Season 1 (2002)
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Episodes 26
Singletons
Jamie shows three single women how food can help them attract a man. Recipes include risotto, grilled blue-fin tuna steak with new potato salad, and Portuguese tarts.
Read MoreABBA Mania
Jamie cooks for an ABBA tribute group. Included: fruit cobbler, roast pork loin, and warm squid salad with chili dressing. Also: shopping at a local farmers' market.
Read MoreLate Night Snacks
Jamie shows two stand-up comedian pals a healthy alternative to their beer and fast-food diet. The menu includes spaghetti puttanesca, Warm Rocket salad and chocolate fridge cake.
Read MoreMore than just a Lettuce Leaf
Dom, Jamie’s friend is a magician and a vegetarian. Along with his girlfriend Sandi, his brother Tim and his wife Sandy, who are also vegetarians, Jamie shows them that being vegetarian doesn’t have to be all lentils and tofu.
Read MoreKitchen Builders
Jamie has known Stuart and Russell for 5 years and they're his builders who are renovating his flat. In the time they've known each other, Jamie has never cooked them a meal but he rustles them something up to say a big thank you for all their hard work.
Menu includes braised lamb shanks, English trifle and chick pea & leek soup.
Read MoreCopper's Curries
Andy, Louise, Chas and Ollie are all in the London Police Force and mad about spicy food. Jamie shows them a few tricks of the trade and rustles up some mean spicy dishes.
Recipes include cellophane noodle salad, monkfish, and mango lassi.
Read MoreScrumptious and Sinful
There’s a myth that models don’t eat fatty foods to keep their figures in trim. This definitely isn’t the case when Jamie invites his model friends Jasmine, Vicki and Polly to dinner, as they all love to indulge in great tasting high-carb dinners.
Menu includes tagliatelle with saffron, carpaccio with baby beets, and lime sorbet.
Read MoreFish and Chips at Home
Francesco, Sarah and Andre are American's studying at University in London. Jamie shows them how to cook some traditional British food, like Fish and Chips, Spotted Dick, and Minted Mushy Peas, to take back home.
Read MoreGreat Packed Lunches
Steven and David are bike couriers in London. They’re on the go all-day and live off bread rolls and sandwiches. Jamie shows the guys some new dishes to take on the road that don’t involve bread.
Featured: calzones, meatballs, and cherry-tomato salad.
Read MoreBig Grub for Big Boys
Mark, Alex and Fraser all play for Jamie’s favourite rugby team, The London Wasps. After a game they need some wholesome high-energy food, and Jamie cooks up a post match meal for the BIG boys.
Featured: Roast Chicken with butter lemon and sage in milk, Polenta & Baby Spinach, Bread and Butter Pudding
Read MorePainting Party
Jamie invites pals over to ‘help' him repaint the flat, and in repayment for their hard work, he cooks them lunch.
Featured: Paella.
Read MoreFirst Date
Jamie Oliver helps his personal assistant make a big impression on her boyfriend by lending a hand in the kitchen to help her create a brilliant meal for a date.
Read MoreSuppliers Surprise
Jamie has been a regular customer of various vendors at Borough Market for years. Jamie wants to treat them to a dinner – the main ingredient of which is whatever they supply.
Read MoreScarlet Division
Jamie cooks up a meal for his old band 'Scarlet Division' and finds the time to have a jam session with them.
Read MoreBon Voyage
Jamie is putting up a farewell meal for his mate Jamie Smith who is going travelling for a year
Read MoreWorld Cup Breakfast
Jamie, Jimmy, Mike & Chris have been out clubbing all night, but instead of going home to bed, they are staying up to watch England play in World Cup 2002 on TV.
Read MoreFriends United
Jamie's organises a school reunion for a few friends that he went to school with.
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