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 08:14 pm | leftovers
Janice S on 18 Mar 2010 at 8:49 pm #
Thanks for posting that. He is so incredible.
Vivian on 18 Mar 2010 at 10:20 pm #
Tilapia, floured, egged and dredged in panko and pan-fried is deluxe! A little mayo with some relish and chopped capers is a great go-with! FISH is GOOD!
Carolyn on 19 Mar 2010 at 5:05 am #
I’m so with you in terms of getting families in the kitchen and cooking. Julie, your recipes and stories inspire me all the time. Something I take for granted is knowing how to cook nutritiously and deliciously, on a budget. I now know that this isn’t something that everyone knows… it was taught to me by my mom and grandmas. My goal (I’m actively working on it) is to educate people in my community to know how to do this, too. It’s one way to help break the cycle of poverty.
Anna on 19 Mar 2010 at 6:42 am #
Julie – I’ve followed your blog for about a year now, and I can tell you that you have made a difference in my how I cook! I turn to your blog whenever I feel frustrated with the ingredients in my kitchen, or just uninspired about what to make for dinner. Thank you so much for putting your own kitchen struggles and triumphs out there!
Elaine on 19 Mar 2010 at 9:53 am #
He totally deserves to win. There’s a recent Jamie Oliver episode in which he shows a classroom of first-graders a bunch of veg (tomatoes, potatoes, beets, etc.) and asks the kids if they could name any. None could. So depressing.
W, however, would certainly ace that test.
Elaine on 19 Mar 2010 at 10:44 am #
Oh. But the clip is in the acceptance speech.
pauline on 19 Mar 2010 at 11:19 am #
Vivian thanks for the fish recipe. I know I need to get more fish into my diet. Love fish when its cooked good. But so often in a restaurant its just not great. Which puts me of ordering it. Julie thanks for the clip on Jamie, I watched a marathon on his tv show getting people to cook in there homes just thought it was great it certainly showed the way it really was in getting people to change. Made the Kale chips last night I ate the whole thing loved them.
mmac on 19 Mar 2010 at 1:02 pm #
Hey Julie
There’s an interesting forum on the Globe and Mail site today in response to Margaret Wente’s column about female bloggers. One of the participants cited you and DWJ as good example of a good blog by a woman.
Here’s a link:http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/female-bloggers-take-on-margaret-wente/article1504975/
Nancy G on 19 Mar 2010 at 6:44 pm #
You do inspire us daily with your creative posts to cook for our families with our friends and most recently, you inspired us with your Blog Aid cookbook that in turn benefitted so many other families!
lovetocook on 19 Mar 2010 at 7:13 pm #
My wish is Jamie’s wish!
Chelsey on 19 Mar 2010 at 9:14 pm #
I am so on board with Jamie Oliver. I have the same goals and ideals and I just never really felt the momentum to go and “share with the world”. Lately there have been a few incidents edging me along, and watching this I know this is part of my purpose, to share the love of healthy eating with people everywhere. Thanks for posting this, it means a LOT to me. It’s people like Jamie who have the guts to stand up and be different that change the world for the better one person at a time.
Katharine on 21 Mar 2010 at 1:55 pm #
Thank you immensely, Julie, for sharing Jamie’s TED Talk. I am forwarding it far and wide, and trusting it will have political impact in our schools and country.
I admire the creative and inspiring ways you use your blog to change the world…the Blog Aid and now this.
Brava bella!
Jessica on 23 Mar 2010 at 2:21 pm #
If you feel inspired by Jamie’s campaign, he has created an online petition, promoting healthy food for children, that he will present to the White House. You can find the petition here:
http://www.jamiesfoodrevolution.com/petition. Pass it along!