Jamie Oliver not eating what he preaches
Jamie Oliver the champion of healthy eating has been working on getting people across Britain to cook in their own kitchens with local produce. However, it seems that now he is in the centre of storm as news cropped up that his Italian restaurant in George Square over in Glasgow is one just one out of 15 in his chains that has been using sauces that are prepared 400 miles away by an industrial centre.
Instead of cooking from scratch, Jamie’s own chefs reheat the sauces, place them on dishes, and then add a few garnishes to dress the meal up. The sauces come from Fabulous Feasts Ltd which is the catering firm owned by Oliver that is located in Oxfordshire.
A spokesman for the celebrity chef stated that the kitchen is only used for a handful of base ingredients such as the base that the sauces are placed on and that those bases are made out of fresh ingredients. The spokesman added that this is done so that the menu is consistent from restaurant to restaurant and is something that is very common across any restaurants that are part of large chains to provide the same tastes.
When the Glasgow eatery first opened a few of its menu items also came from locations quite a distance away such as its scallops but since it was opened by Jamie the restaurant now serves only Scottish scallops.
Despite the c controversy, at least Jamie is not the first chef to face accusations of not using fresh food items as Gordon Ramsay was in the centre of the media circuit last year when it was found that he served some pre-made meals out of his restaurants from GR Logistics, which is the catering firm associated with Gordon Ramsay Holdings.
