your belt and a handful of recipes, you'll be able to prepare nutritious meals on any budget." Jamie Oliver
In 2008, Jamie launched his Ministry of Food campaign with the aim of getting people cooking again. He wanted to encourage people to share their cooking skills and teach their friends what they had learnt. The campaign was inspired by a nutritional programme during the Second World War in which cookery teachers offered the population help and advice, to make sure people knew how to feed themselves properly.
When Jamie set out to make the Ministry of Food TV series, he wanted to prove that anyone could learn to cook – and that it was fun, cool, could save them money and help their family and friends to live healthier lives.
To date, there are six Ministry of Food centres in the UK, and one mobile outreach programme. In late 2010, a Ministry of Food subsidiary was launched in Ipswich, Australia, in partnership with retailers The Good Guys. The centres are places where local people can learn the basics of cooking and get friendly advice on recipes, ingredients, menu-planning and nutrition, and how to make good, simple meals on a tight budget.
For more information about this ongoing campaign, please visit:
www.jamiesministryoffood.com
www.jamieoliver.com/jamies-ministry-of-food-australia
www.channel4.com/programmes/jamies-ministry-of-food
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
"This food revolution is about saving America's health by changing the way you eat. If you care about your kids and their future take this revolution and make it your own. Educate yourself about food and cooking. Find out what your child is eating at school. Make only a few small changes and magical things will happen." Jamie Oliver
In 2009, Jamie launched his Food Revolution campaign, which combined the ambitions of both Ministry of Food and Feed Me Better, to tackle obesity in America. The campaign seeks to educate people about food and cooking, address the quality of the food served in school lunch halls and inspire food retailers to provide good-quality, fresh local food.
The campaign targets schoolchildren because Jamie believes raising the standards of school meals will improve the health of children, leading to heightened concentration and better performance in the classroom. The campaign is also about educating Americans on the health benefits associated with fresh, tasty nutritious food. An estimated 23 million Americans are classified as obese and, coupled with the increase in diabetes, it is now regarded as a major health crisis, costing the healthcare system $147 billion a year.
In 2010, Jamie was awarded the annual TED Prize and his foundation received a grant to fund his wish "to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity". Following the same inspirational model as the Ministry of Food project in the UK, Jamie has launched the Food Revolution's first food centre in Huntingdon, West Virginia.
For more information about this ongoing campaign, please visit:
www.jamiesfoodrevolution.com
www.jamieoliver.com/tv/jamie-s-food-revolution
www.channel4.com/programmes/jamies-american-food-revolution
Does the foundation support or sponsor other projects or charities?
The foundation works with a range of like-minded organisations in order to strengthen our work in the community. As the foundation is a registered charity, all fundraising efforts are made to support our own work; therefore at this point in time we don't sponsor any other projects. There is a huge amount of work to be done in our continuing mission to empower, educate and engage people through food.
How can I donate money to the foundation?
You can donate money here
How can I apply to work for the foundation?
To view any vacancies within the Jamie Oliver Foundation, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/jobs
campaigns
For information on Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, Jamie's Ministry of Food or the Feed Me Better campaign, please check out the FAQs about the Jamie Oliver Foundation
jamie's tv campaigns
Jamie's Dream School
While a lot of young people in Britain go on to further and higher education, almost half leave school at 16 without the recommended 5 A-C grades at GCSE and very few prospects. In 2011, Jamie's Dream School brought together some of Britain's most inspirational individuals to see if they could persuade 20 such kids to give education a second chance. This is not an ongoing campaign, but for more information about the show, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/tv-books/jamies-dream-school
www.channel4.com/programmes/jamies-dream-school
Jamie's Fish Suppers
In the UK, we tend to eat the same types of fish all the time, and many of our favourites are now under threat. Jamie's Fish Suppers aimed to demonstrate that we can all do our bit to help ease the pressure on the big five (cod, haddock, salmon, tuna and prawns) by being adventurous and trying a few alternatives.
