Jamie Oliver introduced me to a "Happy Cow" veggie burger with the enthusiasm of a believer handing out a religious brochure.
He asked me if I liked it, but his smile was something I would have liked ---
Even love him for his success.
He came out of the kitchen on Patra Park Avenue-
Through a video of "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" being recorded by his staff, this TV show involves not only healthy food, but also change skeptics and unbelievers.
The chef appointed to the Medal of the British Empire has his own empire ---
Television programs, foundations and charities, restaurants and books in more than a dozen countries.
His campaign to provide quality food for schools and families has changed British food
Menu and menu.
He brought himself, his camera and his good-Passion for L. foodA.
Focus on children.
But so far, LAUSD has closed the door to the cafeteria for him.
He found other projects and reasons, such as his products in Patra;
The Essex man anxiously asked, "luv, how's the salad in your burger?
"You and your family moved here for the time being to shoot a new season of" Food Revolution "in Los Angeles"A.
Unified school, district said no. What happened?
How can I explain it?
I don't think they want me.
It's hard, but at the same time there's light at the end of the tunnel.
I was asked to make a three.
The weekly menu they may work on in their system, which must be seen as progress.
I am confident that I will establish some kind of meaningful relationship with LAUSD.
They thought I would come in and knock on them, but actually I wanted to look at the situation and the stress and stress they were facing.
Sustainable and large at the end of the day
Change in scale is the only real benefit I can achieve.
Just walked over and said, "that's nonsense, that's nonsense" is not effective. [For a while]
I entered the West Adams Foundation [
A high school under contract between MLA Partner School and LAUSD]
This is a little crack on the armor.
As an educator, I fulfilled all my promises not to shoot food or to go to the kitchen or cafeteria so I could reach out to young people.
We show how easy it is to wrap food and food problems around any theme, so in a way we learn more by being kicked out of the kitchen.
LAUSD just wants you to be a key figure, create a conflict?
Look at their struggles and their history.
Buy Apple on a large scale for 670,000 children every day.
If someone starts asking where, when and how you get x, y, z from a money point of view, I don't think they want to wash their clothes in public.
I know that in my heart I will do it with honor because it is important to have a good night's sleep, but I think my time will come.
Really, this is an interesting old thing;
I don't think it's a job, it's a responsibility to be able to tell stories from home to fast food to school ---
What's in your food?
Compared to the UK, the food here is different.
As a small example-
When you show the kids in AmericaK.
They don't eat all the hair in the chicken nuggets.
But the kids here still prefer them.
I'm not saying that this experiment is like a survey, but even the attitude of young teenagers towards their health and mortality, their concerns and control over food choices seem to be more fragile here.
What breaks my heart when you're surrounded by bad [food]
You have two or three different choices.
Chefs like we do in Britain or America-
You just want food education in every school.
We're talking about the basics.
Where does honey come from?
Where does the butter come from? In Huntington [
Oliver recorded a season of "Food Revolution" in West Virginia]
We put the tomatoes on the vine and they don't know what they are. [But]
If you take a pizza, they'll be full.
This is a defining moment.
We need to arm our children.
We will let them go on the street.
Of the milk given to children in American elementary and high schools, 80% are seasoned, and the sugar in flavored milk per ounce is more than a can of Coke.
Milk must be provided in order for the school to reimburse.
It's not a food Nazi.
In the United States, the madness of health is only the number [bad]additives --
Frankly, things are banned in Europe.
There is nothing wrong with the burger, but if you add up all the ingredients, all the additives for the cheap crafty Burger are about delicious, whole foods and nutrition, not the lowest form.
Why are we so poor?
Good food in such a rich country?
I think it's a paradox.
Some of the most amazing food experiences [are]
But if you're talking about the standard-
I went to central-ish L. A.
And the food desert you won't believe.
I 've seen two mothers. , three-, four-
Just to get a few damn carrots for an hour round trip.
There is junk food in every corner.
I even thought about driving.
Through the supermarket.
There are so many that can be achieved. L. A.
As we all know, the city has millions of authority.
As far as supermarkets, luxury supermarkets and daily supermarkets are concerned, when you allow them to open, we need to say that if you want to open one in this lovely place, then you [should]
Open something in another area and it will be fast
Track your permissions.
