“Jamie Oliver Hits the Road”
…with a portable cooking school, no less. The goal is to travel throughout Southern California, giving cooking lessons to children/teens and families. According to the Chicago Tribune:
In a downtown parking lot sits one of the most impressive things that Jamie Oliver, the chef-activist-TV personality, has brought to Los Angeles for his “Food Revolution” television show: a red-and-khaki-striped big rig tricked out as a traveling cooking school.
Even in food truck mad L.A., this behemoth, 70 feet long, stands out.
Demonstrations have been held on board for officials, potential donors and others. But last week, the first classes began for young people.
…After the truck starts traveling, the plan is to offer classes to children, adults and families in South Los Angeles, Boyle Heights, Long Beach and Santa Ana. Classes will focus on simple, healthful, everyday cooking, Styler said. He hopes students will take at least three classes to make sure they get permanent skills.
The equipment also is basic, and things such as baby food jars are reused for storage.
“We want to encourage people to go cook at home, and if they feel they can only do that with hundreds of dollars worth of equipment, we’re not a success,” said Laurie Malkin, the foundation’s operations director.
Personally, I think this is cool. Learning to cook is a life skill: if you can’t do it, it makes eating a healthy diet that much more difficult.
May 8, 2011
It sure makes life easier knowing how to cook. My wife and I started our son cooking at an early age. He seems to enjoy it. I really think it would help if they had some required cooking classes in schools. I’m sure with the budget situation in most areas this would be impossible.
I like Jamie Oliver and his ideals. Hopefully he can help some people eat better. If they can cook their own meals hopefully it would include healthier foods.