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Does he have any Michelin Stars ?

How many stars, if any, does Mr Oliver have, or has previously received ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.30.193.105 (talk) 08:39, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Threats against Jamie

Should the fact that 15 Cornwall, despite being a charitable foundation, was threatened with fire bombing by Cornish nationalist terrorists?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-461683/Jamie-Oliver-Rick-Stein-threatened-firebombs-Cornish-liberation-terrorists.html Berty Bisto (talk) 07:26, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

I can't see why it shouldn't appear in the Controversy and criticism section. I'll add it if nobody else does. Unknown Unknowns (talk) 12:39, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
On second thoughts the CNLA seem to object to English people in general, not Oliver in particular. Unknown Unknowns (talk) 12:31, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Being from Cornwall myself, I bet that was just a joke by some Cornish kids. There aren't any Cornish terrorist separatist groups, or if there are they've never done anything. The whole Cornish nationalist thing is played up more outside and most people in Cornwall know that Cornwall would be shit if it was just run by the farmers and didn't get aid from the rest of the country.

Pingpong

Is he really a competitive ping-pong player? Or is that just channel 4 being silly? 80.42.130.27 (talk) 00:27, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

It has to be the latter! If he really was, as he claimed in the scene, the best table tennis player in the world; we would know about it. The C4 sequence was obviously faked. Werdnawerdna (talk) 21:15, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Jamie Oliver curses

I miss any information on Jamie's way of cooking. --Liberatus 11:04, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Why does my addition of Oliver calling Mark Lamarr a cock sucker keep getting deleted? It genuinely happened on Channel 4 TV - if you are offended perhaps you should complain to Oliver himself. I feel it is relevant info because the normally good-humoured Mr Oliver chose to attack Lamarr on national TV. I will be re-adding it to the description.

Regards,

User

—This unsigned comment was added by 81.99.61.55 (talk • contribs) .

I assume you mean "cocksucker". In which case, it's usually spelt as one word, not two. And we don't censor swear words here. Is it really that notable, though? I think it needs some background, i.e. why Oliver called Lamarr a cocksucker. --Bonalaw 21:29, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
A user can self-censor if they wish. Are you sure it is one word? I am unable to find it in a dictionary. If you need to know who Mark Lamarr is, look him up on the Wiki!
I have to agree. Most people outside of Britain, that including me don't know who Mark Lamarr is. But as Bonalaw said, is it really that notable? Unless Oliver had some backlash from it all then it's not worth noting. Mr. C.C. 19:00, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Mark Lamaar used to present a show called 'Nevermind the Buzzcocks' and frequently made very personal jokes about Jamie Oliver. I'm not sure it's really relevant but that is where I believe the animosity started. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.246.132.26 (talk) 15:07, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Jamie's songs

Jamie's "I Wanna Fish Stew" song is an obvious double entendre ... "I Wanna Fist You". Is this worth mentioning? 203.221.18.16 12:12, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Oh, and the links in the live show section seem to have been put in to sell mp3 downloads. The section is very flatteringly written. Is this allowable under wikipedia policies? 203.221.18.16 12:51, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Inconsistency in show chronology?

There seems to be an inconsistency in the ordering of Jamie's shows here. In the first section it suggests that Oliver's Twist was Jamies first big hit, but in the section on "TV Shows" it is suggested that 'The Naked Chef' was his first hit and that "Oliver's Twist" is his current show! Which is correct? —This unsigned comment was added by 138.77.2.130 (talk • contribs) .

"Oliver's Twist" is his new show. I believe somebody has made this more clear in the article. -- Chris 04:52, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
"Oliver's Twist" is not his newest show. "Jamie Oliver's Great Italian Escape is his newest show. I believe "Oliver's Twist" is his third, fourth, or fifth show as he has had two reality shows. Mr. C.C. 19:03, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Protect?

