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Interview with Jamie Oliver, part 1 – Jamie’s Great Britain


14 years of making cooking shows and

14 years of making cooking shows and sort of celebrating everyone else’s

sort of celebrating everyone else’s

sort of celebrating everyone else’s countries I thought it was probably

countries I thought it was probably

countries I thought it was probably about time to do Britain interestingly

about time to do Britain interestingly

about time to do Britain interestingly you know in the last fourteen years

you know in the last fourteen years

you know in the last fourteen years there’s been a massive evolution of food

there’s been a massive evolution of food

there’s been a massive evolution of food in Britain I mean there’s always been a

in Britain I mean there’s always been a

in Britain I mean there’s always been a rich diversity of food and food culture

rich diversity of food and food culture

rich diversity of food and food culture but I think what was important about the

but I think what was important about the

but I think what was important about the last fourteen years is the young ones

last fourteen years is the young ones

last fourteen years is the young ones have been really running with kind of

have been really running with kind of

have been really running with kind of modernizing and making food beers wines

modernizing and making food beers wines

modernizing and making food beers wines cheeses their own you know so it’s good

cheeses their own you know so it’s good

cheeses their own you know so it’s good timing also the Olympics around the

timing also the Olympics around the

timing also the Olympics around the corner you know it just kind of feels

corner you know it just kind of feels

corner you know it just kind of feels like the right time

great British cooking is really diverse

great British cooking is really diverse it’s exciting it can be light and

it’s exciting it can be light and

it’s exciting it can be light and delicate and it can be sort of like a

delicate and it can be sort of like a

delicate and it can be sort of like a big beautiful friendly hug so I think

big beautiful friendly hug so I think

big beautiful friendly hug so I think you know for me this is a celebration

you know for me this is a celebration

you know for me this is a celebration actually this is Jamie’s Great Britain

actually this is Jamie’s Great Britain

actually this is Jamie’s Great Britain but actually it’s it’s kind of a

but actually it’s it’s kind of a

but actually it’s it’s kind of a celebration of global cooking around the

celebration of global cooking around the

celebration of global cooking around the world

world

world you know what I’ve tried doing this

you know what I’ve tried doing this

you know what I’ve tried doing this series is get people comfortable you

series is get people comfortable you

series is get people comfortable you know and say things like you know fish

know and say things like you know fish

know and say things like you know fish and chips yeah

and chips yeah

and chips yeah British I go no it was not British it

British I go no it was not British it

British I go no it was not British it came with the Jewish communities and if

came with the Jewish communities and if

came with the Jewish communities and if it wasn’t for them we’d never have it

it wasn’t for them we’d never have it

it wasn’t for them we’d never have it you know and just just stuff and I love

you know and just just stuff and I love

you know and just just stuff and I love doing that and we’re doing that and

doing that and we’re doing that and

doing that and we’re doing that and every single program we’re trying to

every single program we’re trying to

every single program we’re trying to give people things that they’re really

give people things that they’re really

give people things that they’re really close and comfortable with but saying

close and comfortable with but saying

close and comfortable with but saying it’s not ours don’t call it out because

it’s not ours don’t call it out because

it’s not ours don’t call it out because it ain’t ours but what we should be

it ain’t ours but what we should be

it ain’t ours but what we should be proud of is the fact that we were clever

proud of is the fact that we were clever

proud of is the fact that we were clever enough to love it and embrace it and

enough to love it and embrace it and

enough to love it and embrace it and call it our own you can’t really

call it our own you can’t really

call it our own you can’t really understand food in a culture unless you

understand food in a culture unless you

understand food in a culture unless you understand the culture so my shows are

understand the culture so my shows are

understand the culture so my shows are always about people they’re always about

always about people they’re always about

always about people they’re always about places but ultimately we get down to the

places but ultimately we get down to the

places but ultimately we get down to the nitty-gritty and that’s cooking serious

nitty-gritty and that’s cooking serious

nitty-gritty and that’s cooking serious cooking you know what with me it’s

cooking you know what with me it’s

cooking you know what with me it’s always a little bit deeper than just

always a little bit deeper than just

always a little bit deeper than just cooking a few things you know it’s about

cooking a few things you know it’s about

cooking a few things you know it’s about people it’s about people’s dreams about

people it’s about people’s dreams about

people it’s about people’s dreams about the way that families can travel and and

the way that families can travel and and

the way that families can travel and and some people’s stories about getting to

some people’s stories about getting to

some people’s stories about getting to this country 100 years ago 50 years ago

this country 100 years ago 50 years ago

this country 100 years ago 50 years ago 20 years ago now I just find it

20 years ago now I just find it

20 years ago now I just find it fascinating what I’m trying to do in

fascinating what I’m trying to do in

fascinating what I’m trying to do in this series is just show people the

this series is just show people the

this series is just show people the diverse range of beautiful food

diverse range of beautiful food

diverse range of beautiful food happening on this little island and

happening on this little island and

happening on this little island and really celebrating not just what we

really celebrating not just what we

really celebrating not just what we think is British food but also the many

think is British food but also the many

think is British food but also the many many countries from all around the world

many countries from all around the world

many countries from all around the world which now called Britain their home to

which now called Britain their home to

which now called Britain their home to celebrate British food is to celebrate

celebrate British food is to celebrate

celebrate British food is to celebrate so many other cultures and cuisines and

so many other cultures and cuisines and

so many other cultures and cuisines and I just want to get people excited about

I just want to get people excited about

I just want to get people excited about it

it

it you

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