Member - Blue (VIC) replied:

That's how I got his last 2 books... You'd reckon they would've sorted it out by now... I don't think I require a third, I've hardly looked at the first 2.

Steve replied:

cheers. Not wild about him but he sure is a good cook

stevemac9@bigpond.com

Jayk replied:

I suspect that this cookbook might be a bit half baked ... :-)

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Nudenut replied:

he's the bloke who spits (when talking) over everything when he cooks is'nt he?

Steve replied:

hoax?

Jimbo replied:

He's entertaining, but cooks trendy, half filling meals. That seems to be the way these days.

Order a Steak at a Restaurant these days and that is all you get. Extra for vegies or salad? Is that fair dinkhum?

When I owned a Restaurant and worked as a Chef we used to pride ourselves on the accompaniements. A fine steak came with vegies that were something special. These days you pay six dollars for a bowl of parsley buttered potatoes or another six for a bowl of lettuce leaves.

I went to a Restaurant in Launceston on my last business trip. Supposed to be amongst Australia's finest. Five course dinner and a few drinks $230 for two and I left hungry. Glad I wasn't paying.

To me, the thought of going out for dinner is to be fed. You should never leave hungry.

No wonder we eat out rarely these days. We can do better at home.

Chefs have lost it IMO.

Cheers,

Jim.

Steve replied:

Disagree there mate. He cooks traditional as well as modern cuisine and hearty versions of either. Unlike the trendy Neil Perry types "we're just going to do something really simple" followed by a nice piece of fish accompanied with 500 ingredients with a blob of ice cream on the top and a tower of "salad" with olive oil dotted around the plate for decoration.

Steve replied:

hmmm....doesn't sound like his usual style but I'm sure he has his "inspirational" moments. Don't know if you've seen those Foxtel progs where he's going to all the local councils and trying to get the schools to serve decent "tucker". (He uses the Aussie? term) The schools often serve dinners over there, but they consist, usually, of burger & chips etc and he's re-educating the dinner ladies and the local councils, and in turn, the kids. Despite considerable barriers from all parties he's won them over successfullyand is hoping it will spread to the rest of the country. Bearing in mind some kids only ever see food out of a box for the microwave, it's often the only decent, fresh meal they get.He's also embarked on a programme where he is introducing kids from poorer areas (some pretty hopeless cases, too) into his restaurants for a 12 week intro cooking course in the hope of finding them worthwhile jobs with good chefs. He has amazing energy and deals with problems admirably. I still find him a bit irritating but can't help admire him.

slave replied:

Sounds too good to be true
I'll take a copy at

lil_giggle_girl2 at hotmail.com

Mrs Slave

fj60inOakford replied:

When in doubt I always check snopes.com - the best source of Urban Legends around. Sure enough, there's a page about the Jamie Oliver cookbook email: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/nakedchef.asp

Looks like the recipies are really Jamie's, just that someone has scanned all their favourites into a Word doc.