The Naked Chef - Jamie Oliver

Why the NAKED CHEF? Is Jamie starkers behind the stove? No unfortunately not! Apparently the title of this cookery book is about stripping food back to the bare essentials. To quote from Jamie’s blurb: - “It’s me cooking at home, sociable, simple food with my friends, stuff you can put in the middle of the table on real occasions. Or, lm in the markets, asking questions a lot of people feel they can’t ask; it’s reality, and l want it to be fun.” So what’s it all about then? In essence it’s a cookery book. Jamie Oliver’s first book to be published and since its publication in 1999 ...  Read the complete review

Recently my husband, who hasn't cooked for all the time we have been married, has become obsessed with Jamie Oliver and cooking his recipes. Of course I don't really mind this and the meals tasted absolutely gorgeous with my husband saying they were easy to make. So after a few meals I decided to try and make a recipe from Jamie Oliver's most famous books 'The Naked Chef'. So I decided to make the pork chops with thyme, lemon and pesto. The page is laid out quite well with a picture of what the meal should look like, the ingredients in a list in bold writing and then the actual recipe. I found the recipe quite easy to follow but I my husband found it hard at ...  Read the complete review

I am a vegetarian and have been for some 12 years or so now, I have a problem in general with cook books for non vegetarian cooking as the recipes that they do include for veggies like me are often quite basic or just uninteresting and then all the meat eaters get these fantastically creative dishes that maybe you would be proud to serve at a dinner party. We don't all live on veggie lasagne and omlettes you know! I have obviously seen and watched all the hype and excitement surrounding Jamie Oliver the Naked Chef,Mk only I avoided him like I do many mainstream chefs like Delia Smith as I figured he would have no good veggie ideas and investing in his book ...  Read the complete review

Jamie is unfortunately suffering from chronic over exposure these days. You can’t move in Sainsbury's without seeing his beaming mug. He and "Jooles" are plastered over every magazine and advert and he seems to have inspired a whole new clothing look. Duffer of St John must be extremely pleased. I read recently that he is only going to do one more series, as he is intent on opening his own place. He seems to be compromising his values a bit these days, advertising pre-packed herbs and such like but wouldn’t you for large amounts of cash? All this hype and attention is detracting from his real talent. He really can cook, and he ...  Read the complete review

Being a bit of an adventurous cook, always willing to try new things, I try to watch as many cookery programmes on TV as I can. I didn't see all of Series 1 of the Naked Chef, because of work, and the fact that we didn't have a video at that time, but the episodes I did see made me rush out and buy the book ASAP! Jamie Oliver is a truly modern cook - never afraid to change things or encourage the reader to change a recipe themselves. If you like the sound of a recipe, but would prefer to use salmon instead of cod - try it! The rules of this type of cooking are that there are no real rules. You can experiment as much as you like with most of these ...  Read the complete review