Jamie Oliver standing in his garden with freshly picked lettuce

Early days

Jamie started cooking at his parents’ pub, The Cricketers, in Clavering, Essex, at the tender age of eight. After leaving school he began a career as a chef that took him to the celebrated River Café, where he was famously spotted by a television producer, and the Naked Chef was born.

Jamie Oliver, moped, young
Jamie with the winners of his Good School Food Awards 2023
Jamie with his team on the set of his TV show, Friday Night Feasts