Jamie Oliver Profile
Jamie Oliver is an English Restaurateur, Celebrity Chef, and Cookbook Author who has appeared in several television shows for his casual approach to cuisine. In 2023, he starred in his own cooking show, Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean and Jamie’s £1 Wonders / Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less.
Jamie Oliver Education
When he was 16 years old, he left school with two GCSE qualifications in geology and art. He later joined Westminster Technical College (now Westminster Kingsway College) where he attained his City & Guilds National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) in home economics.
Jamie Oliver Career
Oliver is a renowned chef who started his chef career working at Antonio Carluccio’s Neal Street restaurant where he served as a pastry chef. While working at Antonio Carluccio’s Neal Street restaurant, he gained experience in preparing Italian cuisine. It was there that he met his mentor Gennaro Contaldo. His next stop was working at The River Café, Fulham where he served as a sous-chef.
He made an appearance in this restaurant’s documentary on Christmas. In 1997, the BBC recognized him after he appeared in a restaurant documentary. He got a show at BBC named The Naked Chef which debuted in 1999 with his cookbook becoming a bestseller in the United Kingdom at the time. Still, in 1999, he was invited to cook lunch at 10 Downing Street for the then-Prime Minister Tony Blair.
After three series of his BBC Naked Chef programs, he moved on to having his own documentary, Jamie’s Kitchen which was aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. He then started his restaurant, Fifteen Restaurant in London. The restaurant-trained young aspiring chefs with disadvantaged backgrounds until 21 May 2019 when it closed.
Oliver received an MBE Award in June 2003 for his contributions to the hospitality industry. He initiated the “Feed Me Better” campaign in 2005 motivating British schoolchildren to cut out junk food and eat healthy. Due to the “Feed Me Better” campaign, the government pledged to address the problem. Still, in 2005, Oliver was voted “Most Inspiring Political Figure of 2005.” He always emphasizes cooking nutritious and fresh food.
Jamie founded a TV series, Jamie’s Ministry of Food whereby he travelled to different parts of the UK inspiring people to eat healthy and fresh meals. From 2010 to 2011, he hosted his own TV series, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, and traveled to Huntington, West Virginia, and Los Angeles to address American’s dependence on fast food. He sold over 14.55 million books as of February 2019 generating him just under £180 Million.
Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group
Jamie started his own restaurant, Jamie’s Italian in June 2008 in Oxford, England. During the peak of this restaurant, there were 42 Jamie’s Italian restaurants in the UK. Jamie’s Italian was franchised through the Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group (JORG) and had branches in Canada, Iceland, Singapore, Taiwan, Cyprus, Russia, Ireland, Qatar, the UAE, Hong Kong, and Turkey. JORG proposed to enter the UK company Jamie’s Italian Ltd in January 2018 seeking rent reductions on eight outlets and closing a further 12 in Bluewater, Bath, Harrogate, Reading, Kingston and so many more to secure £71.5M of debt.
Jamie and his friend, Adam Perry Lang set up a barbecued meat-based restaurant named Barbecoa in 2011. They started off by opening two outlets in St Paul, London, and Piccadilly, London. In 2014, hygiene inspectors gave the Piccadilly outlet the second-lowest rating and it closed voluntarily for 24 hours fixing the problem. The Times stated that they found moldy carcasses, mouse droppings, and out-of-date meat in the Piccadilly restaurant.
Jamie partnered with chef Rob Gentile and opened Jamie’s Italians with its location in Yorkdale Shopping Centre. Jamie opened Jamie Oliver Catherine Street with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s LW Theatres at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in November 2023. Still, in 2023, he hosted his own cooking show, Jamie’s Christmas Shortcuts which was aired on Channel 4 UK. He also hosted Jamie’s Five Ingredient Meals from October 2023 to November 2023. Still, in 2023, he starred in his own cooking show, Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean and Jamie’s £1 Wonders / Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less.
Jamie Oliver Age
Oliver was born on 27 May 1975 in Clavering, Essex, England. He is therefore 48 years old as of 2023 and celebrates his birthday every year on 27 May.
Jamie Oliver Height
Oliver stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 8 inches.
Jamie Oliver Family
Oliver was born and raised in Clavering, Essex by Sally Oliver and Trevor Oliver. Jamie’s parents ran a restaurant and a pub named The Cricketers where he honed his cooking skills and gained experience in the kitchen with his parents. Growing up, he was raised alongside his sister Anne-Marie Oliver who went to Newport Free Grammar School.