For more information on the show, including some of the recipes, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/tv-books/jamies-fish-suppers
www.channel4.com/programmes/jamies-fish-supper
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has started a petition to try and ensure the elimination of fish discards. For more information and to show your support, please visit:
www.fishfight.net
Jamie Saves Our Bacon
Jamie Saves Our Bacon was a celebration of British pork, and an investigation into why our fantastic British pig farmers are disappearing. Jamie looked at the whole process, from piglet to plate, to demonstrate why British pork is the best there is and why it's worth saving. Jamie remains passionate about championing British pork and always recommends that people buy the best-quality meat they can afford, however, he will not be following up this programme with an ongoing campaign. For more information about the show, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/bacon/
www.channel4.com/programmes/jamie-saves-our-bacon
Jamie's Fowl Dinners
Jamie's Fowl Dinners aired on Channel 4 in 2008 as part of the Chicken Out campaign. In the show, Jamie showed viewers how 94% of meat chickens and 63% of egg-laying hens were still intensively farmed in the UK. Jamie wanted to highlight the welfare implications for the birds as a result of our persistent demand for cheap food, and hopefully change the way we shop forever. Jamie continues in his mission to encourage people to think before they buy and always choose higher welfare birds and free-range or organic eggs where possible. However, he will not following up this programme with an ongoing campaign. For more information about the show, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/jamiesfowldinners
www.channel4.com/programmes/jamies-fowl-dinners
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall was the driving force behind the Chicken Out campaign. Check out the official website here: www.chickenout.tv
Eat To Save Your Life
In Eat to Save Your Life, Jamie investigated the hidden threats of popular convenience foods using 18 volunteers with self-confessed bad diets as "human guinea pigs". Nutritionist Jane Clarke and renowned Doctor Gunther von Hagens were on hand to analyse each person's fate and advise them on how to reverse the ill effects of their current lifestyles. This is not being pursued as an ongoing campaign.
Can I suggest a future project or campaign for Jamie?
As you can imagine, Jamie receives many suggestions for his involvement with worthwhile campaigns. Unfortunately, it is not possible for Jamie to support them all. He is committed to improving school dinners in the UK and is still working on the Ministry of Food, which builds on the insights he gained while working on the Feed Me Better campaign. He is currently working on a combination of the two campaigns, Jamie's Food Revolution, to tackle the obesity epidemic in America, a campaign that will hopefully roll out globally following his announcement as 2010's TED prize-winner. Jamie is very conscious of spreading himself too thinly, therefore he is not looking to tackle any other major issues at the moment.
While a lot of young people in Britain go on to further and higher education, almost half leave school at 16 without the recommended 5 A-C grades at GCSE and very few prospects. In 2011, Jamie's Dream School brought together some of Britain's most inspirational individuals to see if they could persuade 20 such kids to give education a second chance. This is not an ongoing campaign, but for more information about the show, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/tv-books/jamies-dream-school
www.channel4.com/programmes/jamies-dream-school
Jamie's Fish Suppers
In the UK, we tend to eat the same types of fish all the time, and many of our favourites are now under threat. Jamie's Fish Suppers aimed to demonstrate that we can all do our bit to help ease the pressure on the big five (cod, haddock, salmon, tuna and prawns) by being adventurous and trying a few alternatives.
