<p>The only person who has sold more books in Britain than Jamie Oliver is J. K. Rowling. </p><br><p>Jamie has been watched and read by millions. His enthusiasm for food is often infectious. His cooking and his campaigning have changed the way we eat.</p><br><p>I'm speaking about Jamie with Rachel Roddy, author of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/rachel-roddy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a regular column on Italian food for <em>the Guardian.</em></a></p><br><p>We focus mainly on how Jamie, and others, have viewed food in Italy and I ask whether this helps explain why Jamie is often seen by some people as blaming poorer individuals for what he says are bad eating habits.</p><br><p>In this episode we mention <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/6ac009d5-dbfd-4a86-839e-28bb44b2b64c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alberto Grandi</a>, <a href="https://rachelaliceroddy.substack.com/p/carla-tomasi-a-cook-who-loved-to" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carla Tomasi</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimo_Montanari" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Massimo Montanari</a>.</p><br><p>Rachel is the author of <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/313804/an-a-z-of-pasta-by-roddy-rachel/9780241402504" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An A-Z of Pasta</a>, among other books on food.</p><br><p>The Full English is produced by Lewis Bassett. Mixing and sound design is from Forest DLG.</p><br><p>Follow the Full English on <a href="https://twitter.com/fullengpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fullengpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://tiktok.com/@fullengpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