Jamie Oliver Wife
Oliver is happily married to former writer and model Juliette Norton, usually known as “Jools”. The couple tied the knot in July 2000 and together have five children. The two met for the first while they were in high school and started dating while still in high school. The couple celebrated their 23-year anniversary in July 2023. In April 2023, the couple celebrated their anniversary by renewing their vows in a beachside ceremony.
Jamie Oliver Children
Oliver and Juliette Norton have five children together. Their first child is Poppy Honey Rose who was born in March 2002 and is 22 years old as of 2024. Poppy is currently working as a model and is signed under Premier Model Management, Ava Models Mgmt, and The Lab Models. Their second-born child is Daisy Boo Pamela who was born on 10 April 2003 hence is 21 years old as of 2024. On April 3, 2009, Jamie and Juliette welcomed their third child, Petal Blossom Rainbow and Buddy Bear Maurice who was born on 15 September 2010. On 7 August 2016, the couple welcomed the fifth child, Rocket Blue Dallas.
Jamie Oliver Net Worth
Oliver has an estimated net worth of between £240 million which he has earned through his successful career as a Restaurateur, Celebrity Chef, and Cookbook Author.
Is Jamie Oliver a Chef or Cook?
Jamie is a professional chef. However, he kickstarted his career working as a pastry chef at Antonio Carluccio’s Neal Street restaurant. Jamie’s parents ran a restaurant and a pub named The Cricketers where he honed his cooking skills and gained experience in the kitchen with his parents.
Jamie Oliver Recipes
He has an official website, jamieoliver.com where he shares most of his recipes including Harissa meatball wraps, Broccoli & Anchovy Orechiette, and thousands of other recipes and meal preps.
Who taught Jamie Oliver to Cook?
Jamie’s parents ran a restaurant and a pub named The Cricketers where he honed his cooking skills and gained experience in the kitchen with his parents. started his chef career working at Antonio Carluccio’s Neal Street restaurant where he served as a pastry chef. It was there that he met his mentor Gennaro Contaldo who taught him more about Italian cuisine and Italian cooking.
Jamie Oliver Controversy
Jamie received backlash from animal rights groups in 2005 for slaughtering a lamb on his TV show. PETA went on to say that Jamie’s actions showed the public problems that are ongoing with the methods used within slaughterhouses.
Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay
For over 10 years Jamie and Gordon have not been on good terms. For instance, Gordon told TMZ that the last time he complained about a meal was at “Jamie Oliver’s restaurant” in 2009. A few years later, Gordon threw backlash at Jamie for not going to the opening of his Jamie’s Italian restaurant in Hong Kong. Gordon and Oliver are the “Big Fish Fight” spokesmen campaigning for sustainable seafood. However, they received backlash for their campaign for their use of endangered fish.
Was Jamie Oliver on MasterChef?
In 2023, he appeared in MasterChef Australia where he appeared as a guest judge.
Jamie Oliver Awards and Honors
- BAFTA award for Best Feature in 2001
- the MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in June 2003
- named the most influential person in the UK hospitality industry in May 2005
- named as the most powerful and influential person in the UK hospitality industry in July 2010
- Emmy Award for Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
- Honorary Fellowship in 2013
- number 2 in the list of 100 Most Influential British Entrepreneurs in October 2015
- the Order of the Star of Italy with the rank of Knight in 2019
Jamie Oliver TV Shows
- Jamie’s Seasons
- Jamie’s Christmas Shortcuts
- Jamie’s Five Ingredient Meals
- Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean
- Jamie’s £1 Wonders / Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less
- Jamie’s Easy Christmas
- Jamie’s £1 Wonders
- Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders
- The Great Cookbook Challenge With Jamie Oliver
- Selena + Chef
- Jamie: Together At Christmas
- Jamie Oliver: Together
- Jamie and Jimmy’s Festive Feast
- Jamie: Keep Cooking at Christmas
- Jamie: Keep Cooking Family Favourites / Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day
- Jamie: Keep Cooking and Carry On
- Jamie and Jimmy’s Festive Feast
- Jamie’s Easy Christmas Countdown
- Jamie’s Meat-Free Meals / Jamie’s Ultimate Veg
- Jamie’s Quick & Easy Christmas
- Jamie Cooks Italy
- Jamie’s Italian Christmas
- Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food
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