Locals review "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution"
"Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" focuses on Oliver's efforts in Huntington in 2009 to promote healthier eating habits by encouraging food preparation from fresh ingredients. Those efforts were focused on local schools, families and a kitchen to teach people how to cook. Each week, we will have local residents weigh in on the episodes.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

ABC moves up premiere date for Jamie Oliver show

HUNTINGTON -- ABC is offering an early sneak peak of "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" at 10 p.m. Sunday, March 21.

The premiere episode of the show will replay at 8 p.m. Friday, March 26, followed by the second episode of the show. The sneak peak episode will follow a new episode of the network's popular "Desperate Housewives."

"Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" focuses on Oliver's efforts in Huntington last year to promote healthier eating habits by encouraging food preparation from fresh ingredients.

Those efforts were focused on local schools, families and a kitchen to teach people how to cook.

Cabell County Schools is working to implement Oliver's menu and the kitchen, now called Huntington's Kitchen, is offering low-cost cooking classes for local residents.

The ABC description of the second episode details Oliver's work and disagreements with cooks at Central City Elementary and school system administrators, as well as some opposition from local radio disc jockey Rod Willis.

Check this blog each week for news on the show and what local residents think of each episode.