I've noticed that there is an abnormally high level of vandalism on this page by anon ip's. Might we consider semi-protecting it to prevent this type of vandalism? Logged in users would still be able to edit it. Let me know what you think. — Chris ( t c ) — 20:36, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

As good as semi protecting a page is, they would sign up for an account and then go back to vandlising the page. But it's always worth a try. Mr. C.C. 19:01, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Hairy Tongue

There used to be (may still will be, I'm not going to check at work!) a website named "hairy tongue" which took a particular delight in criticising Jamie Oliver, which means that I associate the term "Fat-toungued Mockney Tosser" forever with him. Is there still an internet culture of gratuitous Oliver-bashing? And is this notable enough to include on the article. 195.194.167.31 13:44, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Fat suit

I saw a recent article [1] that mentioned how Oliver wore a fat suit for one of his programs, and now Americans want to know how he "lost" all of that "weight." I was curious and wanted to read up on this matter, but it isn't mentioned in his article. Can someone with knowledge of this update the article? -Seinfreak37 14:00, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Naked Chef redirect

I noticed that there is no article for The Naked Chef (the original show), and that searching that term redirects to the main Jamie Oliver article. Shouldn't there be a separate page for that? I'm not qualified to start that article myself, but it's something someone should do. Prom77 08:51, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Fair Use Image

I'm putting the not fair use image header added by Oden up for dispute. Unless someone personally knows the celebrity chef in question and can get him to stand still long enough to take a photograph, I feel this falls under fair use. It's actually common usage on Wikipedia throughout the celebrity chef genre (and other television stars) to use a screen shot for their image. To have no photo would be a detriment to the article. Agree/disagree? Jmdustin 14:47, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

That image' fair use license limits its use to describing the Jamie's School Dinners program. It can't be placed in a biographical article to illustrate the individual. --Madchester 18:15, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
Actually, they are attempting to delete it from Wikipedia entirely. As they are with all non-free images. See the discussion on Image talk:JamieOliver-SchoolDinners.jpg. This is why I didn't agree with deleting the image on the Gordon Ramsay page either. (See your talk page for my question to you on that one.) Thx. Jmdustin 20:15, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Removed nonsense from the Criticism section

"Since the availability of only healthy meals in many schools' dinner menus is widely attributed to Oliver's campaign against unhealthy foods, some critics believe that he is guilty of promoting a nanny state."

If someone claimed that school dinners are promoting a nanny state, they might have a point, but this criticism reserved to healthy food campaign does not make sense. School dinners are voluntary and if they offer healthy food, it would be a new choice compared to junk food that is easily available to pupils. That means that new healthy food promotes free market because it gives consumers another choice. Moreover, these claims were not sourced.

"Some further point out that traditionally unhealthy foods are not necessarily harmful when consumed occasionally, rather than regularly."

This claim is again without a source and does not make sense. Unhealthy foods may not be "necessarily harmful when consumed occasionally, rather than regularly", but school dinners are meant to be regular. --Svetovid 13:05, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

A new choice? How is it a "new choice"? There is no choice at all. All of the so called "junk food" was replaced by the so called "healthy food" - so the so called "healthy food" is all that was available. And it was this type of food that the school pupils didn't want (despite the fact that they apparently "ought to want it"). How on earth is that promotion of free market? 85.210.171.208 09:48, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Obviously, they can get other kinds of food outside of school, so it's another choice.--Svetovid 15:41, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

But you said above that school meals were voluntary, in other words you don't have to eat them every day. Now you say that school dinners are meant to be regular...which is it? So called "unhealthy" foods eaten occasionally are obviously not harmful - eating a hamburger twice a week is fairly clearly less harmful than eating them twice a day. That doesn't need a source, its common sense. 85.210.171.208 09:48, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

School dinners as a whole are voluntary. You can either buy those or bring your won food (or buy it at dinner's time). If school dinners are healthy and all nearby fast foods offer junk food, you can choose which you want. If school dinners consist of junk food and all nearby fast foods offer junk food, you cannot choose. Again, "obviously not harmful" has no source.--Svetovid 15:41, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

In his opening speech to the Tory conference on Sunday, Mr Cameron said Mr Oliver had done more to improve school food than the Education Department, going on to say: "Put another way, we need more of Supernanny, less of the nanny state." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5402100.stm

I don't think the 100 worst Britons actually count as a criticism either. WIS (talk) 16:30, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

I changed the two uses of the word "scheme" in this section. That word connotes a negative opinion, so to comply with NOPV, I chose "change" and "plan" to make it sound less opinionated. Munin and hugin (talk) 08:13, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

More info about how he got on TV?

