BORA Magazine 01|2020 – English

“The highlight for me was getting to talk
to Michelle Obama, as she sees food
and health as important topics.”
ANNA JONES
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At twelve, she cooked dinner for her family for
the first time. Her mother loved food but as a
working mum and feminist, she didn’t see
preparing an evening meal each day as her
primary task. Despite that, she still supported
Anna’s passion from an early age with a twinkle
in her eye: “If you can cook well, everyone will
love you.” Anna laughs as she tells us about it.
“My parents both like eating, but cooking isn’t
their thing. The stove is my domain.”
As a self-taught cook, Anna applied to Jamie
Oliver with her university degree but little hope
of success. And was actually taken on. She
ended up working for his TV show for seven
years. “It was great training for me: we had three
kitchens and tried loads of different products,
spices and dishes every day. It raised my
awareness of healthy, high-quality products.”
The Brit loves simple, fresh food, especially
vegetables. In her time with Jamie, she became
Above: Anna Jones is a
thoroughly converted
vegetarian. She
demonstrates just how
varied this cuisine is in
her blog and cookbooks.
Right: Her job with
celebrity chef Jamie Oliver
greatly shaped Anna
Jones’s cooking style –
and still does today.
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