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AMIE Oliver has just returned from visiting a long-standing love of his - but his wife Jools didn't mind a bit. The celebrity chef has always had a passion for Italy. So he's just spent three months bombing around the country in a camper van finding mouth-watering and authentic recipes for his new book, Jamie's Italy, and television series.
He admits that it was a much-needed escape. "I felt stale in the sense that over the last four years - while they've been absolutely brilliant working with youngsters and setting up the Fifteen restaurant as well as doing School Dinners - I was just going over stuff food-wise that I knew, rather than breaking new ground," he says.See the full content of this document
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Food: My Itaian Love Affair ; Jamie Oliver On the Country That Reignited His Passion for Food and Inspired His Latest Book
And although he's immensely proud of what he's achieved in schools - "It's a great start, but there's only funding for three years and I won't be satisfied until it's for 10" - he needed a change of scene.
"I didn't lose my passion but after 18 months...See the full content of this document
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