The Naked Chef The Naked Chef The Naked Chef was a BBC Two television cooking programme starring Jamie Oliver. It originally ran for three series plus three subsequent Christmas specials, and was produced by Optomen Television for the BBC. The show was Oliver's television debut, and was noted for its use of jumpy, close-up camera work, and the presenter's "Mockney" dialect and relaxed style—for example, Oliver would tear up herbs rather than chopping. The programme was credited with inspiring men to cook due to Oliver's "blokey" approach. Each episode took its theme from a social situation or event in Oliver's life, such as
The French Chef airing on Cooking Channel as of 2010. As of September 2016, episodes were being rerun on the new Canadian cooking channel Gusto. As recent as March, 2017, reruns of the show were also seen on the American Public Television Create channel. "The French Chef" introduced French cooking to the United States at a time when it was considered expensive restaurant fare, not suitable for home cooking. Child emphasized fresh and, at the time, unusual ingredients. All of the recipes used on "The French Chef" had originally appeared in "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," but for the show, Child chose