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Jamie Oliver worth £240m
Jamie Oliver worth £240m
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Cambridge did come 2nd so justice done in a way, it's time more were promoted from the conference
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The public certainly love their celebrities and fall for the bullshine from them every time.
Oliver has cultivated this caring image he's got because it's part of his Jamie Oliver business model. It's simply a means to an end. Everything he does is designed to get his name up front and in the news. Good luck to him it's worked, and he's seems a pretty smart operator to me. But please don't ask me to believe he's sincere about anything other than swelling his own coffers because the idea is laughable. |
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Burt ?????
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oh dear
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So what do we do with the animal that's been bred for our consumption. Treat it like siht all its life? Well sadly that's what happens in a lot of cases and it's disgraceful.
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I asked my Korean neighbours to walk my dog while I was out all day.
They thought I said wok. R.I.P. Blackie. |
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yes, we saw it first time taxi.
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he has everyone fooled when he appears to be the average joe kind of guy but raking in millions behind the scenes well done smart fooker
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As I posted on here earlier, the majority of his income is from his books. If you have a counter view post it, with details. Of course he has ridden the animal welfare bandwagon, but then who hasnt?
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Jamie Oliver worth £240m
Great - should be able to buy some speech therapy - or failing that, umbrellas for anyone within a 5 metre radius of him when he speaks. |
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Children: Buddy Bear Maurice Oliver, Poppy Honey Rosie Oliver, Daisy Boo Pamela Oliver, Petal Blossom Rainbow Oliver
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God almighty, how have I found myself defending this bloke.....
So he struggles to put words together coherently... So he calls his kids "strange", to some, names... Thia bloke's done more for household cooking than anyone since Delia. If you dont believe me ask anyone who cooks in your household, OR anyone whose cooking you like. |
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Thia bloke's done more for household cooking than anyone since Delia.
That's one of the daftest things I've ever read on here. Cooking is child's play to most people. |
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Whats his opinion on Halal unstunned slaughtering?
Or does his animal welfare compassion stumble a bit when religion is involved (like the animal welfare brigade)? |
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i doubt he has an opinion on halal meat. hes probably never been in greggs.
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But please don't ask me to believe he's sincere about anything other than swelling his own coffers because the idea is laughable.
See this is your problem Crippen, you lack sincerity so you fall to grasp others that have sincerity. Yes you are emotionally redundant, bitter and twisted but at least we can all rejoice that you are too unattractive to the females of the species for your genes to be passed on! |
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Dr Crippen 18 May 14 19:48
Thia bloke's done more for household cooking than anyone since Delia. That's one of the daftest things I've ever read on here. Cooking is child's play to most people. You talk absolute boll*cks ! |
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Yeah but it is though isn't it?
Millions of meals are served up every night in millions of homes by people who can cook to a tolerable level |
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That is what i was gonna say. Most cooking is easy.
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depends what knife you have. the kitchen devils one i bought last year for 8 quid, im lucky if i can chop an onion without slicing half my hand off. doesnt so much cut, as slide off. never needs sharpening my arse.
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Kicking a football is easy as well.
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Agree with Dr Crippen on this, he has used his cooking persona to make money, its his business model and fair play to him. His passion is commerce/business not pancetta or sun dried tomatoes (or school kids health or animal welfare or raising cooking standards in uk)
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he has used his cooking persona to make money, - not sh1t Sherlock
 Oliver's cookbook 30-Minute Meals broke all kinds of records last year, and add those sales to his chain of 30 Jamie's Italian restaurants (worth £110 million), TV shows, merchandising and more, and you've got one rich ass chef. |
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I stand by my post.
"This bloke's done more for household cooking than anyone since Delia. If you don't believe me ask anyone who cooks in your household, OR anyone whose cooking you like!. Decent cooking is anything but easy. Mind you, the culinary experts on the forum will know best  . |
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brendanuk1 has got the point.
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Cookery books must be the most bought and least read books that get printed.
People buy them for presents at Christmas. ''Oh look what I've been given for Christmas darling - a Jamie Oliver cookery book. It will look absolutely spiffing up on the nail in the bog. Because that's where it's going, and f'n' pronto!'' |
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why are people so jealous of the rich? i dont care how much money he has. like someone else said, once youve got past 4 or 5 million the rest doesnt really do you much good. once youve got a nice house, car, clothes and whatever else theres nowt to spend it on.
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He probably has a genuine interest in food and improving british culinary appreciation. He also prob wants to make a lot of money too.
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regarding your knife Bob try one from the Global range. I like Jamie and I do think he cares about what kids are eating, and I am sure somewhere he has made a difference. I also do not begrudge him his estimated £240 million, if he has made that much then think how much he has paid into our treasury along with the people he also employs.
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Not jealous of his wealth he is probably as near as we have to genuine rags to riches story. I dont really get the need to elevate him to Mother Teresa of the kitchen, doing tireless work for good causes, he does tireless work for himself and his business. Maybe its a subtle difference
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Hi Rob. Trust you are well, my friend. I contribute again only because your post epitomises my view of the world
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i think i made a mistake buying one without grooves. or umm meat umm edges, forget the proper term.
it was ok for a few weeks then it started just slipping off the edge of things i cut. supposed top have a lifetime guarantee to never lose sharpness! its worse than my old one that cost 2 quid. i have to concentrate fully whilst cutting just to avoid cutting my hand. i have cut into my hand several times, but thankfully not done any damage cos its not very sharp. |
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Just because he wants to make lots of money ( if he does) doesn't mean he is not interested in animal welfare. I don't know why people on here think that's the case.
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Jamie and his amazing team have been recognised for their commitment to animal welfare. Jamie’s Food Standards Team won three Compassion in World Farming’s Annual Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards in Paris last night.
The team, who ensure food standards across the various Jamie businesses, won a global Good Egg Award for using cage-free eggs in all Jamie Oliver restaurants and food service outlets like Recipease; a global Good Chicken Award for sourcing only higher welfare chicken; and a Good Pig Award for using only higher welfare pork, bacon and sausages across all of the restaurant and retail businesses including Barbecoa Butchers and Union Jacks restaurants. |
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Seems a lot of extra work involved for someone who doesn't care.
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You should be applauding him, not criticising ffs.
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actually Bob reading about your knife skills don't bother with a Global one, I'm fairly certain you would have nothing left with which to scratch your arse after a week.
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