Fifteen Melbourne Fifteen Melbourne Fifteen restaurant and its associated charity was a concept originally created by British chef Jamie Oliver in London in 2002 when he realised he could use his skills and energy to offer disadvantaged and marginalised young people with tough backgrounds an opportunity to train to be chefs. Oliver founded the original Fifteen restaurant in London and put young people at its heart. Since 2002 two further restaurants opened in Amsterdam and Cornwall. Melbourne, Australia was the fourth restaurant in the Fifteen ‘family'. On 8 June 2008, the offices of Fifteen Melbourne was burned in a fire lit by
Jamie Oliver Jamie Oliver James Trevor Oliver (born 27 May 1975) is a British chef and restaurateur. His approachable cuisine has seen him front numerous television shows and open many restaurants. Born and raised in Clavering, Essex, he was educated in London before joining Antonio Carluccio's Neal Street restaurant as a pastry chef. While serving as a sous-chef at the River Café, he was noticed by Patricia Llewellyn of Optomen; and in 1999 the BBC aired his television show, "The Naked Chef". This was followed by a first cook book, which became a No. 1 UK bestseller. His television work included a