Comments on: Can Jamie inspire you to cook?

By: Alcopop72

Alcopop72 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:04:00 +0000

When they air these types of programmes on t.v or talk about the so called statistics I wish that they would report things factually. All I hear on televison be it on the news or these types of programmes is that most of the country lives on convenience food or box and bag food as I call it well I do not and did not growing up as a child I had a cooked dinner every night of of the week somtimes cooked by myself for the whole family I have been cooking since the age of twelve coming from a black family where doing chore and cooking is part of every day life and now as an adult with children I come home from work and cook it is cheaper to cook from scratch as they say then to buy things ready made so when they report such things they should report them properly!

By: Fi Bird

Fi Bird — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:00:08 +0000

Community food projects are fabulous but funding is always short term and delivery often involves volunteers, who rarely receive enough encouragement. Many such projects are just not sustainable. This is why i am so excited by Jamie’s Ministry of Food, can he really roll this fabulous project out when the cameras go away? Cash is tight in Rotherham and I have first hand experience of the difficulty in trying to buy a fresh carrot, never mine basil, when I forgot something for a day of primary kids cookery demos in Rawmarsh comprehensive (2002). My only criticism is that we didn’t see any of the local shops (or did I miss this bit) it isn’t just about affordability and cookery skills (lack of) BUT accessibility of decent raw ingredients. Anyway, good luck to Jamie and yes, I think that the camera does help. Last month I did some cooking with a class of primary school children, snippets of which, were aired on the radio and I was amazed by just how many folk heard the programme – the media is powerful.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:22:20 +0000

to be honest i thought i would find fat morons on benefits the most
annoying part of the show but im afraid i found jamies behaviour worse.
jamie oliver seems to have taken on a different persona. All of a sudden he has turned into some self righteous
preacher with a massive ego. there is no doubt that his intentions are good but does he have to act like
such a pompous twat at the same time? swearing does not bother me but in this instance i think that he is
trying to be a bit too much like gordon ramsay which i just find a little embarressing for him. parhaps it is because ramsay’s
tough approach to people in shows like kitchin nightmares was so successfull jamie feels that he needs to emulate this
in order for people to listen to him. i thought that perhaps i was the only
person who felt like this as everyone seems to love jamie oliver but i have found that many people share this
view. Im afraid i can watch the show anymore as its just way too irritating.

By: Donna.

Donna. — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:55:22 +0000

Congrats to Jamie Oliver, When I first watched the series, I found it hard to believe that there were people out there who actually fed their kids take-aways everyday. It would be easy to adopt a holier that thou attitude towards them, but instead I realized that they were a product of their environment. I was so impressed with debbie who really made an effort and showed that you can change your life, no matter where or what circumstances you come from. I was moved to tears when Jamie offered her help by sorting out a creche for her and suggesting she pursued a career in cooking. Well done Debbie, I was soooo proud of you. You seem like a dead sound person. More power to you. Another fav of mine was MICK the miner. What a cool guy. He took up the challenge and ran with it. He also has a really nice, warm smile. You couldn’t help liking the guy. All I can say about Julie is that she really started to annoy me with her constant negativity. Talk about failing before you begin. She also seemed like a laugh when she wanted to be. As for me. Even though I never lived on take-aways. The proramme got me excited about cooking and now I’m constantly using the recipes and tweaking them to my own tastes….. I already have a signed copy of the book and I never buy cook books. Thanks a mill Jamie, I think what you and the participants in the programme have achieved is amazing. Donna, Ireland.

By: elisa mapstone

elisa mapstone — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:04:09 +0000

i think that the pass it on scheme is a very good idea. I could’nt believe that there were people that didn’t know how to cook. My mother taught me to cook, and i am teaching my children to cook my youngest is 8 and he knows how to cook scrambled eggs but some people and the age of 40 don’t even know how to do that. Keep up the good work jamie.

By: Anne Carlill

Anne Carlill — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:01:23 +0000

At last, a reality show that has a point to it. Jamie doesn’t give up, in his mission to get us to eat well, and the effect on Natasha, Claire and Mick is amazing. The beauty of the smiles on the faces of Natasha and Claire, in this last episode, for me is an antidote to boredom with all those other shows that intend to change people’s lives and only change their outward appearance. The girls became two lovely, confident young women and their children will benefit enormously. I’m sure the whole town will change for ever.
Well done Jamie. I’m convinced!

By: Jams

Jams — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:31:30 +0000

All you people complaining about Jamie’s foul language need to get over it and watch the show for its merits. Jamie is trying to make a change for the better, who cares if he swears every now and then because his passion for the cause gets the better of him? Its a programme for adults anyway so kids shouldn’t be watching it. Narrow-mindedness like this is why it is so difficult to make positive changes in this world. Why focus on his swearing rather than all the good he is doing?????

By: Helen Mason

Helen Mason — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:43:52 +0000

What I respect about Jamie Oliver is that he uses his celebrity status to effect positive change in the community through working on projects like this latest series, with people from the most deprived areas/backgrounds. He seems to very effectively, change entrenched thinking on food and through that, change people’s lives for the better, without being patronising or arrogant. That in turn has an impact on the people who hold the power to really change things. Fantastic! He has managed to get people talking and get councils, then government, recognising the ridiculous state of bad health that has been brought about through processed ‘food’ taking over as the means of feeding a nation. The processed food industry has got away with selling floor sweepings laced with additives manifesting as food for too long.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:02:56 +0000

Jamie seems to come across like he’s looking down on the people he meets on his shows. He eats healthy(doesn’t look healthy) but swears like a trooper. I don’t swear and i don’t want to hear it on my tv screans, epecially by someone preaching about how bad we are if, we eat crips etc. My children eat balanced food. I cook from scratch, and never buy ready meals. I was lucky my mum taught me, as she was a cook, and doesn’t swear either. I think helping people who can’t cook or don’t cook much, is great, but this has to start at school, my friend couldn’t cook, but she was lazy, we have the internet, we have books, we have endless cookery shows.
Its also not about poorer backgrounds and lack of money, because where i live, people have money, they can afford to shop well, they have the nice home, and lifestyle, but when there children come to play, they only want nuggets and chips or smilie faces, never bought them until i had children visit from school. Everything is to spicey or flavoured for them, this is parents not introducing new flavours at the weening stage. I really think you need to start young, so parents don’t parce on there fussy habits to there children. Jamie thats your market, the toddlers. They are the future.

By: JohnTrotman

JohnTrotman — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:57:09 +0000

Having admired Jamie for a number of year.We are extremely disapointed to hear such unnecessary foul language.
A good programme ruined.We will no longer watch him unless he stops this.Put him on before 9 pm