Jamie Oliver started cooking at his parents' pub, The Cricketers, in Clavering, Essex, at the age of eight. After being “discovered” by a TV company while working at The River Cafe, his television series and books have inspired millions of people across the world to cook better food using fresh ingredients. Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution aired on ABC in spring 2010 and won an Emmy for “Outstanding Reality Program.” The second season aired in May 2011, and the corresponding campaign helped removed flavoured milk from the nation’s second-largest school district. He is the author of multiple cookbooks, including The Naked Chef, Jamie’s America, and Jamie’s Food Revolution.

After winning the prestigious TED prize in 2010, Jamie started the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation in the U.S. to educate and inspire Americans about real food. The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) will present him with the 2012 Healthy Cup Award in honour of his transformative work on school lunch programs in the United States and the United Kingdom, and for the dramatic influence his advocacy has had on public opinion around childhood obesity and the importance of healthy eating. Jamie lives in London and Essex with his wife and four children.