Jamie Oliver scoops prize for exceptional individuals
December 25, 2009
Celebrity chef and campaigner to get the world eating healthier food, Jamie Oliver has been awarded the prestigious prize for exceptional individuals by the TED organisation. TED stands for ‘technology, entertainment, design’ and will hand over $100,000 to the chef at a ceremony in the New Year for him to dedicate to his ‘one wish to change the world’.
Previous winners of the award include author Dave Eggers, singer and campaigner Bono and former American president Bill Clinton. Jamie Oliver has been chosen because of his outstanding work in changing people’s perceptions of food. He is responsible for such causes as trying to revolutionise school dinners in the U.K.; setting up the Fifteen foundation which trains young people with very few opportunities to become chefs and numerous television shows which promote different ways of cooking throughout the world.
TED is best known for getting the world’s experts to conduct talks and seminars on important subjects on line for free. Bill Clinton used his award money to set up a health system in the countryside of Rwanda. In an online statement representatives of TED said that they were extremely excited to be able to add Jamie Oliver to the list of people they have helped change the world.
Jamie Oliver most recently filmed Food revolution USA, a series which followed the chef and his cooking exploits through North America. Oliver was extremely keen to make sure that all aspects of the show would be carbon neutral and set up various ways in which carbon emissions generated by the project would be offset through a number of charities.
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