The following passage from Biography is a non sequiter:

After The Neal Street Restaurant, Oliver worked for Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers at the River Café for three and a half years; Oliver credits Gray and Rogers with teaching him to create the fresh and simple food which would become his signature.
The result was "The Naked Chef", a cooking programme.

I think it should be obvious that the result of a kitchen apprenticeship is not, as night follows day, a cooking program on television. What position was Jamie in when he left River Café? Executive chef? How did he come to the notice of television producers? Was he widely recognized as one of Britains best chefs before he was offered a program? Clconway 15:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Bit late to spot this, but Oliver was certainly not executive chef before he was famous or anything like. He wasn't long out of training and was hired for a TV show more because of his character than any cooking ability. Oliver is not considered to be one of the countries top Chefs even now - he has never won any of the major awards for his food. Gordon Ramsey, Gary Rhodes etc were proper, talented chefs first and celebrities later with accolades to their name, Oliver is a celebrity famous for his cookery programmes. --Tuzapicabit (talk) 22:51, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Serious concerns

How on earth did this article get a "B" rating? It reads like an article from the Jamie Oliver fan club magazine and is seriously short of citations. I've tried to improve it with referenced material but I've also put on refimprovesect tags as it has a long way to go before I would consider it suitable for wikipedia. I would seriously question the assessment criteria that the Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography is using if they think this article merits anything more than start class.Richerman (talk) 01:55, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Why only controversy/criticism?

I can understand their being such a section, if this is so then why isn't their any section that records some sort of positive reaction, of which there is plenty? He is a popular chef, and his 'School Dinner's' scheme was certainly more popular than unpopular. I'm not saying there shouldn't be a controversy/criticism section, but if we have one we should have the other, if only to keep to keep the article balanced and neutral. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.136.250.199 (talk) 23:20, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Don't know if there's an official WP policy on this, but I think it goes without saying that a food and television celebrity with a WP article has had his share of positive as well as negative attention. A "Compliments and Congratulations" doesn't seem warranted. That said, the mention of the school lunch program should probably be balanced by noting that the criticism came from a vocal minority (which is clear in the Sun piece used as a citation). Citations on the general reception of the program would be welcome. Clconway (talk) 23:30, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
I just took a pass at the lunch program criticism section. Note that the quote which previously appeared there was not justified by the citation from the Sun. Clconway (talk) 23:43, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
The article is generally very positive about Oliver's achievements such as his TV shows, books, work with disadvantaged youths etc. and the award of an MBE speaks for itself, so a short section on controversy and criticism to balance all that is quite justified. Richerman (talk) 00:41, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

I've added a section on the TED Prize he's won this year... perhaps this section should be expanded or separated to include awards as well? --Canned Soul (talk) 22:08, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Lamb killer

I understand the criticism from certain sectors about the live lamb slaughter. Gory, disturbing, sensitive content even—I get it.

However, does anyone think that this sentence in the criticism section should at least be elaborated on? A relatively large portion of people eat meat—which quite obviously requires the raising and slaughter of “fully conscious" animals, maybe chefs in particular.

This seems slightly POV to me. Why wouldn’t you criticize butchering practices and the people who consume the subsequent products of those practices equally? Seems the disapproval is not quite neutral here.

I think the criticism was more that it was shown on TV. It would be a little hypocritical to criticise the practice itself, since it's so widespread. If readers want more information, they can always follow the link to the reference. There's a danger that if we elaborate, we risk running into WP:NPOV issues, so perhaps it's better to be terse. --Rodhullandemu (Talk) 18:36, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
The critcism was that the lamb was fully conscious and not stunned, which would mean that the lamb died in agony.--Tuzapicabit (talk) 22:56, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

I would also argue that it is not POV, due to the fact that there was in fact criticism. It may not have been warranted, and may be considered hypocritical for people to criticise it and still have no problem with eating the fruits from the poisoned tree. However the criticism whether valid or not was real and not POV. 70.179.157.37 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 04:39, 1 April 2010 (UTC).

