AimzsterJamie's Kitchen Australia
September 15th 2006 12:09
Jamie’s Kitchen Australia is a subsidiary out of the original Jamie’s Kitchen where Jamie Oliver opens up a restaurant that’s run by disadvantaged kids in the UK. So successful was the venture that he wanted to do one in Melbourne as well.
Now, as much as I think it’s a great idea for him to take the initiative and help change kids’ lives, did it really have to take someone from overseas to do that? Like, couldn’t some other local person decide to do it and gain recognition to do so? Or would that be because Jamie is a prominent chef who won’t stop at nothing? I choose the latter.
Funny thing is while watching the show is that Jamie isn’t even there to handpick the kids. That was a little disappointing but still, though, the anticipation of waiting to see if these kids turn out okay is a must-see.
While it is a little sad to see the applicants having to deal with real life problems, it was a little embarrassing to watch people who were overqualified applying for the job. I bet it was hard to keep a straight face when kids who did student-exchanges and completed double degrees at uni wanted in on this kitchenhand job. Didn’t they read the ad properly or know anything about the history of Fifteen? Guess not.
All in all, Jamie’s Kitchen in Australia is a great show to watch and makes us think a bit more carefully about our social needs and how these kids deal with theirs. I try to be simplistic and grateful with what I got for myself (compared to kids living in third world countries who do not know what the world can be like). And watching this show makes me even more grateful with the things that I’ve earned for myself.
Now, as much as I think it’s a great idea for him to take the initiative and help change kids’ lives, did it really have to take someone from overseas to do that? Like, couldn’t some other local person decide to do it and gain recognition to do so? Or would that be because Jamie is a prominent chef who won’t stop at nothing? I choose the latter.
Jamie's in town to create Fifteen in Melbourne/Source: The Age
Funny thing is while watching the show is that Jamie isn’t even there to handpick the kids. That was a little disappointing but still, though, the anticipation of waiting to see if these kids turn out okay is a must-see.
While it is a little sad to see the applicants having to deal with real life problems, it was a little embarrassing to watch people who were overqualified applying for the job. I bet it was hard to keep a straight face when kids who did student-exchanges and completed double degrees at uni wanted in on this kitchenhand job. Didn’t they read the ad properly or know anything about the history of Fifteen? Guess not.
All in all, Jamie’s Kitchen in Australia is a great show to watch and makes us think a bit more carefully about our social needs and how these kids deal with theirs. I try to be simplistic and grateful with what I got for myself (compared to kids living in third world countries who do not know what the world can be like). And watching this show makes me even more grateful with the things that I’ve earned for myself.
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