He may only be 12 years old – but Buddy Oliver has already started setting the internet alight with his quick and easy-to-follow cooking videos.
In the past month, proud father Jamie Oliver has shared two of his eldest son’s tutorials with his 9.3m Instagram followers.
Along with a family-friendly tuna pasta recipe, Buddy delighted fans when he filmed a video talking viewers through his favourite fajitas last night.
However, Buddy isn’t the only son of a British celebrity trying to make a name for himself in the culinary world.
After flirting with a career as a photographer, David and Victoria Beckham’s eldest son Brooklyn is now focusing his attention on becoming a chef – despite his recipe videos being widely panned online.
Jamie Oliver’s son Buddy, 12, delighted viewers with his tuna pasta recipe video, which his dad shared on his Instagram earlier this month
Earlier this month, the 23-year-old landed himself in hot water with viewers after he used shop-bought broth to make Scouse soup.
Now Lisa Marley – who trains aspiring cooks at ProVeg UK – has analysed Buddy and Brooklyn’s drastically different techniques to see which up-and-coming chef has come up trumps.
Speaking to Femail, the chef explained how it’s clear Buddy has been watching his father Jamie carefully in the kitchen.
She said: ‘Confident in front of the camera and extremely likeable, Buddy Oliver is a star in the making. This is one nepo baby deserving of his success.’
What’s more, Lisa was particularly impressed with the primary school student’s chopping skills – which saw him slice a spring onion into perfectly even pieces for his tuna pasta recipe and dice an onion for his fajitas.
The expert continued: ‘Buddy holds his knife with the confidence of someone much older, and gives advice without any self doubt or insecurity.
‘This can only come from practice and repetition.’
In contrast, Brooklyn Beckham, 23, was labelled ‘out of touch’ by viewers of his truffle tagliatelle recipe video earlier this month
While filming his pasta tutorial, Buddy appeared in high spirits as he gushed that his recipe was ‘super easy’ and ‘delicious’.
He explained he was going to chop up a leek, using a ‘tap chopping’ method, saying: ‘You want nice thin slices.’
He then used a ‘cross-chop method’ to chop the leeks into smaller pieces, adding the chunks to an oily pan.
As such, the expert says it’s obvious that the aspiring chef is particular passionate about his hobby.
She continued: ‘Good knife skills, excellent cooking tips, interesting recipes all delivered in a fun, charming way. All this and 12 years old!
‘Buddy is a natural chef with a clear passion for food but more importantly, a passion for sharing and teaching. Unsurprisingly, being the son of the extremely talented Jamie Oliver, Buddy has clearly been paying attention.’
Chip off the old (chopping) block: Jamie Oliver’s son Buddy delighted fans after the celebrity chef shared a throwback video of the then-ten-year-old whipping up fajitas on Instagram
Left: Buddy’s fajita video opens with him showing how to perfectly chop an onion. Right: Buddy pictured cooking seasoned chicken on a low heat
Left: Buddy rolls up the fajita he’s prepared himself. Right: Jamie Oliver’s son tucks into his homemade meal
Two of a kind: Jamie, who was just 23 years old when he burst into the spotlight with The Naked Chef, showed his son is following in his footsteps
Lisa also highlighted how Buddy’s recipes appeal to viewers who have minimal experience or trying to make meals on a budget – unlike Brooklyn Beckham’s truffle tagliatelle, which was dubbed ‘out of touch’ by unimpressed viewers.
Praising the child chef, she added: ‘Buddy comes from a privileged background but credit to his family, he, like his dad, is a man and chef of the people.
‘His recipes are accessible, cost effective and demonstrated in a way in which the most inexperienced cook would be able to follow.’
In contrast, Lisa suspected that Brooklyn – who has admitted he is not a trained chef – has gained most of his kitchen skills by watching online tutorials.
After flirting with a career as a photographer, Brooklyn Beckham (pictured in a tutorial video posted last year) is now concentrating his efforts on becoming a chef
Left: Brooklyn pictured making truffle pasta. Right: Expert Lisa Marley says Brooklyn’s technique made her ‘cringe’
Speaking to Femail, chef Lisa Marley said Buddy was a ‘natural chef’ before blasting Brooklyn’s ‘style over substance’ videos
She said: ‘Brooklyn Beckham has a certain style to his cooking. He has decent knife skills, I would say he has had lessons or has studied videos and tutorials.
‘Using the same chopping board for meat, fish and vegetables is never a good idea but if you do, like Brooklyn, you must be fastidious about cleaning in between.’
Referencing his truffle tagliatelle and raw tuna sushi videos, Lisa said Brooklyn’s videos will only appeal to a minority of viewers.
The expert added: ‘Brooklyns’ recipes and ingredients aren’t accessible to a lot of people.
‘For example truffles, yellowfin tuna and expensive cuts of meat aren’t on most people’s shopping list. However, clearly he is recreating the dishes that he is used to eating.’
Brooklyn Beckham caught flak for his cooking videos once again, after he used shop-bought broth to make Scouse soup
Cooking up a storm: The son of David and Victoria Beckham , 23, recreated his version of the iconic soup, which can cost as little as £2 per portion
In comparison to Buddy’s informative approach, the expert said Brooklyn’s videos are more about building his brand.
She said: ‘He doesn’t regularly offer any cooking tips, hacks or advice. His recipe videos are more style than actual cooking lessons but by his own admission, he isn’t a trained chef.’
On top of this, the expert said she ‘cringed’ watching Brooklyn slice a truffle with a mandolin without wearing a protector.
She added: ‘I’ve known even experienced chefs that have chopped off the tips of their fingers in an instant.
‘My advice would be to get some formal training, it would give him a better understanding of food and flavour combinations and also open up a wider repertoire of cooking styles.’
Earlier this month, it emerged the budding chef enlisted a 62-person crew at the eye-watering cost of $100,000 to film him making a sandwich.
The chef is the star of his widely criticised online series, Cookin’ With Brooklyn, in which he demonstrates his cookery skills – although it has since emerged he was unable to fry a hash brown without assistance.
In one of the eight-minute episodes, Brooklyn shows his Instagram and Facebook followers how to make a bagel sandwich with a hash brown, coleslaw and fried sea bream.
According to the New York Post, the video had a team of professionals on hand including a ‘culinary producer’ who approves the recipes, five camera operations and nine producers.
An eight-minute episode of Brooklyn Beckham’s cooking show where he made a sandwich reportedly cost $100,000 and had a crew of 62 people
Brooklyn has come under fire recently for his frequently-ridiculed cooking skills. Most recently an appearance on the Late Late Show was slammed by several professional chefs who called attention to Brooklyn’s lack of training and expertise.
A source has said of Brooklyn’s overblown crew for his online videos: ‘It’s unheard of. It’s the sort of crewing you would expect on a big TV show.’
The insider added that each episode of the eight-minute online show, costs $100,000 to make.
In the sandwich video, Brooklyn did not actually cook any of the sandwich but simply spread mayonnaise on the bagel and layed the ingredients on top.
The source said: ‘He is to cooking what [his mother] Posh was to singing. Apparently the guy has to be shown really super basic things and has a cheat sheet of expressions from whisk to parboil, several illustrated with pictures.’
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