Jamie Oliver programmes ("The Naked Chef", "Return of the Naked Chef" & "Happy Days with The Naked Chef") for the BBC, Oliver moved to Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, where his first series was a documentary, "Jamie's Kitchen" which followed the setting up of Fifteen restaurant in London. The restaurant, in Westland Place, London, continues to train young adults who have a disadvantaged background for careers in the restaurant business. In June 2003, Oliver was awarded an MBE for his services to the hospitality industry. Although it is customary to wear a tie for the prestigious event, Jamie Oliver had decided
Jamie Oliver his career Oliver employed Contaldo to help run his collection of high street restaurants, Jamie's Italian. Oliver moved to The River Café, Fulham, as a sous-chef. It was there that he was noticed by the BBC in 1997, after making an unscripted appearance in a documentary about the restaurant, "Christmas at the River Cafe". In 1999, his BBC show "The Naked Chef" debuted, and his cookbook became a No. 1 best-seller in the United Kingdom. That same year, Oliver was invited to prepare lunch for the Prime Minister Tony Blair at 10 Downing Street. After three series of "Naked Chef"