Gothamist: Fifteen: The Anti-Rocco's

mincemeant academy

Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:28:15 -0500

I always thought when Jamie said he was unschooled he meant he had never taken his A/O levels nor had he attended the hallowed halls of English academia. I just assumed snooty Londoners didn't consider vocational colleges proper schooling.

Bec

Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:06:43 -0500

I always thought Jamie was unschooled, but in the second episode he takes the trainees back to his old catering college. He said he spent three years training in the Westminster College catering program. What's up with that?

brian w

Tue, 14 Oct 2003 23:46:03 -0500

Bourdain's-a-Boor: Read Kitchen Confidential! I don't really like Bourdain's show but that book is utterly fantastic and goes a long way towards explaining what people-who-like-him like about him.

too much tube

Tue, 14 Oct 2003 14:16:09 -0500

Awww... Jamie's sweet lisp and dough-boy face are enough to make me tune in every night this week... Unless anyone knows of a Jamie's Kitchen weekend marathon?

lukas

Tue, 14 Oct 2003 13:56:00 -0500

to the unkind soul who called our dear jamie 'carb-faced': i hope you choke on a protein-rich, flavourless Atkins bar.

Mase

Tue, 14 Oct 2003 10:30:50 -0500

anyone else instantly think of that 70's classic "James at 15" (later, "James at 16") upon hearing the title of this show? Lance Kerwin even looks a little like Jamie Oliver --http://www.tvofyourlife.com/jamesat15.htm

The Cook's a boor

Mon, 13 Oct 2003 20:17:08 -0500

Jen, you have to explain your fascination with Anthony Bourdain when Jamie Oliver is clearly more worthy of the attention. Remember that episode of Oliver's Twist when Jamie organized a good-bye party for his friend who was headed to Australia with the express hope that the food he prepared and the company he invited would be so great that his friend wouldn't leave town? That's just so much more endearing than Bourdain waxing on about warm beer and doing time on "the thunder-bucket."

Jen

Mon, 13 Oct 2003 16:53:07 -0500

Shoot, I'll be missing it as I'll be traveling to Denver from Chicago. Freaking business trip.

brian w

Mon, 13 Oct 2003 16:41:22 -0500

He's doing a signing at the B&N on Union Square on Wednesday the 15th, too. Good timing! I'll be there, hoping he doesn't look as carb-faced in person as he has recently on TV.