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I could cook from quite an early age - purely because I liked it.

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Jamie Oliver
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: May 27
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I profoundly believe that the power of food has a primal place in our homes that binds us to the best bits of life.
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All I ever wanted to do was to make food accessible to everyone to show that you can make mistakes - I do all the time - but it doesn't matter.
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I'm probably a bit romantic about it, but I think we humans miss having contact with fire. We need it.
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Young people can be disruptive and screw up classes. But even if they are being a pain in the arse it's a cry for help - they don't feel like they are being listened to.
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