It’s an old cookbook, and I’ve flipped through it multiple times since 1999 looking for specific recipes, but this is the first time I actually read it. Oliver is a casual, entertaining writer, and his recipes are fairly basic. Some I’ll actually try...like the Spicy Butternut Squash.

Great writing...only o.k. recipes

Great book! Very simplistic, yet delicious looking meals contained within the pages of his first book.

I found quite a few recipies that I would enjoy making, and am looking forward to doing so! ;)

I've found the Naked Chef series of cookbooks tasty and yummy (sophisticated culinary terms indeed). I'm especially a fan of the roast chicken and lemon-lime cream tart. Hmmmm...it might be time for a Sunday lunch sometime soon. Who wants to come?

Good, tasty food and not too complicated. The first book - I think - from the 'cheeky chap'.

So this is where it all began - a curly haired boy of 24 in the kitchen with a dead sexy accent, making dead sexy food. I remember falling in love with his tv show of the same name, and stylistically and in content, the cookbook is similar to the tv show. The recipes are so simple - Fantastic Roast Chicken, Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes and Basil, Cranberry Beans prepared with some herbs and olive oil. Oliver leans towards the traditional British and Italian fare in which he's grounded, and pares them down so the most trepidatious at-home cook feels confident. Love him!

great cook book!

This is great for just basic skills. I use so many of the recipes so often, and have made a few changes here and there to my own taste. Yumminess!

I was in love with him when I was ten. It intensified when this book came out.

Recipes are easy to follow and come out delicious. Try the spicy lamb shank. Jamie also included some photos of him shopping at various locations for his ingredients which is a real joy to have in a cook book.

I bought this book a while ago, when I had a crush in Jamie Oliver's cooking show. I did some of the recipes (the easy ones at least) like soups, salads and vegetables. I tried to do the bread once but it didn't work out for me, although my mother managed to do it and was really good!

I loved his show and really wanted to learn more about cooking. thumbs up!!