Andi Oliver
Chef
1963-05-26
Andi Oliver is a British chef, broadcaster, and television presenter. She is known for food and culture programming on UK television and radio, and she has also worked as a restaurateur. Earlier in her career, she performed as a musician.
Quotes by Andi Oliver
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There are so many opportunities in hospitality.
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My dad always cooked with molasses, he would put it in cakes and curries, mutton stew or beef casserole.
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A Christmas ham is a thing of joy and smoky, sticky deliciousness.
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I remember standing on the stool next to Mum and making white sauce for a cauliflower cheese for the Sunday meal when I was five or six.
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Cornmeal pudding is a Caribbean staple. What Italians call polenta, we call cornmeal, and you can get it in any supermarket.
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I used to do a supper club and they oversold tickets. I literally didn't have enough food. I had to make a pumpkin soup out of nothing... it was carnage.
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You know when you're tasting things and there's a sort of empty hole? Molasses will fill that gap.
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I struggle with my weight - up and down like a yo-yo.
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Racism made me resilient. It taught me to be empathic. There is no upside to it, but I gained a sense of my own humanity.
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British multiculturalism is the jewel in our crown. We should be celebrating it in every environment. People of colour should not just be washing dishes.
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There's this idea that at 53 somehow you're winding down. Rubbish!
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