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// 1.11.04
With Or Without Stew!
Multi-millionaire U2 man Adam works in kitchen of Jamie's jobless
The People, October 31, 2004
Simon Byrne
U2 star Adam Clayton spent a secret week in the kitchen of top celebrity chef Jamie Oliver - in a bid to improve his cooking skills!
The millionaire musician washed pots and took orders from other chefs after he enrolled to join Oliver's Fifteen restaurant.
The idea behind the restaurant is to take kids off the street and give them top tuition in how to become a chef.
The spin-off TV show, Jamie's Kitchen, was a huge TV hit. The restaurant, which is based in London, is a frequent haunt of dozens of celebrities including Ronan Keating, Madonna and Tony Blair.
However, so taken by the idea was mild-mannered rock star Clayton that he asked to work there for a week.
Oliver revealed that Clayton mucked in like everyone else and turned out to be a top chef.
"He was a good bloke. He was just like "Can I come and work in the kitchen? Yeah, of course. He wore the same whites as everyone else, he got changed with the students and he got told and briefed like everyone else.
"And I'll tell you by the end of the week he was making the best cannelloni," revealed Oliver.
The 29-year-old 'geezer' said he was completely refreshed by the U2 star's down-to-earth attitude.
"I was totally refreshed by Adam and the students just treated him like anyone else and he was the same to them.
"He can make a whole selection of things on the tour bus now for Bono and the boys," laughed Oliver.
Friends of the U2 star say that Adam is a very private person and didn't talk about what he did outside of the supergroup.
"Adam is always going off and doings bizarre things. He really likes his own space when the group are not on tour.
"He might go on long treks and you wouldn't hear from him for weeks on end and then he'd pop up again.
"He's a very cool individual and the most unlikely of pop stars," said the friend.
Meanwhile, spending a few quid on ingredients certainly won't be a problem for Adam and his fellow U2 megastars.
The band's deal with computer giants Apple for their new iPod has netted them another fortune.
With U2's backing the computer giant's shares have jumped to an all time high.
(c) The People 2004