For more information on the show, including some of the recipes, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/tv-books/jamies-fish-suppers
www.channel4.com/programmes/jamies-fish-supper
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has started a petition to try and ensure the elimination of fish discards. For more information and to show your support, please visit:
www.fishfight.net
Jamie Saves Our Bacon
Jamie Saves Our Bacon was a celebration of British pork, and an investigation into why our fantastic British pig farmers are disappearing. Jamie looked at the whole process, from piglet to plate, to demonstrate why British pork is the best there is and why it's worth saving. Jamie remains passionate about championing British pork and always recommends that people buy the best-quality meat they can afford, however, he will not be following up this programme with an ongoing campaign. For more information about the show, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/bacon/
www.channel4.com/programmes/jamie-saves-our-bacon
Jamie's Fowl Dinners
Jamie's Fowl Dinners aired on Channel 4 in 2008 as part of the Chicken Out campaign. In the show, Jamie showed viewers how 94% of meat chickens and 63% of egg-laying hens were still intensively farmed in the UK. Jamie wanted to highlight the welfare implications for the birds as a result of our persistent demand for cheap food, and hopefully change the way we shop forever. Jamie continues in his mission to encourage people to think before they buy and always choose higher welfare birds and free-range or organic eggs where possible. However, he will not following up this programme with an ongoing campaign. For more information about the show, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/jamiesfowldinners
www.channel4.com/programmes/jamies-fowl-dinners
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall was the driving force behind the Chicken Out campaign. Check out the official website here: www.chickenout.tv
Eat To Save Your Life
In Eat to Save Your Life, Jamie investigated the hidden threats of popular convenience foods using 18 volunteers with self-confessed bad diets as "human guinea pigs". Nutritionist Jane Clarke and renowned Doctor Gunther von Hagens were on hand to analyse each person's fate and advise them on how to reverse the ill effects of their current lifestyles. This is not being pursued as an ongoing campaign.
Can I suggest a future project or campaign for Jamie?
As you can imagine, Jamie receives many suggestions for his involvement with worthwhile campaigns. Unfortunately, it is not possible for Jamie to support them all. He is committed to improving school dinners in the UK and is still working on the Ministry of Food, which builds on the insights he gained while working on the Feed Me Better campaign. He is currently working on a combination of the two campaigns, Jamie's Food Revolution, to tackle the obesity epidemic in America, a campaign that will hopefully roll out globally following his announcement as 2010's TED prize-winner. Jamie is very conscious of spreading himself too thinly, therefore he is not looking to tackle any other major issues at the moment.
restaurants
Fifteen
Set up in 2002 by Jamie Oliver, Fifteen is a restaurant group that uses the magic of food to give unemployed young people a chance to have a better future.
With three locations worldwide – Fifteen Amsterdam, Fifteen Cornwall, Fifteen London – each restaurant has the same mission: firstly, to offer young, unemployed people the experience of learning to work in the restaurant business and, secondly, for customers to enjoy fantastic food and knowledgeable customer service.
Each restaurant redirects its profits into individual registered charities that fund their Apprentice Programmes. This means money goes back into the local economies to train the next generation of professional chefs.
You can find out more about the restaurants – including reservation information – at:
www.jamieoliver.com/fifteen
Jamie's Italian
Jamie's Italian is a popular chain of high-street restaurants inspired by Jamie's passion for the Italian way of life. The first branch opened in Oxford in June 2008, and there are now more than 15 restaurants around the UK, with more in the pipeline. There is currently an international restaurant in Dubai, with a launch in Sydney, Australia planned for 2011. For more information, please visit:
www.jamiesitalian.com
Barbecoa
Barbecoa is a restaurant collaboration between Jamie and Adam Perry Lang that draws on traditional cooking techniques from around the world and celebrates the relationship between fire and food. Barbecoa has its own butcher's shop adjacent to the restaurant selling quality British meat, poultry and game. The London flagship restaurant opened in October 2010. For more information, please visit:
www.barbecoa.com
Where can I apply to work at any of the restaurants?
For vacancies at any of the Fifteen restaurants, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/jobs/
For vacancies at any of the UK Jamie's Italian restaurants, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/italian/current-vacancies
For vacancies at any of the International Jamie's Italian restaurants, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/italian/current-international-vacancies
For vacancies at Barbecoa, please visit:
www.barbecoa.com/join-us
Where can I find out about the Fifteen Apprenticeship Scheme?