I'd take issue with the use of the phrase "fully conscious" - awake or unstunned might be more appropriate, as animal consciousness is a philosophically and scientifically controversial issue. --BuffaloBill90 (talk) 22:05, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Photo

Is a photo of his waxwork really the best we can do?? Exxolon (talk) 02:12, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm not really comfortable with it being used at the photo Million_Moments (talk) 13:28, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
Personally, i think that shit is hilarious. Thanks wikipedia, lol. 152.160.58.175 (talk) 00:54, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Haha please keep it, its actually the funniest think i've seen on here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.4.240.42 (talk) 16:40, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Birth country

I seem to recall hearing that Oliver was born in New Zealand. Anyone able to verify this and add it to the article? 121.44.57.225 (talk) 06:06, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

"Eat to save your life"?

How come the show (special?) "Eat to save your life" doesn't rate a mention? --220.253.205.237 (talk) 10:11, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Jamie's Ministry of Food

The article doesn't state why he chose to concentrate on Rotherham in the series. Does anyone know? Do the town's residents have, on average, a more unhealthy diet than the rest of the country? Werdnawerdna (talk) 21:28, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

I am not sure whether it was in the first episode or whether I read it somewhere, but I remember that Rotherham has a demographic that represents the average of the UK. 122.110.118.124 (talk) 06:19, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Introduction

I am wondering whether his accent is such an important feature that it needs to be highlighted in the intro. Is his passion for food and how to convey this to the masses not a much more important feature? But then I am not a native speaker... :-) 122.110.118.124 (talk) 06:19, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Gaps

Is it just me, or is there a huge gap between him leaving school and achieving fame with The Naked Chef? There is no way one can become a major chef without an apprenticeship of some sort, and this should be documented, if only to describe his training and influences. --Rodhullandemu 01:04, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

I've changed the section title as the whole article is a biography. Meanwhile, anr reliably-sourced information on his parentage, youth and apprentice ships will be useful. I'll try to take a look myself. --Rodhullandemu 16:53, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
I came to the article looking for this information. During the Naked Chef season 1 he is still working at The River Café, he also mentions a number of times that he trained in france. Rissole (talk) 14:32, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Battery Chickens Doco

Hi There Jamies Team

I just watched the tele program (yup probably 6 mnths outta date) about battery/free range hens thing.....I'm not going to go into detail about how i agree with most of what i saw BUT...... i would love to see a follow up program to see if the supermarket? chains u highlighted in the show have made any chnges at all since the showing of your show.....awsum stuff and thank you

Regards Alexandra Bennett New Zealand :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.74.216.3 (talk) 09:22, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Dear Mrs. Bennett,
thank you for contacting me and my team through my official Wikipedia entry.
This made sure we will be able to answer your inquiries mere two years after you posted here.
Please do check this site regularly for more answers to your questions!
Awsum? Awsum!!
Regards
Jamie Oliver (just kidding) 217.93.191.64 (talk) 23:09, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Currency

Why are some of the figures in dollars? It seems really bizarre considering he's an english chef, and the deals mentioned with the monetary value are all done in England anyway - can this be changed?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.33.230.34 (talk) 02:34, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Sudanese

Is this even relevant? It's not like he was was born there, we are talking 6 generations back. I'm sure if we all look into our family tree's we can find our own roots in africa too :p really don't see why this line is required here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.234.125.47 (talk) 13:15, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

It's relevant to Oliver, otherwise he wouldn't have mentioned it. Unknown Unknowns (talk) 15:21, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
But is isn't true. See my comments under the next heading. Mowsbury (talk) 03:01, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Category:English people of Sudanese descent

Although he might have a Sudanese ancestor, it's inappropriate to put him into this category. Categories are not generally added for trivial, non-notable characteristics. He's probably sung a few songs in his lifetime, that doesn't mean he should be placed in the "singers" category. ... discospinster talk 15:04, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

It's not trivial to Oliver otherwise he wouldn't keep mentioning it. Judging by his TV shows and interviews it seems to have strongly influenced his views on race and racism. Unknown Unknowns (talk) 10:42, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

