Look To The Stars News: Jamie Oliver

Colin Firth Donates Shoes To Celebrity Charity Auction

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000

The Small Steps Project will be holding the 2011 London Celebrity Shoe Auction and the premier of the new film at a fundraising evening at The Royal Society of Medicine on October 12.

The event aims to raise awareness and funds so that we can continue to assist children in poverty on rubbish dumps around the world.

Jamie Oliver Launches Birthday Wish Campaign For A Cause

Mon, 23 May 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Celeb chef Jamie Oliver is partnering with Causes.com to celebrate his birthday next Friday, May 27th. This year, the Naked Chef has one Birthday Wish: to raise $25,000 for the Spark a Food Revolution – Train 1,000 Food Revolutionaries Foundation and is working with Causes.com, the largest platform for online activism and philanthropy, to make it come true.

Jamie launched his Birthday Wish campaign on Causes.com last week, asking friends, family, fans and supporters to take part in making his Birthday Wish come true by donating to the foundation. The Causes.com based Birthday Wish also allows fans to send personalized birthday cards to the Naked Chef.

Jamie Oliver Promotes American Cooking At Its Finest

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Famous for trying to get Americans and Brits off processed foods and into eating healthy, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has written a new cook book that highlights a brighter side of the state of American cuisine.

In an interview with CBC.ca radio, Oliver talks about some of what’s wrong in America, and some of what’s right – in Jamie’s America. Here are a few excerpts:

Oliver: Mechanically reclaimed meat. Do you know what that represents? Once they’ve taken the breast off and the legs off, what are they left with? The carcass. [Puts chicken carcass in blender.]

Nick Jonas Leads Celebrity Charity Big Influence Campaign

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:30:00 +0000

Nick Jonas has put his success down to his father, and Paloma Faith said her mum was her inspiration growing up.

The two are part of a group of stars of TV, music and theatre teaming up to speak about who influenced them as a child in support of children’s charity Chance UK’s Big Influence campaign which began on Monday 18th October. The campaign aims to highlight the positive impact that adults had in the lives of the celebrities when they were young, and to encourage people to become that positive influence for todays children.    Other celebrities, including comedienne Jo Brand and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, have thrown their weight behind the campaign, and spoken about the impact that a positive role model had on them when they were growing up.

“At Chance UK, we know how important a positive role model can be for a child, and what a big difference it has made to these celebrities,” said Chance UKs Chief Executive Gracia McGrath OBE. “They are urging others to be a big influence in the life of a child, and they can do just that by becoming a mentor for Chance UK.”

Celebrity Charity Store Opens For Runaways Refuge

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:00:00 +0000

A number of top stars have donated items from their very own wardrobes to a new celebrity charity store in the UK.

The store, located in Sheffield’s Meadowhall shopping centre, will raise money for local charity SAFE@LAST, an organization established ten years ago for young runaways. The charity runs the only emergency refuge for runaways outside London for runaways under the age of 16.

Some of the items on sale in the store include Sienna Miller’s Roberto Cavalli sunglasses and the dress Fern Britton wore on her last appearance on This Morning. There are also items donated by Jamie Oliver, Fearne Cotton, Twiggy and JLS.

Robert Pattinson And Others Raise Their Hands For Charity

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:30:00 +0000

Robert Pattinson has put his hand up for charity – by joining other celebrities to support The Body Shop’s Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People campaign.

The Twilight actor has joined stars such as Sienna Miller, Naomi Campbell, Jamie Oliver, Katie Melua, Ben Kingsley and Joanna Lumley in tracing around their own hands to promote the campaign’s online petition to stop human trafficking.

“Human trafficking exists in countries all over the world, not just the poorest,” explains a release from the campaign. "According to the United Nations, it is the third-largest and fastest-growing criminal industry in the world, with more than 1.2 million children and young people trafficked every year.

