Jamie Oliver - Biography
msn.comJamie Trevor Oliver grew up above his parents' Essex pub The Cricketers, where he helped in the kitchens as a tot, and experimented with his mum's Aga cooker when she wasn't looking.
It was an early training which was to prove useful for the future celebrity chef, who left school at 16 to attend Westminster Catering College.
Jobs at several prestigious restaurants in England and the rest of Europe followed. When the tousle-haired maestro stormed onto the TV cooking scene with his program The Naked Chef, critics were initially bemused by the 21-year-old's accent and presenting style.
However, they were soon forced to accept that audiences loved his simple, fun food, and good natured friendly persona. Not everything has been plain sailing for the popular cook, however.
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