Jamie Oliver (James Trever "Jamie" Oliver) is a famous English chef, restaurateur, healthy food promoter, author of numerous books on the culinary arts, TV presenter and one of the richest chefs in the world.
Jamie, also known as The Naked Chef, is one of the most famous people in the cooking industry. His financial condition today exceeds $ 400 million.
He has been hosting his cooking show on television for many years, which is watched by viewers all over the world. Oliver is also the author of numerous books in which he shares recipes and his culinary experience with readers. In addition, the chef owns a large chain of restaurants specializing in the preparation of Italian dishes.
short biography
The future culinary genius was born in England in the spring of 1975. His parents are the owners of the restaurant, which was built in the 16th century. In the mid-1970s, the family became the full-fledged owner of this establishment. In addition to the restaurant, the family has a small bar.
At an early age, Jamie became interested in cooking and, together with his sister, constantly helped his parents, learned to cook and manage the restaurant business. When he was eleven years old, he could independently manage the kitchen and even replace the staff of the institution.
In those years, the boy had not yet dreamed of becoming a cook. He became interested in music and, together with his friend, formed a musical group. He himself mastered playing the drums, for some time he performed on stage and recorded music albums.
In the early 2000s, one of the group's songs even entered the list of the most popular musical works in England and took forty-second place on the chart. But family traditions related to food and restaurant business still took over. Oliver devoted his further life to cooking.
After completing his primary education, James entered Westminster College in the food and beverage department. Then he went to France, where he continued his education and trained in several cafes.
Professional career
Oliver got his first job in a restaurant where the famous chef was Antonio Carlucci. The young man worked for him as a pastry chef for some time. Then he became interested in Italian food and met one of the best experts in the preparation of Italian dishes - Gennaro Contaldo. He learned a lot from him and gained experience, which later allowed him to open an Italian restaurant himself.
After working in a pastry shop, Oliver went for a promotion and got a job in one of the London cafes, where he became a sous-chef. In this position, he spent almost four years. During this time, Jamie learned to cook fish professionally, especially tuna dishes. He was also very interested in healthy eating, which he still adheres to today.
Soon, Oliver was invited to take part in the filming of the BBC, which was launching a new documentary project Christmas at the River Cafe. This was in 1997 and from that moment television entered Jamie's life.
When the film came out, Oliver started getting offers to create a cooking show, where he was supposed to be the main character. After some negotiations, Jamie agreed. Soon a new program, "Live Delicious", was launched on television, and then a show called "The Naked Chef" appeared.
His idea was that the chef would be extremely frank with his audience and share with them all the secrets and secrets of the culinary art, hence the name "naked" or "naked". The project was directed and produced by Patricia Llewelyn. It was she who came up with this concept, which has become very popular on television.
Duchess Camilla Kornoulskaya took part in one of the programs, with whom Oliver arranged a culinary "battle". At the same time, the program was focused on raising funds for charitable organizations.
From that moment on, the chief's television career began to develop rapidly. The show was liked by a huge number of viewers, and Oliver himself was awarded a BAFTA award.
In the early 2000s, Oliver began to actively engage in charity work. He opened his own small restaurant, where fifteen people were recruited who absolutely did not know how to cook and. in addition, they have a not very attractive or criminal past. The restaurant was named Fifteen.
The idea of creating such establishments was quickly taken up by many representatives of the food business in the UK and Australia. Soon there was a whole chain of restaurants under the same name, where young people could learn the culinary arts and get a decent job.
A few years later, Oliver initiated a new company called Feed Me Better. The idea was to instill in children and adolescents the desire to eat right. The program received government approval and support, and with their help, Oliver achieved a change in breakfast standards for schoolchildren and the introduction of a new tax on drinks with sugar.
Over the years, Oliver has worked with young people, especially difficult teenagers, trying to instill in them a love of cooking and healthy eating. He tries to ensure that children's meals, which are sold not only in cafes, but also in various educational institutions, contain healthy products that help normalize metabolism and help in the fight against excess weight.
Jamie's work was highly praised by Queen Elizabeth II. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire and became Sir Oliver James.
Income
Oliver became a famous and popular TV presenter, thanks to whom millions of people learned to cook deliciously. He runs his own YouTube channel. Its subscribers are more than two million people.
In 2000, Jamie began working in advertising, becoming the face of the Sainsbury's chain of stores. The advertising company brought him $ 2 million in revenue a year.
In 2008, the chef opened the first Jamie’s Italian restaurant. Now it is a whole chain of restaurants around the world, in particular in Russia. True, a few years later the chain was on the verge of complete bankruptcy due to low consumer demand and falling sales. Oliver had to invest a huge amount, about 13 million pounds, in order not to bring the case to a complete closure of the business. At the same time, some of the restaurants still had to be closed.
A few years ago, the famous chef signed a five-year contract with Manchester City Football Club to prepare meals during the team's matches at the Etihad Stadium. How much the mega-chef was paid for such a job remained a mystery.
Oliver is not only a great cook, but also a writer. He has published about two dozen books with recipes and secrets of cooking delicious dishes.
In total, Oliver's financial condition today exceeds $ 400 dollars.