For information on the Fifteen London Apprenticeship Scheme, please visit:
www.fifteenshop.net/engine/shop/page/Apprentice+Programme
For information on the Fifteen Cornwall Apprenticeship Scheme, please visit:
www.fifteencornwall.co.uk/howtoapply.php
For information on the Fifteen Amsterdam Apprenticeship Scheme, please visit:
www.fifteen.nl/nl/fifteen/meedoen.html
Set up in 2002 by Jamie Oliver, Fifteen is a restaurant group that uses the magic of food to give unemployed young people a chance to have a better future.
With three locations worldwide – Fifteen Amsterdam, Fifteen Cornwall, Fifteen London – each restaurant has the same mission: firstly, to offer young, unemployed people the experience of learning to work in the restaurant business and, secondly, for customers to enjoy fantastic food and knowledgeable customer service.
Each restaurant redirects its profits into individual registered charities that fund their Apprentice Programmes. This means money goes back into the local economies to train the next generation of professional chefs.
You can find out more about the restaurants – including reservation information – at:
www.jamieoliver.com/fifteen
Jamie's Italian
Jamie's Italian is a popular chain of high-street restaurants inspired by Jamie's passion for the Italian way of life. The first branch opened in Oxford in June 2008, and there are now more than 15 restaurants around the UK, with more in the pipeline. There is currently an international restaurant in Dubai, with a launch in Sydney, Australia planned for 2011. For more information, please visit:
www.jamiesitalian.com
Barbecoa
Barbecoa is a restaurant collaboration between Jamie and Adam Perry Lang that draws on traditional cooking techniques from around the world and celebrates the relationship between fire and food. Barbecoa has its own butcher's shop adjacent to the restaurant selling quality British meat, poultry and game. The London flagship restaurant opened in October 2010. For more information, please visit:
www.barbecoa.com
Where can I apply to work at any of the restaurants?
For vacancies at any of the Fifteen restaurants, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/jobs/
For vacancies at any of the UK Jamie's Italian restaurants, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/italian/current-vacancies
For vacancies at any of the International Jamie's Italian restaurants, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/italian/current-international-vacancies
For vacancies at Barbecoa, please visit:
www.barbecoa.com/join-us
Where can I find out about the Fifteen Apprenticeship Scheme?
For information on the Fifteen London Apprenticeship Scheme, please visit:
www.fifteenshop.net/engine/shop/page/Apprentice+Programme
For information on the Fifteen Cornwall Apprenticeship Scheme, please visit:
www.fifteencornwall.co.uk/howtoapply.php
For information on the Fifteen Amsterdam Apprenticeship Scheme, please visit:
www.fifteen.nl/nl/fifteen/meedoen.html
jobs
How can I apply to work for any of the Jamie Oliver companies or businesses?
If you're interested in working for one of the companies or businesses in the Jamie Oliver Group, most vacancies are advertised at:
www.jamieoliver.com/jobs
For vacancies at any of the UK Jamie's Italian restaurants, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/italian/current-vacancies
For vacancies at any of the International Jamie's Italian restaurants, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/italian/current-international-vacancies
For vacancies at Fifteen Cornwall, please visit:
www.fifteencornwall.co.uk/jobsatfifteencornwall.htm
For vacancies at Fifteen Amsterdam, please visit:
www.fifteen.nl/en/fifteen/recruitment.html
For vacancies at Barbecoa, please visit:
www.barbecoa.com/join-us
For vacancies at any of the Recipease shops, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/recipease/join-us.html
For information about becoming a Jamie At Home Consultant, please visit:
www.jamieathome.com/join-the-gang.html
For information about working for Fresh One Productions, please visit:
www.freshoneproductions.tv/cvupload
Does Jamie offer work experience?
Unfortunately, we can't offer regular work experience or internships but we do occasionally have the opportunity for people who are passionate about food and interested in working for us to join us on a work experience basis for a week or two. We tend to advertise these on the current vacancies section of our website so it's worth keeping an eye out for anything that might come up. If you do apply for a work experience position with us please keep in mind that we cannot promise you will meet Jamie while you are here.
