Jamie Oliver is “Fifteen”
Nov 19th, 2010 by monicamoran
Jamie Oliver is one of the most innovative chefs I have ever known. His career began through his television show The Naked Chef, and because of its success, he began writing his own cookbooks, developed more TV shows, and even opened his own restaurant. But what else is unique about Mr. Oliver? He’s not just a man with an ambition, he’s someone with a vision. A vision to promote healthy eating, especially to children, and provide opportunities for young people to tap into their cooking skills. He is a social entrepreneur.
A social entrepreneur is someone who uses entrepreneurial principles to make social changes and help resolve social problems in the world. For Jamie, it was the opening of Fifeteen, a restaruant designed to provide young people the opportunity to learn about cooking, how to eat healthy, and to teach others what it’s like working in the restaurant industry Furthermore, most of the profit garnered by Fifteen is contributed to apprenticeship schemes, which is part of the Jamie Oliver Foundation, a foundation he had established to raise awareness on the importance of nutritional food.
In fact, one of Jamie Oliver’s series follows his journey through various schools in England, where he attempts to create awareness to children the values of eating healthy, and implement a change in the school meals provided. What moved me the most was his passion to make a change, and create a difference to the community no matter how small.
Jamie Oliver isn’t just a normal chef nor is just a TV personality. He is someone willing to contribute his skills and talents of cooking for a good cause It’s not everyday you see someone use cooking to make a social change. For Jamie, it’s a vision. No doubt, he is my favorite TV chef!