The Sudanese ancestor is a family myth that has been thoroughly debunked. He was a Cornishman, as white as any other, who visited Sudan while serving in the Royal Navy. I have added information and sources to the article. This whole issue is a sorry example of human credulity: people will believe almost anything if it suits their political prejudices, in this case multiculturalism, and the idea that being white is shameful. Mowsbury (talk) 03:00, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Mowsbury: your 'source' is the Daily Express for heaven's sake!!! Veeeeery credible!!! Look, the guy hired by the tabloid checked documents going back to 1871 and yet he claims that Jamie is '100% British born and bred'. No professional genealogist would make such a claim, ever. You just can't account for what might be undocumented a few generations back. Jamie said he believes he has a Sudanese ancestor and the contrary hasn't been proven. It should give you an idea of how ridiculous the Daily Express story is that they make such a big deal of Jamie's appearance ('blond and blue eyed' ' doesn't look Sudanese' etc). Of course he doesn't! Jamie is white but that doesn't mean he might not have a Sudanese ancestor. Many white people discover they have non-white ancestors, look at 'Who do you think you are' on BBC. I would really suggest you upgrade your sources of information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Emanuel Kingsley (talk • contribs) 23:00, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

Jamie's restaurants

Jamie owns, according to himself in a tv-show i just saw, restaurants all over the world. That would be interesting to know about, how many, which and where? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.227.32.32 (talk) 19:00, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

I have added current information. Mowsbury (talk) 04:39, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
I removed your entry Mow since you did not provide any sources to support the text. --BwB (talk) 09:07, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

References

We are getting more material added to the article without references. I have added some reference tags.--BwB (talk) 20:11, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Jamie's Food Escapes

The TV show Jamie's Food Escapes is missing [2] 84.198.24.229 (talk) 16:35, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Jamie's 30 Minutes Meals

The article about Channel 4 TV programs could do with some expansion. Snowman (talk) 00:11, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

Sainsbury's info appears outdated

Looks like the information is outdated according to [3]. Can anyone research this a bit more before updating the article? --Ronz (talk) 15:57, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

FRCGP (Hon)

Jamie has been awarded FRCGP (Hon) and can use these letters after his name. Source http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24821323 90.221.17.4 (talk) 21:05, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

Added to "Awards and honours" section of his article. Thanks, WWGB (talk) 00:02, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

Assessment comment

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Jamie Oliver/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

I hope someone at Wikipedia notices the glaring error, or mischievious text, that someone has inserted in the very first sentence of this article!!!

Dawid van Wyk

email: dawidvw@wol.co.za

Last edited at 15:56, 30 January 2007 (UTC). Substituted at 15:04, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Bacon number

Due to the FoodTube ad that's airing on YouTube that stars Jaime and Kevin Bacon, he now has a Bacon Number of 1. Should this be included in the article?80.0.38.149 (talk) 12:56, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

No. WWGB (talk) 13:05, 29 September 2013 (UTC)
Because? 176.248.31.3 (talk) 01:43, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

"Sudanese heritage"

Since Oliver's "Sudanese heritage" was found to be untrue, it's only jibber-jabber. Everything about it should such be removed.84.57.246.182 (talk) 11:19, 23 July 2014 (UTC)

Could you elaborate with sources so others could help? --Ronz (talk) 14:21, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
Looking at what's in the article currently, I think I see the point. At best it's undue and needs trimming. After a quick search, what the press mentions are almost all August 2009 and seem to be tabloids or human interest, so WP:NOTGOSSIP and WP:NOTNEWS appear to apply. Anyone object to it's removal completely? --Ronz (talk) 16:05, 24 July 2014 (UTC)
Removed from article. --Ronz (talk) 16:52, 26 July 2014 (UTC)

Rewrite?

This is very poorly written in short sentences, almost like bullet points - suggest a major re-write

The lamb in question was not hung by its feet when Mr Oliver killed it. It was lying on the ground being gently restrained by a clearly uncomfortable Jamie, who then proceeded to cut its throat.The camera then moved away.

