Jamie Oliver to create Money Saving Meals
Jamie Oliver will show viewers how to prepare delicious family meals without breaking the bank in brand new series Jamie’s Money Saving Meals for Channel 4.
“This year I’ve got the message loud and clear that as everyone comes under bigger and bigger financial pressure, they want help to cook tasty, nutritious food on a budget – so the book and series were born completely out of public demand. Our biggest luxury is knowledge, whether times are hard or not, so get kitchen smart and smash the recession.” – Jamie Oliver
The six part series, of half hour episodes, will use the restaurant trade’s money-saving secrets to inspire the nation to eat top-notch grub while spending less on their weekly food shop. In each episode Jamie will show that, with clever skills and a bit of know-how, viewers can serve up inspiring, tasty and nutritious meals no matter what their budget.
With the average UK household spending £2,467 a year on takeaways, Jamie hopes to prove that it’s possible to have your favourite dishes for far less dosh with a bit of clever shopping and some kitchen skills. Jamie will also tackle food waste and demonstrate how a little imagination can turn leftovers into tasty meals. Jamie will also go inside families’ fridges, to find out where food is being wasted and show ways to help prolong the life of food and save the pennies.
The series will air on Channel 4 in autumn. There will also be a book, Save with Jamie: Shop Smart, Cook Clever, Waste Less published by Penguin. Recently Jamie topped a poll of viewers favourite celebrity chefs beating Fanny Cradock and Gordon Ramsay to name only a few.
“Jamie’s never shared the money saving secrets of the restaurant trade before, and we love the ambition of making a show that’s jam packed with mouth-watering recipes and clever tricks that also cost viewers less.” – Commissioning Editor, Nick Hornby
