That same year, Oliver was invited to prepare lunch for the then- Prime Minister Tony Blair at 10 Downing Street. In 1999, his BBC show The Naked Chef debuted, and his cookbook became a bestseller in the United Kingdom. He was noticed there by the BBC in 1997, after making an unscripted appearance in a documentary about the restaurant, Christmas at the River Cafe. Oliver moved to The River Café, Fulham, as a sous-chef. Oliver's first job was a pastry chef at Antonio Carluccio's Neal Street restaurant, where he first gained experience at preparing Italian cuisine, and developed a relationship with his mentor Gennaro Contaldo later in his career Oliver employed Contaldo to help run his collection of high street restaurants, Jamie's Italian. Career Oliver cooking at one of the Scandic Hotels in 2014 He earned a City & Guilds National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) in home economics. He left school at the age of 16 with two GCSE qualifications in art and geology and went on to attend Westminster Technical College (now Westminster Kingsway College). He has one sibling, sister Anne-Marie, and he was educated at Newport Free Grammar School. His parents, Trevor and Sally Oliver, ran a pub/restaurant, the Cricketers, where he practiced cooking in the kitchen with his parents. Jamie Trevor Oliver was born and raised in of Clavering, Essex. In June 2003, Oliver was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for "services to the hospitality industry". The chain went into administration in May 2019. He was the owner of a restaurant chain, Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group, which opened its first restaurant, Jamie's Italian, in Oxford in 2008. In 2005, he opened a campaign, Feed Me Better, to introduce schoolchildren to healthier foods, which was later backed by the government. Oliver reached the public eye when his series The Naked Chef premiered in 1999. He is known for his casual approach to cuisine, which has led him to front numerous television shows and open many restaurants. Jamie Trevor Oliver MBE OSI (born ) is a British restaurateur and cookbook author.
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