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Gennaro Contaldo OSI (Italian pronunciation: [dʒenˈnaːro konˈtaldo]; born 20 January 1949) is an Italian chef known for his association with his British protégé, Jamie Oliver, and his partnership with fellow Italian chef Antonio Carluccio and their BBC Two television series Two Greedy Italians.
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. [13]
Oliver's Twist is a 2002 television series featuring chef Jamie Oliver. The name of the program is a play on the title of Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist. Following the popularity of his first TV series, The Naked Chef, Oliver began producing Oliver's Twist to be aired outside the UK. The show became a success — being aired in over 70 ...
The show was Oliver's television debut, [1] and was noted for its use of jumpy, close-up camera work, and the presenter's relaxed style. [2] The programme inspired men to cook due to Oliver's "blokey" approach. [citation needed] Each episode took its theme from a social situation or event in Oliver's life, such as a hen night or babysitting. In ...
Oliver hired 15 young adults, many of them unemployed or from disadvantaged backgrounds, and trained them up as chefs; the process was documented in the Channel 4 series Jamie’s Kitchen in 2002.
Beau MacMillan, frequent judge on Guy's Grocery Games, and was a mentor on season 1 of Worst Cooks in America; Angie Mar, occasional judge on Chopped; James Martin, host of Sweet Baby James; Jeff Mauro, co-host of The Kitchen, hosted Sandwich King and $24 in 24, and was a rotating chef on Kitchen Sink; Catherine McCord, frequent judge on Guy's ...
In the U.K., Oliver had won the argument. The 2005 reality TV series, “Jamie’s School Dinners,” resulted in a government investment of over $1 billion to overhaul Britain’s disgraceful school meals. Despite the locals’ resistance, it looked as if Oliver was replicating that success in Huntington.
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