‘Parmesan Martini’ not Brexit to blame for Jamie Oliver restaurant closures
Sympathy for Jamie Oliver appears to be in short supply on Twitter after the celebrity chef blamed Brexit for the closure of six of his restaurants.
This is the same Jamie Oliver who four years ago expressed his admiration for Ukip and its then leader, Nigel Farage.
“What I love is that Ukip are stirring it up,” Oliver said, a quote that is now beginning to repeat on him like an aubergine parmigiana with crispy breadcrumbs.
2013 @jamieoliver used his fat tongue to praise @UKIP & @Nigel_Farage for "mixing it up". 2016 fat tongue blamed Brexit for eateries closing https://t.co/4H2hoA41ts
— Alexander Jones ®™ (@BigAlexJones) January 6, 2017
That’s not Brexit, that’s because the fat tongued wanker puts fucking parmesan in a martini. https://t.co/TQ8emcZQsD
— Mitten d'Amour (@MittenDAmour) January 6, 2017
Parmesan in a Martini? We were unable to track down this particular recipe until @MittenDAmour found it for us.
Bankruptcy would be too good for this kind of fuckery. pic.twitter.com/5LLBDYHjUv
— Mitten d'Amour (@MittenDAmour) January 6, 2017
Here’s some more reaction.
https://twitter.com/sempersursum/status/817312731460149250
https://twitter.com/Markgsparrow/status/817336765417738240
https://twitter.com/Markgsparrow/status/817354820860465152
Oliver’s company blamed “a tough market and post-Brexit the pressures and unknowns have made it even harder” for the decision to shut half a dozen branches of Jamie’s Italian.
The new issue of the chef’s Jamie magazine promises “feel good food for the year ahead”. Perhaps he should tuck in.
Guys @JamieMagazine is out today!!! Grab a copy and get that feel good food like my healthy bean recipes! x https://t.co/C5EXpCpgW8 pic.twitter.com/yjTOTOAJor
— Jamie Oliver (@jamieoliver) January 4, 2017