Review: Jamie's Italian
I have to say that Jamie Oliver is one of my favourite celebrity chefs. He is so passionate about what he does, and creates good honest food. Every one of his recipes that I have followed has always turned out perfectly! When we got the opportunity to eat at one of his Italian restaurants, although it is more of a chain, I was very excited.
In June 2008 Jamie launched Jamie's Italian, his first high-street business venture, in Oxford. Jamie's Italian has proved successful and there are now 35 restaurants in the chain. He also launched his "Gold Card" scheme, this means that members get great perks, such as free drinks, or money off and special tasters each time you visit. Even though the nearest restaurant is an hour and a half away from me, I still got myself one!
When we arrived we were shown to our table by friendly staff in a rustic setting. It was big and open plan and we were near the big open kitchen. I love being able to see the chefs and smell all the delicious food being cooked! We were brought a round of Rossini, a berry purée topped with prosecco (I drank Nick's and ended up ordering 2 more after that!) We were also brought a little taster of a meatball on a crunchy spoon. This was delicious, tender and flavoursome, so much so that Nick asked if meatballs were available on the main menu, sadly they weren't.




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