Russell Crowe Leads Famous Faces On Charity Xbox Consoles

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Gaming fans in Australia and New Zealand are able to bid on special edition Xbox consoles signed by some big stars for charity to celebrate the sale of 1 million Xbox 360 consoles in the two countries.

A host of famous names have had their faces printed on the consoles and have personally autographed them to benefit the David Peachey Foundation, a charity that aims to promote the development of indigenous youth in Australia.

Fans can bid on consoles signed by Russell Crowe, Kelly Rowland, Slash, Jamie Oliver, Kim Kardashian, Elle Macpherson and many more. There is also a special Halo Console designed by Lord Of The Rings effects wizard Richard Taylor and Weta Workshop.

Stars Support Twestival Charity Auction For Concern Worldwide

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:30:00 +0000

On Thursday, 25 March, people in hundreds of cities around the world will come together to rally around the important cause of Education by hosting local events to have fun and create awareness as part of the annual Twestival (or Twitter Festival). And to help with the initiative, a host of stars have donated unique items to a charity auction.

The list of lots going under the hammer is long and exciting, and includes a phone call from Justin Bieber, the chance to meet Stephen Fry, a bag of goodies from Paris Hilton, as well as signed memorabilia from The Veronicas, Alyssa Milano, Jamie Oliver, Counting Crows, Andy Murray, Linkin Park and Chris Cornell, and much more.

Proceeds from the auction will go to Concern Worldwide, an international humanitarian organization transforming the lives of the world’s poorest, most marginalized children through access to education.

Jamie Oliver’s TED Wish

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Every 18 minutes, four Americans die from obesity. Chef Jamie Oliver believes that “food binds us to the best bits of life,” and is introducing healthy food to children to stop the obesity trend.

In a fiery speech he gave at this month’s TED conference, Oliver presented some startling statistics, such as American children will live ten fewer years than their parents because of the landscape of junk food that they grow up in. While people spend their lives worrying about death, murder and safety, he says diet related diseases are the biggest killer in the United States today.

Part of the problem is that America is into its third generation that has not been taught at school or at home how or what to cook. A film clip showed children in elementary school that could not correctly identify a tomato, cauliflower, beet, eggplant or potato.

Stars Want Bluefin Tuna Off The Menu

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:00:00 +0000

A group of actors has written to Robert De Niro’s Nobu restaurant chain to ask them to stop serving endangered Bluefin Tuna.

According the Britain’s The Telegraph, Sienna Miller, Charlize Theron, Jemima Khan, Woody Harrelson, Laura Bailey, Alicia Silverstone, Zac Goldsmith, Sting, Trudie Styler, Elle Macpherson and Stephen Fry have “written to the restaurant to say they can no longer dine with a clear conscience as long as the restaurant continues to serve bluefin tuna – a species considered by many to be as endangered as the white rhinoceros, panda or tiger.”

The plight of the bluefin tuna has been highlighted by the release of The End of the Line, a film narrated by Ted Danson that shows the effects of overfishing on the world’s oceans.

Jamie Oliver Saves Britain's Bacon

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is once again on a mission to show us what we are really eating.

Following his successful program last year educating the world about the chicken industry, Oliver is now set to host a show revealing the dark secrets of pork production.

Jamie Saves Our Bacon is a 90-minute television special that will screen on the UK’s Channel 4 later this year and guarantees to shock viewers about the conditions pigs are kept in. Along with the RSPCA, Oliver will use the program to urge the EU to set tougher minimum welfare standards for farmers and more honest labeling about how their animals are treated.

Martha Stewart Gets Celeb Friends To Sign Decorations

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:00:00 +0000

An eclectic array of stars, including Dido, The Wiggles, James Taylor, Patti LaBelle, Pink, and Joss Stone, have signed Christmas ornaments for Martha Stewart’s new charity auction.

Stewart’s Sirius Radio show launched the auction this week to benefit the Taste of the NFL, an organization that raises money and awareness for hunger organizations.