It must be heartbreaking to see those West Virginia kids pour your roast chicken and fresh fruit in the trash can in front of you.
We're used to Nuggets.
We are used to eating hamburgers.
Very comfortable.
When something new comes up, there is a complete piece of culture that allows them to buy this new thing.
If I go to a school and just change some food, it's not enough.
This alone, the taxpayer's money is not easy to use.
You need food wrapped around [the curriculum].
Listen, there's family, TV advertising for kids, there's speed.
Food industry, supermarket industry.
But if I had a magic wand and a wish, it could affect and stop the vicious circle of poor health, obesity and early death, that's school, school, there are 180 days in your country in the coming year.
What's the difference between you and Alice Waters of Chez Panisse and her campus garden?
I know Alice, and I like her too, and in a funny way, I'm one of her kids, really.
Alice has her way. she doesn't compromise. she is a goddess.
I'm more grass.
Grass and streets.
What are you doing in Los Angeles? A. ?
We're going to open five kitchens with Americans.
, Free cooking classes in [poor]areas.
We have a big truck that will be driving near Los Angeles. A.
For a whole year ,[to]
Different schools, thanks to TED [
Conference on Technology, Entertainment and Design.
As a sport, not a TV show, the food revolution is actually trying to bring everyone's efforts together. I'm [also]
Working in an old place called Patra. [The owner's]
Dad set it up in his 70 s;
The inside was beautifully retro and he made me eat half of the menu and I tried to prove that fast food was affordable, profitable, nutritious and better for you.
It's really about having burgers, burrito and milkshakes.
I hope the menu on my side will be successful.
I tried keeping all my calories under 500 calories and each burger was served with a salad so it was a full meal.
I have to ask: You killed a living lamb on TV.
I was scared but at least you faced the reality of eating meat-
Kill a living man.
I can't really say no.
I may have ordered about £ 10,000 in my career.
It's their normal tradition when you're in the village, and if I don't, I actually feel shallow. Did I like it?
No, it's terrible.
Will I do it again? Probably not.
But if everyone in the world has to do that, maybe there will be more vegetarians, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
But I think it's going to make everyone respect [what they eat].
To be a meat eater. -
I feel so strong [about]
Respect it.
It was a very exciting moment for me.
Do you have L you like? A. food? L. A.
It is a city full of small diamonds.
About a year and a half ago, I made a documentary about food in Los Angeles. A.
Ironically, it never came to the United States;
It went to 180 countries in the world but did not come here!
However, during the time I spent here, I was fortunate enough to be welcomed by family boys industry families.
We bought ours-wheat buns [for Patra's]from Homeboy.
The salad at the Homegirl Cafe is simply outrageous.
Sunday was my day off and I made different farmer's markets.
I had some great bread and I loved the stalls of different races.
The Asian stalls are packed with all kinds of cabbage, cabbage and herbs. They are beautifully packaged.
Mexico station.
In general, celebrate national food, different lemons, sour lemons, a woman who makes millions of different herbs ---wow.
What do people in the market say to you?
It's kind of like preaching to converts. [After]
Locked out [at the LAUSD]
I will go to the farmers' market on Sunday. Everyone patted you on the back and said, "You dare not give up. " They are sincere.
It's not that I'm a give up person, but when you get kicked so badly, you think, maybe I'm not the right person to mix pots.
Then say to you.
Some people start to say, "Damn chefs, they are trying to do all these funky cooking.
"It's not just that I teach people to cook food.
I'm not stupid.
We are trying to keep things relevant and we are trying to save them cash.
If you say, can I teach you how to save money for the rest of your life?
They said, of course, yes, it's one of the most incredible [to take people shopping]informative]opportunities.
You show them how to buy something local or how they cook something fresh instead of re-heating [seems]dead in a tray.
You cook for your family when you get home.
By then, aren't you tired of cooking and kitchen?
No, I never did.
In fact, I think it's therapeutic.
Put some music and drink some wine.
It is very different from cooking in the school kitchen.
It's really like a massage.
The interview was edited and extracted from a longer recording.
Interview File: latimes. com/pattasks.