Quick Facts
- Jamie Oliver was born on May 27, 1975
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He is notorious for his Essex accent known as 'mockney'
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He often uses the Hindi word 'pukka' to mean 'brilliant', 'solid', etc
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His first television series was The Naked Chef'
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The most popular series by Oliver was Jamie's Kitchen
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Expert summary
Jamie Oliver is an English celebrity chef. He is often nicknamed ‘The Naked Chef.’ He has been well known for his significant role in the campaigns against processed foods in British schools. When he had established himself as a famous chef he wanted to create something positive using his wealth and fame and the idea that struck him was to start a restaurant where he would train disadvantaged young people to work in hospitality industry. The Fifteen charity restaurant he established in London was a great success made him start other fifteen restaurants. Fifteen Amsterdam, Fifteen Cornwall in Norway, and Fifteen Melbourne all served the purpose for which he established them.