--I second the rewrite request. Consider the following sentence from the intro, "He is also in fact, a real person and is not a fictional character as most media outlets lead him on to be." I'd attempt an edit if I had the slightest clue what was meant. aldiboronti (talk) 18:07, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

Suggestion: Cooking Styles: Vegetarian

Hey guys, just saw this article about JO these days... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3079084/I-m-going-vegetarian-3-times-week-says-Jamie-Oliver-s-got-veggie-cook-book-coming-out.html where he says: "I'm going vegetarian 3 times a week". So I'll guess adding that to the cooking style would be fine? Adding Vegetarian cuisine to his cooking styles now.

pornstar — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.150.245.236 (talk) 23:32, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 30 November 2017

Include the following Jamie Oliver restaurant websites in the external links section: https://www.jamieoliver.com/italian/ https://www.barbecoa.com/ https://www.jamieolivercookeryschool.com/ Jorjaw (talk) 17:07, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

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Divorce

I just watched Gordon Ramsay's video on youtube called "how to make a paella" (source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jThoJAwyTXQ). He is cooking with Juliette Oliver, and she says in the video that they have divorced (about 0:50) in the video. I'm not sure when they divorced, so didn't want to add the detail, does anyone know when they divorced to add it in? --Agent00x (talk) 21:16, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

That is one Juliet Oliver (the video says so) and it's not or does not even resemble the wife of Jamie Oliver, who goes by the name Juliette Norton --212.25.6.119 (talk) 22:54, 30 December 2018 (UTC)

"British" vs. "English"

(discussion moved from my Talk page. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:53, 2 June 2019 (UTC))

You previously said you would not revert this change, and have not been able to produce any reason for preferring "British" to "English" other than an imaginary consensus. All the categories he is in that mention nationality refer to him as "English". Furthermore, the page contains a link to Portal:England, and an instance of the template English cuisine. "English" is more specific and hence, more informative. "Take it to talk" is not an argument, and from what I can see the demonym used in the introductory sentence has never even been a subject of discussion – there is no consensus that needs to be overturned in order to make this change. 80.3.78.196 (talk) 15:30, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

The idea is generally that the Categories follow the content of the article, not the other way round. It's a good idea to discuss at the talk page concerned, so that a wider consensus can be reached between more interested editors. So I will copy this discussion over to Talk:Jamie Oliver. The last discussion I recall, and to which you seem to be referring here, was at User talk:148.252.24.230. Is that the discussion to which you are referring? Are you the same editor using a different IP address? If you intend to edit Wikipedia regularly, it might be wise for you to create an editor account? You might then not have to repeat the same edits and arguments over and over again. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:51, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Typically English cuisine

The first sentence describes Oliver's 'typically English cuisine'. I think this is a poor description, as 'typically' can mean 'most often' and can mean 'very much an example of'. To describe his cooking as 'typically English' in the same way as, say, describing Escoffier's as 'typically French' simply doesn't work. If I had to I'd say that his central style -breads, pastas and salads-is mostly Italian or certainly Mediterranean. If, however, it means 'more English than any other type' there might be a case for that, but there must be a better way of putting it. I don't want to change this as it is a matter of opinion- what are your thoughts?NEDOCHAN (talk) 14:05, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

