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Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution 2 Premieres Tuesday, April 12
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Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Season 2 Kicks Off Tomorrow

The Naked Chef, Jamie Oliver, is back for season two of his hit reality show, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution.
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The Naked Chef, Jamie Oliver, is back for season two of his hit reality show, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. Unlike last season, where he took on the unhealthy Huntington, WV, this time around you'll find Jamie challenging the entire city of Los Angeles's school system to offer healthier food options for its students. Our own YumSugar team recently sat down for an exclusive interview with Jamie, and here's what he said about why he chose LA as the hub for his second installment:

We went to LA for two reasons: one, I didn't want to go back to the next unhealthiest town in America, 'cause I didn't want it to be seen as a format; two, there's enough good sh*t going on in California, genuinely, amongst a lot of bad stuff. From a blatantly strategic point of view, if we can make any form of change in California . . . if anything happens in law . . . anything we achieve there will go across the whole of America.

It's sure to be another drama-filled, entertaining season. Food Revolution airs tomorrow at 8/7c on ABC.

Naked Chef Jamie Oliver Set to Host Reality Show In the Fattest City In America
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America's Unhealthiest City Gets Its Own Reality Show

Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver has slaughtered a chicken on television, reformed school lunch in England, and is now onto his next mission: shaping up America's "fattest and unhealthiest" city — Huntington, W.
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Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver has slaughtered a chicken on television, reformed school lunch in England, and is now onto his next mission: shaping up America's "fattest and unhealthiest" city — Huntington, W. VA — for all the world to see on reality TV. Huntington was given the title of fattest city from an Associated Press article that ran last year. The AP culled data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to come up with its ranking.

Upset by the negative label, Huntington residents initially welcomed the chef into their city as an opportunity to prove to America they were not a slovenly bunch. However as filming progresses, some residents are voicing concerns that they will be misrepresented, and that the negative stereotype will be exploited for production value. Producers from the show say that the city will get a fair shake and that Oliver has clear intentions to help its residents live healthier and eat better. This remains to be seen until filming wraps up in November and the show airs.

Do you think that the premise of this show is exploitative or it will help instill healthy lifestyle changes in its participants and viewers?

Jamie Oliver is An Animated Fellow
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Jamie Oliver is An Animated Fellow

Those of you that miss seeing Jamie Oliver (aka The Naked Chef) on a regular basis, will be happy to know that he's signed on to do another show.
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Those of you that miss seeing Jamie Oliver (aka The Naked Chef) on a regular basis, will be happy to know that he's signed on to do another show. Only this time, instead of appearing in the flesh, he'll appear as a cartoon version of his 10-year-old self.

In a joint effort between his production company Fresh One Productions and Wallace and Gromit creators Aardman Animations, Jamie will appear as a cartoon aimed towards seven to eleven-year-olds. The series will feature Jamie on a quest to becoming a truly great chef. Along the way he'll interact with a world filled with talking food and other unusual characters such as Eggs Benedict — a mad scientist, obviously.

"I can't tell you how passionate I am about kids and food," said Oliver.
"I really want to pass on a little knowledge in a fun way, to really connect to the younger kids, so teaming up with the incredible Aardman Animations to produce Little J was an absolute must."

As of now, the 52-part series does not have a broadcaster, but I have a feeling we'll see it soon enough.

Source: The Guardian