Other stars to join in the fun include Howard Stern, David Archuleta, the Kaiser Chiefs, Jane Krakowski, Nigella Lawson, Quincy Jones, Elle Macpherson, Tom Arnold, Jacqueline Bisset, David Cook, Nickelback, Jamie Oliver, Lee Ann Womack, and many more.

Pick Up Celebrity Hand-Me-Downs For Charity

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:00:00 +0000

It’s time to start thinking about Christmas shopping again, and this might just be the answer you’ve been searching for.

Celeb2nds.com has a whole swag of exciting items donated by your favorite stars – including Jamie Oliver’s apron, Donny Osmond’s dressing gown, Duran Duran’s drum kit, Kelly Osbourne’s dress, a card signed by David Tennant, Beverley Knight’s gold disc, and much more.

“Celeb2nds.com is an exciting new concept that allows users to get their hands on money can’t buy items from their celebrity idols, whilst raising money for some very worthy charities,” said site founder Steve Howell, who established the initiative in 2006.

Celebrity Chefs Honored For Chicken Campaigns

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:30:00 +0000

Celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall have received awards from the RSPCA for their work to improve animal welfare.

The pair received the honors at the charity’s AGM in London earlier this week after backing the RSPCA’s Freedom Foods scheme – an initiative that guarantees animals have been raised on farms that meet the charity’s standards. Both chefs released television programs earlier this year – Oliver’s Fowl Dinners and Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Chicken Run – revealing the conditions in which many chickens are farmed. Since then, the pair has continued to campaign for producers and retailers to adopt higher welfare standards… although at least one major supermarket chain in Britain has come out in direct opposition of their ideas.

Fearnley-Whittingstall, who was on hand to accept the award, thanked the RSPCA and insisted that the campaign must continue.

Paul McCartney Offers Download For Charity Donations

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:30:00 +0000

Sir Paul McCartney has teamed up with TV chef Jamie Oliver for a new charity initiative involving awesome downloads.

The Night Of A 1000 Dinners is the annual, global initiative of Adopt-A-Minefield that encourages people to host dinners and collect donations to help landmine survivors and their families and allow communities to return land to productive use. And to celebrate the “Dining to Demine” theme, Jamie Oliver is offering a range of exclusive free recipes for the event.

Sir Paul is also doing his bit for the event by encouraging people to be a guest at his own virtual Night of a Thousand Dinners Celebration by making a minimum donation of $25. Registered guests will receive a special gift via email from Paul – a download of an exclusive track called Lifelong Passion, a song the 65-year-old singer recorded under the name of the Fireman, and the result of a collaboration with respected producer Youth.

Razorlight Invites Friends To Charity Gig

Tue, 27 May 2008 11:16:44 +0000

Fans of British rock band Razorlight listen up: drummer Andy Burrows’ new solo album – The Colour Of My Dreams – comes out today, May 27, and the man himself is performing at a charity gig to celebrate.

The show will be held at the at the Union Chapel in Islington on Wednesday, May 28, in aid of Naomi House Children’s Hospice. And there are some very special guests lined up.

“I’ve managed to persuade Jamie Oliver to come down and do a barbecue to try to add to the bizarre school fete theme, and all the proceeds made from the hotdogs will go to the Naomi House Children’s Hospice in Winchester.” said Burrows. “I’ve also asked Fyfe Dangerfield from The Guillemots… and I’ve also asked Mark Morriss from The Bluetones, and my own band – Razorlight – will hopefully turn up and do something. And I’m hoping that Muse drummer Dominic Howard will turn up and do something on my drumkit, which I’m then auctioning off in aid of the charity.”

Celebrities Send Signitures For Charity Auction

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:19:30 +0000

Sometimes, if you really believe in a cause and you want some celebrity help, you’ve just got to ask. That’s exactly what Simon McGuinness, a British teenager who recently got a whole lot of star-power behind his mission to raise money for CAFOD, did.

“The response was overwhelming,” said Simon, who contacted over 50 celebrities and asked for signitures and items to sell in an internet auction.“I had replies and donations from Dr Who’s David Tennant, Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver, Rowan Atkinson, and even Prime Minister Gordon Brown.”

