James "Jamie" Trevor Oliver, MBE

Order of the British Empire

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 (born 27 May 1975), sometimes known as The Naked Chef, is an English chef

Celebrity chef

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, restaurateur

Restaurant

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 and media personality

Celebrity

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, known for his food-focused television shows, cookbooks and more recently his campaign against the use of processed foods in national schools. He strives to improve unhealthy diets and poor cooking habits in the United Kingdom and the United States. Jamie Oliver's speciality is Italian cuisine, although he has a broad international repertoire.
Jamie Oliver was brought up in Clavering, Essex, England.