If you're interested in working for one of the companies or businesses in the Jamie Oliver Group, most vacancies are advertised at:
www.jamieoliver.com/jobs
For vacancies at any of the UK Jamie's Italian restaurants, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/italian/current-vacancies
For vacancies at any of the International Jamie's Italian restaurants, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/italian/current-international-vacancies
For vacancies at Fifteen Cornwall, please visit:
www.fifteencornwall.co.uk/jobsatfifteencornwall.htm
For vacancies at Fifteen Amsterdam, please visit:
www.fifteen.nl/en/fifteen/recruitment.html
For vacancies at Barbecoa, please visit:
www.barbecoa.com/join-us
For vacancies at any of the Recipease shops, please visit:
www.jamieoliver.com/recipease/join-us.html
For information about becoming a Jamie At Home Consultant, please visit:
www.jamieathome.com/join-the-gang.html
For information about working for Fresh One Productions, please visit:
www.freshoneproductions.tv/cvupload
Does Jamie offer work experience?
Unfortunately, we can't offer regular work experience or internships but we do occasionally have the opportunity for people who are passionate about food and interested in working for us to join us on a work experience basis for a week or two. We tend to advertise these on the current vacancies section of our website so it's worth keeping an eye out for anything that might come up. If you do apply for a work experience position with us please keep in mind that we cannot promise you will meet Jamie while you are here.
students
Can Jamie answer some questions for my school/college/university project?
We receive lots of requests each week asking for Jamie’s help with all sorts of school, college and university projects, all of which he would love to answer. Unfortunately, this is just not possible. The best thing to do is to have a look around this website where you will find lots of information about Jamie, his various projects and businesses and hopefully answers to your questions.
There is information, including quotes from Jamie on each of his campaigns here:
http://www.jamieoliver.com/foundation/
For cooking advice and tips please take a look at the Home Cooking Skills section:
http://www.jamieoliver.com/homecookingskills
We receive lots of requests each week asking for Jamie’s help with all sorts of school, college and university projects, all of which he would love to answer. Unfortunately, this is just not possible. The best thing to do is to have a look around this website where you will find lots of information about Jamie, his various projects and businesses and hopefully answers to your questions.
There is information, including quotes from Jamie on each of his campaigns here:
http://www.jamieoliver.com/foundation/
For cooking advice and tips please take a look at the Home Cooking Skills section:
http://www.jamieoliver.com/homecookingskills
advice
How can I become a chef?
Jamie often gets asked for advice on becoming a top chef. Here's his response:
"First of all, you have to think to yourself, 'Do I really like cooking, do I really like eating?' and if the answer is yes to both, then you're already halfway there!
Don't for a minute believe that it's about training for years and years and travelling the world – this helps, of course, and is really useful, but I think it's really the little things that matter. It's about doing things properly, with real conviction and passion. Like most things in life, the right way or the wrong way, 'dos and don'ts', and perfection in the catering industry can't really be put into words. It's more about personality and your style of cooking. Without sounding too gushing – good food is all about the love.
I was about five years old when I started cooking in a professional kitchen, but don't be put off by my head start. It means nothing; I've seen 30-year olds become proper chefs in just five years.
Here are my top tips for getting started:
1. If you're going to get a weekend job as a kid or a student, get one in a restaurant, pub, fishmongers, butchers or on a fruit and veg stall. All of these are really valid ways of learning about food. Then, as the years go by, try and move on to something different or to a more challenging restaurant.
2. Use the summer holidays to do a work placement in a really exciting hotel or restaurant. Whether it's for a week or a month, you'll get a real feel for the kitchen and the way a team works together. After this, you'll have a good idea whether you can handle the job, the hours, the money and the ups and downs that happen working in a high-level pressured kitchen. I've never heard of any head chef who's refused an enthusiastic stranger on the end of a phone the chance to come and do a work placement for free. It's quite common and charming for it to happen to any chef and you may find yourself with a good job offer at the end of it!