I agree. Similarly with the Template:English cuisine. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:54, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
The almost year-old comment from NEDOCHAN was an objection to the phrase "His typically English cuisine" due to the ambiguity of "typically" in this context. I don't see how that can be spun into an argument that the template "English cuisine" is not legitimately included. 80.3.78.196 (talk) 16:21, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
Because his type of cuisine is not typically English? It really doesn't matter how long ago NEDOCHAN made his comment. No one has bothered to reply to it for nearly a year. I'm not "spinning" anything, thanks, I'm expressing an opinion. Why do you think the Template:English cuisine is suitable here, or is more suitable than Template:British cuisine? Just because Oliver born in Essex? Martinevans123 (talk) 16:29, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
You are replying to a comment about a problem that no longer exists. Template:English cuisine is more suitable than Template:British cuisine as the latter template says "Place the template at the very top of the article, before any hatnotes and warning templates. If there is an existing infobox do not add this template." It is an entirely different kind of template. It is not appropriate for a biography, and no such page uses it. His cuisine is still quintessentially English even if it is not more often English than not. 80.3.78.196 (talk) 16:49, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
I was expressing my agreement with NEDOCHAN. As you have not restored that phrase in the first sentence, I can only assume that you also agree with him. Why do we not have a template for "British cuisine" along the lines of Template:English cuisine? To make the necessary distinction, it could be called, for example, "Template:Cuisine of Britain". My central point remains that I do not see the type of cuisine that Oliver promotes as any more English than generally British. Indeed, as NEDOCHAN has suggested, it has strong elements that are certainly not English or British. I'm sorry, but your final statement above appears to me to be self contradictory. Of course, if you can provide an example of where that statement is used, by an acknowledged culinary expert writer, in a reliable source, then I might need to consider. Martinevans123 (talk)
For what it's worth I think British is more appropriate than English and agree with martinevans NEDOCHAN (talk) 15:37, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

"Approachable cuisine" vs "accessible cuisine"

What do these terms mean? Do they both need to be used in the lead section? If either or both are used in the lead section, do they need explanation and/or support from RS sources in the main body? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:07, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Approachable is often used in this context. The answer to this puts it quite well. (https://www.quora.com/What-is-meant-when-a-restaurant-describes-its-meals-dishes-as-approachable). 'Accessible' works less well, as that would be more suited to adapting styles which are normally complex and effectively simplifying them. So making say, sushi 'accessible' could be a thing. Oliver's whole MO has been to demonstrate recipes that are simple and not intimidating. Approachable.NEDOCHAN (talk) 12:55, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
Um, so why not just describe his cuisine as "simple"? Or possibly "unpretentious"? Martinevans123 (talk) 13:08, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
Unpretentious doesn't say what it is, rather what it isn't. Simple doesn't work as ready meals are simple, as are turkey twizzlers. The whole thing with Oliver is that it's real cooking and ingredients yet it's stripped down and approachable. Hence naked chef. The reply to the quora link sums up approachable nicely imo. I think it works well.NEDOCHAN (talk) 17:01, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
I have no strong view on this. Your explanation makes sense to me, but other editors nay disagree. Obviously I would be happier if there was one singe quote, from an RS expert, which said his cuisine was "approachable". Martinevans123 (talk) 17:09, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
A few examples.

https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/food/story/chef-jamie-oliver-prepares-20-minute-easy-crispy-60241035

https://www.jamieoliver.com/features/quick-and-easy-food-introduction/


https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/chef-jamie-oliver-prepares-20-minute-easy-crispy/story?id=60241035

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=colmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=jamie+oliver+approachable&source=bl&ots=wzmPpMsKXA&sig=ACfU3U2QyrFlf6ceYJfkipT6nitUvRMxjA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiz57zI4tDiAhVTTBUIHWXGBkY4FBDoATADegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=jamie%20oliver%20approachable&f=false

I don't think it needs a source personally but they're easy to find.NEDOCHAN (talk) 21:30, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

Jamie says there that "this is my most approachable book and TV show yet". I guess that also means his cuisine as a whole is approachable, (or most approachable yet?) as well as all his other books, of course, and his remaining functioning restaurants? I'm not sure he'd want to say that any of those things were "unapproachable", would he. I'm fully prepared to approach a Jamie Oliver restaurant, but I'm not convinced I'd actually go in. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:38, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
Fair point :). Although I do think it demonstrates that it's a reasonable adjective to use in this context, as it's often used by others and, indeed, the man himself. NEDOCHAN (talk) 08:08, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

The Naked Chef book

I know JO has churned out plenty of opportunistic potboilers over the years, but his first tie-in cookbook was genuinely important in Britain and deserves its own article. It is one of a handful of 80s/90s tie-in cookbooks that genuinely changed the way British people cooked at home. That doesn't mean JO's not a bit obnoxious of course. --Ef80 (talk) 19:38, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

Books

Did he write them or was it a ghost writer etc? Surely he's just the front man? Rustygecko (talk) 02:07, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

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