Jamie Oliver Quotes

The way to get to like good food is by learning to cook, which is why I'm for ever banging on about children learning to cook.

I never learned to cook; I was a little spoiled as far as that's concerned.

At home in Devon, my wife Jessica does a huge proportion of the cooking - I do the basics. My timing is extremely good, particularly when it comes to vegetables, perhaps because in my work, timing is everything. I know exactly what fits into a minute when broadcasting, and I apply the same to carrots.

I do probably 80 or 90 per cent of the cooking at home.

It's incredible what happens when you explain to kids what good food is - they get so excited! They go home and tell their parents... and they're excited to cook the recipes themselves in class.

I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about themselves. It helped me build my ego and even start to get acceptance at school. I'd bring things to class that I'd cooked at home.

I still don't know how to cook and that's just unacceptable.

I could lie and say my wife cooks for me, but she doesn't. My wife has never learnt cooking but she has great cooks at home.

My mother gave me a real kick toward cooking, which was that if I wanted to eat, I'd better know how to do it myself.

I think the kitchen is the new garage. And I think for a guy that wants to go out and be an evolved person, he should know about his local favorite restaurant. He should know how to cook something.

I don't cook - I can cook - but I'm not very good. I like being asked over for dinner, because she can't cook either. We would starve if it weren't for modern technology. I know how to work a microwave, but love home cooked meals.

Growing up, I had a very busy social life. It wasn't until I was a sophomore in high school that I asked Mama if I could come into the kitchen and have her teach me how to cook something.

It's really great to get your kids involved in the kitchen. Not only will they have an appreciation for food, but their palates will expand.

When kids help cook, even if its just shredding the herbs or stirring the pot, they eat more and they eat better.

It's tough to eat well if you don't know how to cook.

Eating at home is important for us, because we eat out so much when we're away. When I'm at home I cook a lot and we eat pretty healthily. I'm not a massive vegetable fan - I've got better since I discovered how to undercook them.

I feel like I can teach anyone to cook a dinner.

Every three months, I'll say, 'Honey, I think I should learn how to cook'.

I cannot cook to save my life - I microwave everything or it's simply scrambled eggs on toast.

If you're picky, you have to learn about cooking.

It's not that hard to make good food.

My wife and I like to cook, so we actually prepare our own meals often and can hold our own in the kitchen.

When I left restaurants, I had to learn to be a home cook.

I learned to cook when I was ten, and I could cook a whole meal for my family by thirteen - and I'm talking the chapatis as well.

By cooking with your kids, you can help them understand that food is a powerful tool in connecting human beings.