Last night Rin and I wandered into the city to see Jamie Oliver (and Matt Preston) at The Regent Theatre. Organized by
The Wheeler Centre and supported by
Penguin Books and
The Good Foundation (a charitable/social arm of The Good Guys) the event focused on the establishment of Jamie's amazing Ministry Of Food in Australia. Awesome. (Here is
Jamie's Ministry Of Food site.)
So, we had really good seats in the Dress Circle, although we were quite far from the stage. We pulled out our cameras, sipped our drinks and listened carefully. Matt and Jamie swigged, gesticulated and chatted their way through a quite long discussion about food politics, education and Jamie's experience of trying to get whole towns to embrace healthier eating (and their reluctance, sometimes, to do so.)
I was pretty amazed at Jamie's tenacity. He has copped so much flack and suspicion over his healthy eating/anti-obesity crusade. And yet he keeps going. He talked about the fact that he's got everything he wants. He doesn't want a mansion or a boat. He wants to do something better and he's devoted the last 15 or so years of his life to food education, lobbying governments and tripping across the globe in the name of nutrition, passion and the enjoyment of cooking and eating. Amazing, I think. (I wrote a bit about Jamie
over here too.) Let me say this very clearly. I really love Jamie. And I love the work he does. And I like his books a lot too. AND his TV shows. Let's get that straight. Fangirl = me.
Are you a fan too? Or a supporter of GOOD FOOD?! Well, you can find out more about Australia's own arm of The Ministry Of Food and how to get involved
here. You can even send a post card to the Prime Minister, declaring your support for Jamie's Ministry Of Food. Do THAT
here. Or t
ake a peek at the freshly opened Ipswich Ministry Of Food, the very first in Australia. Radtastic.
One of the great take-home points of the night was this:
Make sure you teach your kids to cook FIVE recipes that they can rely on when they leave home.
Make that part of your parenting. If your kids can cook five great dishes for themselves and their friends or family, they have something else to fall back on besides processed convenience food or a tin of yick. I think that is SUCH great advice. Don't you?
What will YOU teach your kids to cook?
Do you love Jamie's Ministry Of Food, like I do?
xx Pip
NB : I paid for our tickets. This is not a sponsored post.
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