British - Chef | May 27, 1975 -
Give your kids a bloody knife and fork and let me put some fresh food in front of them they can eat.
Jamie Oliver
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Just because the Americans are so good at rattling out accessible and cheap junk food, nobody looks twice when it comes to their food. But there are golden nuggets everywhere.
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I'm probably a bit romantic about it, but I think we humans miss having contact with fire. We need it.
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In England, you're allowed to have an opinion - as long as it comes out of your mouth.
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I've cooked just about everything really.
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I left school with basically nothing, I was a special needs kid. I did feel as though my school had let me down.
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Like most of the other teachers, I'd done a bit of teaching and we all think we're great at what we do, but you realize that normally you have an audience who are all onside, who all want to listen.
GreatThinkYouDoneWantTeachers
As usual, my timing is bizarrely good.
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When I was a schoolkid, I went to Castleton quite a few times. We'd be there studying rocks, going down these big hills. It was a great place!
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My first outdoor cooking memories are full of erratic British summers, Dad swearing at a barbecue that he couldn't put together, and eventually eating charred sausages, feeling brilliant.
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I like ties but I prefer not to wear one when I'm nervous.
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What we call barbecuing in this country is actually direct grilling. In many countries, it also means cooking in an enclosed box with a heat source, ideally wood, all year round.
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