Meet Jamie Oliver. He. Is. Awesome. Tonight Adam and I watched the first episode of his new Food Network series, Jamie At Home. Again, let me say, he is AWESOME. Reasons to watch Jaime At home:
*He's like the Macgyver of food. He smoked salmon in an old cookie tin! And I don't even like salmon!
*He uses vegetables and herbs grown in his own backyard. Pretty cool!
*His delightful British accent. Love it! When he smoked his salmon, he said "Please work, or I'll look like a plonker!"
I don't want to oversell this, but BEST SHOW EVER.
Post-show, I was doing a little blogsearch (blog research) and grew to love Mr. Oliver even more. Jamie Fun Facts:
*Jamie's first cooking show in Britain was called The Naked Chef. Scandalous! Don't worry, the title refers to his simple cooking methods, there was no cooking in the buff.
*In 2005, Jamie did a documentary series called Jamie's School Dinners in which he took over the kitchen of a school in Greenwich for a year to showcase the pathetic state of British school lunch programs.
*Bill Clinton once dined at Jamie's restaurant Fifteen in London. When he asked to speak to the chef, Jamie refused because Bill brought twice as many guests as his reservation allowed for, half of whom were on South Beach Diet and refused to eat Jamie's meal.
(The anti-Clinton stance should get even mom excited!)
5 comments:
Oh, I absolutely love this guy too! And I'm glad I'm not the only one who loves the Food Network.
Plonker! I love him. I love his sous chef even more.
I don't even know what a plonker is, but I'll check it out. I guess I've been a slacker when it comes to teaching you to cook, but maybe Jamie can get the job done! Bon Apetit!
I prefer at least a stick of butter in my recipes. So I respectfully disagree on his awesomeness. Wankuh.
Ooh, I loved it too. He's very cute.
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