Jamie Oliver - Gilly Smith

By the age of eight, Jamie Oliver was already cooking in his parents' pub and restaurant in Essex. By the age of 22,hisfoul mouth andmischievous image in the kitchens of The River Cafewon him his own TV series, The Naked Chef. This is the definitive biography of a man who grew up in the kitchen and came into his own on television, as Jamie and his buddies-strewn through his series as effortlessly as hetossed herbsinto his easy dishes-became familiar, welcomepresences in thepublic's livingrooms. Equally interesting as his fame is what he has done with it-grabbingat-risk kids off the street and training them to cook, setting up a charity that would keep them workingat one of London's trendiest restaurants, and working to bring radical change to the public school meal system. Exclusive interviews with those at the forefront of the food industry and with those who have helped shape Jamie's career round out this look at the man known alternately asa television star,the chef that taughtguys to cook rather than defrost, and a people's champion.