CAFOD – the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development – is a charity that supports communities abroad by helping provide food, water, education and health care, and McGuinness will stop at nothing in his quest to enlist celebrity help for the cause.

Oprah Gives Big With New Show

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:59:06 +0000

Oprah Winfrey is the brains behind a highly anticipated new series premiering next week on US television. Oprah’s Big Give is a reality show with a difference – contestants will compete to give and not receive.

In the eight one-hour episodes, a group of 10 people are given the challenge of a lifetime – to change the lives of complete strangers in the most creative and dramatic ways possible. The contestants must criss-cross the country, and find ways to impact the fates and fortunes of unsuspecting people who are in for the surprise of their lives.

The series will begin in Los Angeles, where Oprah will hand the contestants sealed envelopes with only a picture and the name of a complete stranger. Under intense pressure, they must give big to change this person’s life in just five days. The contestants must use their creativity and resources to generate the most powerful and sensational ways to make a real difference to their “charges’” lives.

Jamie Oliver's Charity Dinner Raises £225,000

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:17:11 +0000

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver hosted his Fifteen Foundation’s annual fund-raising dinner in London on December 5th, raising £225,000 ($457,000) to help train unemployed youths for careers in the restaurant business.

Disadvantaged would-be chefs are taught the trade in the Foundation’s “Fifteen” restaurants located in London, Amsterdam, Melbourne and western England.

“We’re trying to build a training kitchen above Fifteen to help the local community, and we’d like to increase the number of apprentices each year to 45 from about 20 to 25,” Oliver told Bloomberg before the event.

Clinton And Rachael Ray Unite For Kids' Nutrition

Fri, 11 May 2007 09:32:27 +0000

TV chef Rachael Ray is launching a charitable organisation aimed at helping children in the U.S. to eat more healthily, with the support of former president Bill Clinton.

Yum-o! will work with schools to improve cafeteria food, create scholarships, educate parents about healthy eating, and help fund charitable groups that feed needy children.

The organisation will work with Clinton’s Alliance for a Healthier Generation, and the American Heart Association to improve school food.

Oprah Gets Reality TV Show

Mon, 07 May 2007 20:19:53 +0000

Oprah is turning some of her uplifting energy towards a new prime time reality program, The Big Give. The show, set to air on ABC, offers 10 people from around the U.S. the chance to become great philanthropists.

Contestants will strive to find “the most powerful, sensational, emotional and dramatic ways to give to others” as they travel through the U.S. inventing creative ways to help local communities and make a difference to the lives of the people they meet. The winner will be the person who makes the biggest impact with the large amount of money they are given.

Eager to get involved in the project, Jennifer Aniston and Jamie Oliver have agreed to feature in one of the 8 episodes, raising as much money as they can for charity.

Jamie Oliver Gives Recipe to Prince

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:02:17 +0000

British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has offered the Prince of Wales the use of one of his recipes for charity.

The recently-created gingerbread recipe may become part of Prince Charles’ Duchy Originals range of foods, the profits from which go directly to the Prince’s Trust charity.

Oliver made the offer at a reception hosted by the prince at Clarence House for the cooks and headteachers of 60 schools. The event aimed to stress the importance of giving pupils healthy meals — the topic of Oliver’s “Jamie’s School Dinners” TV show and associated campaign.

Doctor Who Joins Charity Comic Cast

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:00:00 +0000

A special edition of UK children’s comic the Beano will feature celebrity guests in an effort to raise money for this year’s Comic Relief event on March 16.

Dennis the Menace and the Bash Street Kids will be joined by Doctor Who, chef Jamie Oliver, Rowan Atkinson, Jonathan Ross and others. The reluctant students will be forced to study by the Daleks, and have their school lunch cooked by Oliver.

The unusual cast will make its appearance in the first ever issue of the new monthly BeanoMAX publication, going on sale on February 15.