Hot on the success of his UK reality series, which saw Oliver transform British school food, he confidently pledged to "inspire and show America that just a little effort makes a massive difference."
However, the city's adult population, nearly half of whom are considered obese, were far from keen to be preached to on the topic of healthy eating.
In one clip a talk show host at a local radio station is seen berating a stunned Oliver, commenting: "We don't want to sit around eating lettuce all day. Who made you king?" Afterwards Oliver moaned to the cameras: "I thought miserable bastards like that only existed in England."
His attempts to motivate were yet again thwarted when he visited an elementary school which served pizza to their students for breakfast. "In all my years, I've never seen pizza served for breakfast," he said, as the canteen chefs insisted they thought it was a nutritious meal. Eventually, Oliver is seen sobbing, "they don't understand me, they don't know why I'm here".
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don't you know that this is the only way to reduce the lazy and stupid in the population
if you eat 3 big mac's a day you diserve what you get
that little bit of grilled chicken was the healtiest thing the kids probably eat all day the unintended consequence of "healtier" school food will be the kids going home and eating a big bowl of candy bars and pork rinds
Yay! I love this guy! I'm glad he's come over the pond to my side!
Afterwards Oliver moaned to the cameras: "I thought miserable bastards like that only existed in England."
Nice one - what a great way to insult your intended audience as well as your existing one!
Cooking's womens work anyway, the big wuss! :-P
Pizza for breakfast is a sacred American tradition.
Jamie, you are a great cook and it's not like we Americans don't like to eat great food but you seem to have forgotten that we came over here and fought a revolution to get away from people telling us what we >HAVE< to do. Show us a better dish, but not a snotty attitude and you'll have us literally eating out of your hand....
I always wondered about that- Cooking has traditionally been womens work.
But why then is it always males that are top-chefs and you seldom see women do that work professionally...?
I even knew a guy that composed the finest meals at a rather good restaurant. But the minute he set a foot in his own house, it was his wife who had to do the coocking......
Yeah, they probably could have used his advice, but swanning into town and telling everyone their culture is bad and you're going to fix it for them hardly seems like a plan destined for success.
<span>Yeah, they probably could have used his advice, but swanning into town and telling everyone their culture is bad and you're going to "save" them hardly seems like a plan destined for success.</span>
If only they could have their cake and eat it too
Me impersonating Jamie:
You US-citizens don't know nothing, you have no culture and you eat crap-food like shit!
...Now let me be your best mate and take my advice!
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....I don't understand------.......................................They covered me in tar and feathers and chased me out of town!!!!!!!
His comment did make me laugh. I haven't had the pleasure of going to America but having lived in another country before coming to England I have to agree that England does seem to specialise in miserable bastards.
He's far from what I would describe as snotty or snobby.
...And getting even ore obese because of it...?
...Poor Jamie- Has he even got more to cry for...
So the Yanks get to remain fat-tards forever then. Well we can't say we didn't try. You can't help someone who doesn't want to be helped Jamie. Screw em.
Coocking? Actually... I don't want to know.
He comes across as one of the most easy going fellas on television.
He was trying to show a better/healthier dish to try and save complete strangers from obesity...but it fell on deaf ears and most of what he got was abuse.
Are you actually bringing up the revolutionary war as a reason to dismiss a man trying to help? Sorry, but thats pathetic.
PLEASE, as an American speaking to a fellow American, do NOT bring up the Revolution to make a point about diet.
Plus, he's trying to help.
Foreigner1, that was a really good impression... Can you do anyone else...? 8-)
Good news: Stupid people will eventually take themselves out of the gene pool.
Bad news: They'll usually do so after they've passed on their bad eating habits to the next generation.
Honestly... Did you see the show last night? The kids didn't even know how to use a knife and a fork! I guess all they can manage is a spoon and fingers for shoving crap into their mouths.
Great job, America. Way to lead the world.
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