Help & FAQs

While Jamie loves signing books, unfortunately, due to the very high volume of requests, this is not possible. But do keep an eye on our social channels for your chance to buy or win signed copies during promotions.

While Jamie loves meeting and speaking to his followers, unfortunately, due to the very high volume of requests, he's unable to do this.

While Jamie loves supporting his followers, unfortunately, due to the high number of requests, he's unable to donate prizes to raffles or events.

For advice on how to get your book published, please visit: https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/company-article/how-to-get-your-cookbook-published

You can also find useful guides on the following websites:

societyofauthors.org/Advice/Guides

https://www.gfw.co.uk/

For all you wannabe chefs out there, Jamie has some brilliant advice on how to get your foot in the door and make those dreams a reality:

If you’re just starting out and you want a weekend job, try looking for work in a restaurant, pub, fishmonger’s, bakers, butcher’s or on a fruit & veg stall. All of these are really valid ways to learn about food. Then, as the years go by, try and move on to something different or to a more challenging restaurant.

Having gathered a bit of industry experience, or something similar, you now have three options to consider, none of which are necessarily the right answer:

1. Go straight into a professional job. Jump in at the deep end with possibly not enough skills, but be bold enough to carry it off. And learn on the job – get on-the-job training. This is quite common these days.
2. Go to the best local catering college and do a two- or three-year course that gives you an insight into the science of cooking, culinary language, front-of-house, management, and the accounting sides of the business. That’s what I did and I enjoyed it, although I did find that it lacked the real vibe of the kitchen. I found that working in restaurants over the holidays and at the weekends gave me a really good balance.
3. Go for a mix of the two: I’ve always thought arranging to do day-release over two or three years at a good local college is a really good idea. It means you can get a full-time job, which challenges, inspires and pays you; and with your employer’s support you can go to college one day a week.

There’s nothing you can’t achieve with hard work, passion and a real commitment to cooking. Read as many books as you can get your hands on, and try to work in other countries for authenticity, if you can. I also used to save up and go out for a posh meal with my fellow chefs every five weeks for education.

Food and cooking is one of the most exciting, dynamic industries on the planet and it often employs some of the most brilliant people. I know the industry still has a reputation for terrible money and hours, but things are really changing – yes, you might not make huge money right at the beginning, but these days if you run a small artisan outfit you can make a lovely living out of it. The sky’s the limit!

So, get stuck in, get cooking and good luck!

We receive lots of requests asking for Jamie’s help with school, college and university projects, all of which he would love to answer, but just doesn’t have the time. To find out more about Jamie and his various businesses and projects, please visit jamieolivergroup.com/our-brand.

Jamie very rarely teaches these days, but you can book a class (in person or online options) at The Jamie Oliver Cookery School. Plus, our Ministry of Food centres across the UK teach you how to cook Jamie's deliciously nutritious and balanced recipes.

Here of course! jamieoliver.com has all the up-to-date information on Jamie's latest TV shows and books. Just go to jamieoliver.com/recipes/books/ to find out more. Unfortunately, we can't answer specific queries, though.

For all media enquiries and interview requests, please contact Media.Enquiries@jamieoliver.com

Sorry no, we don't authorise the commercial use of individual photographs of Jamie, or his recipes. If you have a query for our PR team, please contact them here and select ‘PR Requests’.

We are unable to authorise the use of Jamie’s recipes on third-party websites. If you have a query for our PR team, please fill in the form here and select ‘PR Requests'.

We work with trained nutritionists, so you can find out lots of information on our Nutrition page. Otherwise, take a look at the British Nutrition Foundation for guidance. We also have a bunch of healthy recipes. If you're looking for information for a school, we suggest looking at Food A Fact Of Life or check out our 10 Skills programme.

All nutritional analysis of our recipes is per portion. So, for example, if the recipe serves 4, the values provided will be for ¼ of the total recipe.

Nutritional information for individual recipes can be found on each recipe page.

We provide all info in our disclaimer on how we analyse recipes:
jamieoliver.com/nutrition/disclaimer/

The dietary guidance for those with diabetes is to follow a healthy and balanced diet. Please read our 10 easy healthy eating tips or visit our nutrition page for lots of other supporting information and recipes.

