That same year, Oliver was invited to prepare lunch for then Prime Minister Tony Blair at No. 10 Downing Street. The family live in Clavering, Essex. His emphasis on cooking healthily continued as he created Jamie’s Ministry of Food, a television series where Oliver travelled to inspire everyday people in Rotherham, Yorkshire to cook healthy meals. in June 2003, Oliver was awarded the MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. A great proponent of fresh organic foods, Oliver was named the most influential person in the UK hospitality industry when he topped the inaugural Caterersearch.com 100 in May 2005. Oliver was reported to have admitted that he does not use supermarkets, saying “For any chef, supermarkets are like a factory. The Naked Chef (1998-1999) was Oliver’s first series.
