I bought this book in England, around the time that Jamie Oliver was taken the island by storm. While I cannot say that I am a big fan of the "jamie oliver" theme, I can say that I like the recipes and ideas that come out of that fake cockney accent mouth.
My favorite recipe from this book is the tray-baked fish. In a time I was deperately poor, a friend and I would buy a little piece of fish from the weekly fishmonger, a couple vegetables, and we adapted the tray-baked fish for ourselves. The dish cooked in 10 minutes perfectly and we ate it in the kitchen to absorb any residual heat from the oven.
Is it just me, but does Oliver always sound like his tongue is way too big for his mouth?

Probajte Jamievo pečeno pile s maslacem i začinima. stvarno. život vam nikad više neće biti isti.

Kijk, en deze stop ik in de 'pollekes' van mijn 'man én super-creatieve duizendpoot' en dan kan het afhaspelen van mijn rubriekje 'currently reading' geen enkel probleem meer zijn :)

Excellent book with very easy and practical recipes.

Original & still his best book.

he has great personal energy and some very interesting food, especsially for a Brit, but not a cookbook that I turn to alot

To my surprise, I consistently return to Mr Oliver for ideas and inspiration. And this book even more than The Return, or Happy Days.

I must confess, however, to being a true blue through and through Nigel Slater fan, and to enjoying a certain Ms Lawson's recipe writing style. Contrary to popular rumour, I have found that all but one of her recipes I have tried did work out fine - and I fear it was the excessive amount of Bombay Sapphire in the Gin & Tonic Jelly Bunnies (the only jelly moulds I could source at short notice) that turned them into road kill. Still tasted gorgeous though.

I think some of the recipes are a little to "English" if that's possible. But I love his lamb recipes.

Very easy recipes,it is nice to have this book in my cookbook shell.

Good book, but it is not what I typically like to cook.

The original Jamie Oliver! Excellent recipes, although many are very time-consuming (e.g. homemade ravioli).

I love Jamie Oliver and what he stands for (Food Revolution), but this cookbook was not basic. Too many "exotic" indgredient's I would be lucky to find at the local store or farmer's market.