April 11, 2010
Jamie Oliver Motivates 1,000 People in Huntington to Attend His Cooking School
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
From an ABC TV Press Release
New York, NY (HNN) – Here’s the rundown of the Friday, April 9, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution that aired on ABC-TV.
"Episode 104" - Jamie realizes the importance of moving beyond the schools in order to get the community of Huntington, West Virginia to rise up and start a major food revolution. In an effort to reach more people, he makes a gentlemen's bet with DJ Rod that he can teach 1,000 people to cook in one week.
Jamie brings in the students of Marshall University to form a flash mob to shock the community into helping him win his bet. While he manages to wrangle hundreds of people, from steel workers to firemen, parents to government officials, to join his massive cook-a-thon, it takes hard discussions about real life and death to reach his biggest skeptics. Will DJ Rod come onboard to help Jamie make a real impact on the people of Huntington?, on "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution,"
Prior to the 9 p.m. airing, ABC re-broadcast the previous week’s episode:
"Episode 103" - Jamie continues on his vital mission to convince the people of Huntington to change their eating habits and get fresh food into the schools. Despite continued opposition from naysayers D.J. Rod and Central Elementary's head cook, Alice Gue, Director of Food Services Rhonda McCoy makes a leap of faith by giving Jamie the green light to cook for Huntington High School.
Once there, he finds his secret weapon in a group of motivated teenagers who understand the need for change: Brittany, whose lifelong weight problem has caused irreversible liver damage and shortened her life expectancy; Marisa, whose father died prematurely as a result of obesity; Ryan, a troubled teen who wants to get his life back in order by learning a new skill; Robert, a football player who struggles with his weight; Brian, whose family is plagued by obesity; and Emily, whose dream is to attend culinary school. Jamie takes a huge risk by asking the kids to secretly prepare a gourmet meal for the state senator, local legislators and community leaders in order to raise necessary funds to train the school staff to cook fresh food. Will the teens' passionate appeals inspire change in Huntington?
Here's a summary for the fifth episode which airs Friday, April 16:
"Episode 105" - Jamie places the burden of change squarely on the shoulders of Huntington High School students by asking them to choose between a lunch menu of processed junk food or fresh fare. He is shocked by their response.
His faith is shaken when he is forced to rely on the testimony of his biggest adversary, Central Elementary's head cook, Alice Gue, to help convince Cabell County Hospital administrators to fund training for school cooks and provide sustainable resources to roll out the food revolution in Huntington, on "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution," FRIDAY, APRIL 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on The ABC Television Network.
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Jamie Oliver Motivates 1,000 People in Huntington to Attend His Cooking School
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
From an ABC TV Press Release
New York, NY (HNN) – Here’s the rundown of the Friday, April 9, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution that aired on ABC-TV.
"Episode 104" - Jamie realizes the importance of moving beyond the schools in order to get the community of Huntington, West Virginia to rise up and start a major food revolution. In an effort to reach more people, he makes a gentlemen's bet with DJ Rod that he can teach 1,000 people to cook in one week.
Jamie brings in the students of Marshall University to form a flash mob to shock the community into helping him win his bet. While he manages to wrangle hundreds of people, from steel workers to firemen, parents to government officials, to join his massive cook-a-thon, it takes hard discussions about real life and death to reach his biggest skeptics. Will DJ Rod come onboard to help Jamie make a real impact on the people of Huntington?, on "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution,"
Prior to the 9 p.m. airing, ABC re-broadcast the previous week’s episode:
"Episode 103" - Jamie continues on his vital mission to convince the people of Huntington to change their eating habits and get fresh food into the schools. Despite continued opposition from naysayers D.J. Rod and Central Elementary's head cook, Alice Gue, Director of Food Services Rhonda McCoy makes a leap of faith by giving Jamie the green light to cook for Huntington High School.
Once there, he finds his secret weapon in a group of motivated teenagers who understand the need for change: Brittany, whose lifelong weight problem has caused irreversible liver damage and shortened her life expectancy; Marisa, whose father died prematurely as a result of obesity; Ryan, a troubled teen who wants to get his life back in order by learning a new skill; Robert, a football player who struggles with his weight; Brian, whose family is plagued by obesity; and Emily, whose dream is to attend culinary school. Jamie takes a huge risk by asking the kids to secretly prepare a gourmet meal for the state senator, local legislators and community leaders in order to raise necessary funds to train the school staff to cook fresh food. Will the teens' passionate appeals inspire change in Huntington?
Here's a summary for the fifth episode which airs Friday, April 16:
"Episode 105" - Jamie places the burden of change squarely on the shoulders of Huntington High School students by asking them to choose between a lunch menu of processed junk food or fresh fare. He is shocked by their response.
His faith is shaken when he is forced to rely on the testimony of his biggest adversary, Central Elementary's head cook, Alice Gue, to help convince Cabell County Hospital administrators to fund training for school cooks and provide sustainable resources to roll out the food revolution in Huntington, on "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution," FRIDAY, APRIL 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on The ABC Television Network.
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