Jamie Oliver grew up in his parents' country pub, the Cricketers in Clavering, where he started cooking at the age of eight, before studyin at London's Westminster Catering College. He then went on to work with some of the top chefs in the country-namely Antonio Carluccio at the Neal Street Restaurant and Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers at the River Cafe. He is now running the restaurant at Monte's in Knightsbridge, London. He writes regularly for The Times magazine on Saturday and is the Food Editor at Marie Claire. He is the author of two other books published by Penguin, The Naked Chef and Happy Days with the Naked Chef.