Quotes By Jamie Oliver

I'm probably a bit romantic about it, but I think we humans miss having contact with fire. We need it.

My first outdoor cooking memories are full of erratic British summers, Dad swearing at a barbecue that he couldn't put together, and eventually eating charred sausages, feeling brilliant.

God, why do I give interviews to 'the Guardian'? They always try to dissect you, and I don't really think about stuff in the way that you're asking me these questions.

We opened a shop in Rotherham which does free demonstrations every day, six days a week and it's been very popular.

Many kids can tell you about drugs but do not know what celery or courgettes taste like.

What I've enjoyed most, though, is meeting people who have a real interest in food and sharing ideas with them. Good food is a global thing and I find that there is always something new and amazing to learn - I love it!

I hate making TV documentaries.

Give your kids a bloody knife and fork and let me put some fresh food in front of them they can eat.

What we call barbecuing in this country is actually direct grilling. In many countries, it also means cooking in an enclosed box with a heat source, ideally wood, all year round.