3. Having done those last two, you now have three options to consider, none of which are necessarily the right answer.
(a) Go straight into a professional job. Jump in at the deep end with possibly not enough skills but be bold enough to carry it off.
(b) Go to the best local catering college and do a two- or three-year course that focuses mainly on cooking but also gives you an insight into the science of cooking, French culinary language, the front-of-house, management and accounting sides of the business. That's what I did and I enjoyed it, but I did find that it lacked the real feel and vibe of the kitchen. I found working in restaurants over the holidays and on weekends gave me a really good balance.
(c) I've always thought arranging to do day release over two or three years at a good local college is a really good idea. It means you can get a full-time job, which challenges, inspires and pays you, and with your employer's support (and often this includes financial support), you can go to college one day a week.
To finish off, it really is down to you. There's nothing that you can't achieve with hard work, passion and real commitment for cooking. Read as many books as you can get your hands on and try to work in other countries if you can for authenticity. I used to save up and go out for a posh meal with my fellow chefs every five weeks for education. Do all this and you'll be laughing. I don't consider myself a don of cooking but I love what I do and I do it properly with passion and that will always shine through. So get stuck in, get cooking and good luck!"
You can find information on the Fifteen training scheme, run by the Jamie Oliver Foundation, here.
How can I get a book published?
For the best advice on how to get your book published see bulletpoint 11 of the FAQs on Penguin's website (the publishers of Jamie's books): www.penguin.co.uk
Does Jamie offer business advice?
We receive many requests each week for business advice, but unfortunately we don't have the time or resources to respond to these requests. If you are specifically interested in social enterprises (like the Jamie Oliver Foundation), you may find the Social Enterprise Coalition website useful: http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/Default.aspx
Jamie often gets asked for advice on becoming a top chef. Here's his response:
"First of all, you have to think to yourself, 'Do I really like cooking, do I really like eating?' and if the answer is yes to both, then you're already halfway there!
Don't for a minute believe that it's about training for years and years and travelling the world – this helps, of course, and is really useful, but I think it's really the little things that matter. It's about doing things properly, with real conviction and passion. Like most things in life, the right way or the wrong way, 'dos and don'ts', and perfection in the catering industry can't really be put into words. It's more about personality and your style of cooking. Without sounding too gushing – good food is all about the love.
I was about five years old when I started cooking in a professional kitchen, but don't be put off by my head start. It means nothing; I've seen 30-year olds become proper chefs in just five years.
Here are my top tips for getting started:
1. If you're going to get a weekend job as a kid or a student, get one in a restaurant, pub, fishmongers, butchers or on a fruit and veg stall. All of these are really valid ways of learning about food. Then, as the years go by, try and move on to something different or to a more challenging restaurant.
2. Use the summer holidays to do a work placement in a really exciting hotel or restaurant. Whether it's for a week or a month, you'll get a real feel for the kitchen and the way a team works together. After this, you'll have a good idea whether you can handle the job, the hours, the money and the ups and downs that happen working in a high-level pressured kitchen. I've never heard of any head chef who's refused an enthusiastic stranger on the end of a phone the chance to come and do a work placement for free. It's quite common and charming for it to happen to any chef and you may find yourself with a good job offer at the end of it!
3. Having done those last two, you now have three options to consider, none of which are necessarily the right answer.
(a) Go straight into a professional job. Jump in at the deep end with possibly not enough skills but be bold enough to carry it off.
(b) Go to the best local catering college and do a two- or three-year course that focuses mainly on cooking but also gives you an insight into the science of cooking, French culinary language, the front-of-house, management and accounting sides of the business. That's what I did and I enjoyed it, but I did find that it lacked the real feel and vibe of the kitchen. I found working in restaurants over the holidays and on weekends gave me a really good balance.
