Rhiane Kirkby heads to the kitchen to find out more about family man Jamie Oliver’s new cookery school
“At least I haven?t come home to find Jools chewing on a hot water bottle or dipping bananas in milk this time round. She?s just been craving salty snacks instead. Oh, and she had gone off coffee, but is getting back on the cappuccinos now.?
It may come as a surprise that a man who has his diary planned 18 months in advance, is worth an estimated £160 million and dedicates his time to saving the world from poor nutrition still has the time and the energy to be passionate about family life. But this is Jamie Oliver we?re talking about. In the flesh, he?s even more enigmatic than he is on screen and even though he jokes about the impending arrival of his fifth child (?don?t talk to me about parenthood, I think I need to be a bit more restrained!?), he?s clearly very, very excited. ?Mealtimes are colourful in our house, we have a big family that?s about to get even bigger and there are often tears and tantrums, but we do try to cook and eat together.? He laughs when he talks about making pizzas from scratch with five-year-old Buddy and seven-year-old Petal. ?Buddy always decides he needs a wee when we?re cooking and it?s all a bit imperfect with kids, but that doesn?t matter.? For Jamie, it?s far more important that children get to ?touch, smell and taste the food? and ?really use their hands?.
?I?ve never met a kid who won?t eat something they?ve grown themsel...