844: British Chef Jamie Oliver
2/27/202651 min
This week, we’re joined in the studio by food superstar and philanthropist Jamie Oliver. We talk about his start in food, growing up above a small-town pub, and finding himself at the iconic River Café with Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray, and later becoming the TV persona behind The Naked Chef. He talks about his travels, his admiration for women cooks, and the use of his platform to champion nutrition programs and job-skills training for underserved communities. Jamie Oliver is a restaurateur, TV personality, and the author of over 30 cookbooks, including the best-selling 30-Minute Meals, 5 Ingredients: Quick & Easy Food, and Veg: Easy & Delicious Meals for Everyone. His latest book is Eat Yourself Healthy: Food to Change Your Life. He left us with his recipe for Harissa Tuna Bean Parcels.
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Broadcast dates for this episode:
February 27, 2026 (originally aired)
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First 90 secondsRobin Arzon0:00
[upbeat music] When things get hard, how do you talk to yourself? I'm Robin Arzon, VP of Fitness Programming and Head Instructor at Peloton, and this week on my new podcast, Project Swagger, I'm sharing my strategies for how to build better self-talk. It's time to work on befriending yourself. Follow Project Swagger wherever you get your podcasts.
Dan Pashman0:22
What is the secret to making great toast?
Francis Lam· Host0:24
Oh, you're just gonna go in with the hard-hitting questions.
Dan Pashman0:27
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Robin Arzon0:42
It's a complex noodle that you've put together.
Dan Pashman0:45
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Francis Lam· Host0:52
[upbeat music] I'm Francis Lam, and this is The Splendid Table from APM. You know, some guests barely need an introduction, and Jamie Oliver, I think, is definitely one of them. One of the most recognizable food personalities in the entire English-speaking world, he's written nearly thirty cookbooks, selling over fifty million copies of them. The latest of which is called Eat Yourself Healthy. He's made dozens of TV