For more information on living with diabetes, please visit diabetes.org.uk

Unfortunately, due to the high volume of questions we receive about Jamie's recipes, we are unable to answer individual requests, but you might find that your question is answered in our FAQs section. Or check out jamieoliver.com/inspiration for more inspo.

Looking for inspiring and inventive air-fryer recipes? You can find them right here! Check out our Air Fryer section. Plus, Jamie shared lots of delicious dishes, time-saving tips and flavour-boosting hacks in Jamie's Air-Fryer Meals on Channel 4: jamieoliver.com/recipes/air-fryer/

Jamie loves to barbecue, and typically he uses a kettle barbecue, with natural briquettes, plus different woods to boost flavour. But he also likes to use a gas-fuelled one too. He doesn't use disposable barbecues.

Our recipes are all tested in and written for fan-assisted ovens. You can find temperature conversions for conventional ovens, Fahrenheit and gas marks online.

Our air fryer recipes are tested in Tefal 4.2L or 8.3L air fryers, and all temperatures should be treated as fan-assisted. All air fryers are different, so results may vary.

This isn’t something we’re currently able to support on the site but is something we’re exploring with our development team.

For brilliant inspiration for cooking for one, check out our collections below:
Easy recipes for one
One-pan wonders
Quick & healthy meals

All of our vegetarian recipes are based on guidelines from The Vegetarian Society (www.vegsoc.org) and exclude all products that contain "any meat, poultry, game, fish, shellfish or any by-product of slaughter". This category includes recipes that contain dairy products, eggs and Parmesan (refer to Bookhams Foods for a Parmesan vegetarian alternative at www.bookhams.com/pages/twineham-information-page). We also advise people to always check cheese food labels to ensure they are made with vegetarian rennet.

Of course! Jamie's protégé has some stunning recipes for you to try – check out our kids cooking ideas. You can also watch Buddy cooking up his recipes over on his YouTube channel, Cooking Buddies. Buddy's debut cookbook Let's Cook is packed with over 60 recipes to inspire kids to get cooking – watch some of the recipes and catch Buddy on his CBBC series, Cooking Buddies.

We are unable to authorise the use of Jamie’s recipes on third-party websites. If you have a query for our PR team, please fill in the form here and select ‘PR Requests'.

Jamie isn’t able to add any personalised messages, but we hope a signed copy will still make a lovely gift.

We’re only offering signed copies of Jamie’s latest book, Simply Jamie, right now.

For pasta sauces, pestos, oils/vinegars, antipasti and dried pasta, please contact info@vivafoods.uk.com

For seasonings and ready-to-eat rice and grain pouches, please contact Fiddes Payne Ltd at www.fiddespayne.co.uk

For cooking pastes, please contact British Pepper & Spice at info@britishpepper.co.uk

For any queries about Jamie Oliver by Tefal branded products, please visit Tefal’s Contact Us page and speak to the customer service team in your country.

For any other queries about our products, or if you are unable to identify the manufacturer, please complete the contact form here, select ‘Food Products' or 'Homeware Products’ and we'll get back to you.

To save a recipe or product you’ll need to a jamieoliver.com account, so either create one, or log in. Once you’re logged in, you'll be able to save recipes and products by clicking the ♥️ button in the top-right of each recipe or product. You’ll then find your saved items in My Profile, under ♥️ Saved Items.

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To save a recipe you’ll need to create, or log in, to your jamieoliver.com account.

Once you’re logged in, you'll be able to save recipes and products by clicking the ♥️ button in the top-right of each recipe or product. You’ll then find your saved items in My Profile, under ♥️ Saved Items.

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Yes, you just need to look on the recipe page you want to print out. Just below the 'About This Recipe' section, there is a link to 'Print Recipe'. This pulls all the details you need to get cooking!

You can save recipes on the website by creating or logging into your jamieoliver.com account using the link in the top right. Once you’re logged in, you'll be able to save recipes and products using the ♥️ button in the top-right of each recipe or product. You’ll then find your saved items in My Profile under ♥️ Saved Items.

To change your email address, you’ll need to set up a new jamieoliver.com account using your new email address, and then delete your old account.