(c) I've always thought arranging to do day release over two or three years at a good local college is a really good idea. It means you can get a full-time job, which challenges, inspires and pays you, and with your employer's support (and often this includes financial support), you can go to college one day a week.
To finish off, it really is down to you. There's nothing that you can't achieve with hard work, passion and real commitment for cooking. Read as many books as you can get your hands on and try to work in other countries if you can for authenticity. I used to save up and go out for a posh meal with my fellow chefs every five weeks for education. Do all this and you'll be laughing. I don't consider myself a don of cooking but I love what I do and I do it properly with passion and that will always shine through. So get stuck in, get cooking and good luck!"
You can find information on the Fifteen training scheme, run by the Jamie Oliver Foundation, here.
How can I get a book published?
For the best advice on how to get your book published see bulletpoint 11 of the FAQs on Penguin's website (the publishers of Jamie's books): www.penguin.co.uk
Does Jamie offer business advice?
We receive many requests each week for business advice, but unfortunately we don't have the time or resources to respond to these requests. If you are specifically interested in social enterprises (like the Jamie Oliver Foundation), you may find the Social Enterprise Coalition website useful: http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/Default.aspx
recipes
Has Jamie got any recipes for healthy packed lunches?
The School Food Trust is responsible for continuing Jamie's work on the Feed Me Better campaign and has posted lots of useful information and recipe suggestions on its website:
www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk/packedlunches
In 2010, Jamie launched a BTEC cooking course in the UK, and you'll find some additional recipe ideas here:
http://jamieshomecookingskills.com/recipe-list.php?cat=packed-lunches-and-toasted-sandwiches
Where can I get the nutritional information for Jamie's recipes?
Jamie's ethos on food is about cooking from scratch and using good ingredients. He doesn't focus on the specific nutritional values of each recipe as he believes everything can be enjoyed in moderation, however, we keep a close eye on the nutritional content of all recipes and monitor any new recipes that go out, often signposting in the introduction if the recipe should be thought of as a treat. Specific nutritional information is not posted on the website and we are unable to send it out. To read Jamie's food philosophy in full, please visit: www.jamieoliver.com/philosophy
Am I allowed to post Jamie's recipes on my website/blog or print them in my newsletter/book?
The licence for publishing any of Jamie's book recipes is held by Penguin UK. See bulletpoint 17 of the FAQs on their website for more details: www.penguin.co.uk
The School Food Trust is responsible for continuing Jamie's work on the Feed Me Better campaign and has posted lots of useful information and recipe suggestions on its website:
www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk/packedlunches
In 2010, Jamie launched a BTEC cooking course in the UK, and you'll find some additional recipe ideas here:
http://jamieshomecookingskills.com/recipe-list.php?cat=packed-lunches-and-toasted-sandwiches
Where can I get the nutritional information for Jamie's recipes?
Jamie's ethos on food is about cooking from scratch and using good ingredients. He doesn't focus on the specific nutritional values of each recipe as he believes everything can be enjoyed in moderation, however, we keep a close eye on the nutritional content of all recipes and monitor any new recipes that go out, often signposting in the introduction if the recipe should be thought of as a treat. Specific nutritional information is not posted on the website and we are unable to send it out. To read Jamie's food philosophy in full, please visit: www.jamieoliver.com/philosophy
Am I allowed to post Jamie's recipes on my website/blog or print them in my newsletter/book?
The licence for publishing any of Jamie's book recipes is held by Penguin UK. See bulletpoint 17 of the FAQs on their website for more details: www.penguin.co.uk
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When you submit your order at the checkout, your personal information will be encrypted before leaving your computer. This information will remain encrypted until it is received by our secure server at which stage the information you have provided will be verified. A confirmation that your order has been received safely will be displayed on your screen. You will also be emailed an order confirmation.
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