Jamie Oliver’s TED Talk
If you haven’t yet seen Jamie Oliver’s TED acceptance speech, you should.
If you haven’t heard of TED, it stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. For over 20 years it has brought people from each pursuit together at a conference that thanks to our ever-broadening global community and onset of global media has grown in scope, allowing more people to experience the talks and become a part of the community.
Each year the TED prize is awarded to an individual who receives $100,000 and “One Wish to Change the World” – the prize is designed to leverage the TED community’s wide range of talent and resources to make the dream come true. This year, Jamie Oliver was the recipient of this honour, and unveiled his wish at an award ceremony held during the TED Conference in February. His wish:
“I wish for your help to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.”
So let’s do it. My hope is that I do inspire families in my own small way to get into the kitchen and cook. Pass it on. Cook with your kids, cook for your friends, plant a garden, seek out -as my friend Wade puts it- food you know from people you know. The smallest movement can have an enormous ripple effect. Who knows what you’ll trigger. We all influence each other, whether we intend to or not.
And while we’re at it, this is also a must-see: in his talk, How I Fell in Love with a Fish, Chef Dan Barber faces a dilemma shared by many chefs: how to keep fish on the menu.
March 18 2010 | leftovers | 13 Comments »