This usually means you haven’t registered your email with us. Simply click this link and follow the steps to register your email address. If this still doesn't work, then fill out our Contact Us form and we'll try to help.

Don't worry, we're here to help! Simply click this link, where you'll be asked to enter your registered email, then follow the instructions to reset your password.

Yes! We're pleased to confirm that you can log in using the same details, but unfortunately any saved recipes from the old website have not been carried over.

The good news is that with the new website you can now save and print recipes! To save a recipe, you’ll need to log into your jamieoliver.com account, then click the ♥️ button in the top-right the recipe or product you want to save. You’ll then find your saved items in My Profile, under ♥️ Saved Items.

Please use the close button in the top right-hand corner of the ad and follow the instructions to report the ad. This will send a notification to our ad provider.

You can also report any inappropriate ads to the Jamie Oliver website team here, under Books & Media, jamieoliver.com. If possible, please send a screenshot of the ad, along with the time and date you saw the ad to the team and they’ll be in touch if they need any further information.

For any queries related to your use of our website or our social media pages, please see our Terms of Use.

Please visit our Jamie Oliver Catherine St website for further information.

Please visit our Jamie's Italian website for further information.

Please visit our Jamie Oliver Cookery School website for further information.

If you are looking to contact one of our international franchise restaurants, please visit our Jamie Oliver Group website and select the restaurant you wish to contact.

Jamie's Ministry of Food is on a mission to teach 1 million people to cook by 2030. To learn about our school, community or workplace programmes visit https://www.jamiesministryoffood.com/

The Jamie Oliver Food Hero Awards are all about celebrating the amazing people, and brilliant initiatives in Australia that are creating a better, healthier, happier world for children through food.

Visit foodheroawards.jamieoliver.com to get involved.

The Good School Food Awards celebrate the amazing catering teams, beautiful canteens, holiday programmes, campaigners and unsung heroes who, day in and day out, go the extra mile to make sure Britain’s school children are well nourished – the heroes that make school food brilliant.

Visit schoolfoodawards.jamieoliver.com to get involved.

To get involved in our community Food Education Programmes please register your interest here.

Bite Back, founded in 2019 by Jamie Oliver, is a youth activist movement empowering young people to advocate for healthier food environments. Thousands of young people across the UK have been involved, achieving policy wins like junk-food advertising restrictions. Bite Back aims for a future where all children can live healthy, happy lives free from diet-related diseases. Find out more here.

When it comes to sustainability, our aim is to drive positive impact. We want to be part of the solution and support sustainable development and innovations across our business and restaurants. That's why we became a B Corp company in 2020. We take a holistic approach to tackling sustainability, from measuring and reducing our carbon footprint, minimising packaging, diverting waste from landfill, looking at how to tackle food waste, to ensuring our restaurants, partners, licensees and suppliers are operating responsibly. Check out our Social Impact Report here: https://www.jamieolivergroup.com/social-impact-reports/

Right from the start with The Naked Chef in 1999, Jamie has always been driven by social purpose – from inspiring people to get more fruit and veg in their diets to campaigning for better school dinners for the nation’s kids. We truly believe in balancing profit and purpose, and we always strive to do more for people and the planet, so we became a B Corp in 2020 – giving us a framework to help us focus on where we can make real change, and legally committing to doing business responsibly. You can find our Social Impact Report here: https://www.jamieolivergroup.com/social-impact-reports/

Please visit our careers page: jamieolivergroup.com/careers. Due to GDPR restrictions we cannot accept CVs or job applications through our contact form.

We don’t offer regular work experience placements, however occasional internships or placements do come up, and will be advertised on our careers site: jamieolivergroup.com/careers

Our UK restaurant chain was run independently from the Jamie Oliver Group and as a result we do not have access to past-employee records or payroll information, which became the property of the administrator in 2019. The UK restaurant administration has now been wound up and, as a result, the administrators are no longer able to assist with personal enquiries since the relevant restaurant companies have now all been dissolved.

We suggest that any previous employees of the UK restaurant chain enquiring about their pension schemes or P45/P60 information should contact HMRC directly for this information.

As we do not hold any personal records we are not able to provide employment references to those who worked in our UK restaurants.