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THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE SHUT ME OUT.
THEY'RE SAYING, BASICALLY, THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN
DRAMA AND CONFLICT AND THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME,
AND THEIR FOOD IS BETTER THAN THE NATIONAL GUIDELINES,
AND THEIR NUTRITIONISTS ARE ALL OVER IT. THEY DON'T WANT HELP.
JAMIE OLIVER CONTINUED HIS FOOD REVOLUTION
ONE PACKED LUNCH OVER HERE!
WILL YOU SUPPORT ME GETTING INTO THESE SCHOOLS?
FOUGHT HIS WAY INTO ONE SCHOOL...
WE WANT AND NEED JAMIE HERE.
WHO LET HIM IN BECAUSE OF THEIR UNIQUE POSITION.
(Mike) M.L.A. SCHOOLS ARE CONTRACT SCHOOLS,
WHICH MEANS WE RUN THEM IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT,
AND WE GET TO CALL THE SHOTS BUT WE BETTER SHOW RESULTS.
(Jamie) GUYS, GREAT JOB.
BUT THE SCHOOL BOARD PUSHED BACK.
WHAT, EVEN SET FOOT IN THERE?
(Jamie) I JUST GOT TOLD THAT
I CAN'T COOK TO ANY BIGGER GROUPS OF STUDENTS--NOT 300,
NOT 500, NOT 600, AND CERTAINLY NOT THE WHOLE SCHOOL.
WITH THE WORLD OF SCHOOL FOOD BLOCKED...
ALL MY PLANS HAVE JUST FALLEN AWAY.
JAMIE TOOK HIS REVOLUTION TO THE CLASSROOM.
IN THESE TOPPINGS HERE, IS 271 INGREDIENTS.
EDUCATION IS ABOUT GETTING 'EM TO REMEMBER THE CLASS.
IT'S "JAMIE OLIVER'S FOOD REVOLUTION."
(children screaming)
♪♪♪
(Jamie) HEY, GUYS.
THE L.A. SCHOOL BOARD
WON'T LET ME ANYWHERE NEAR THEIR CAFETERIA.
I CAN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT THEIR FOOD TO THE KIDS.
BUT I AM HERE AS A TEACHER.
WHAT WE HAVE IS A PILE OF WASHED STUFF,
A SHARP KNIFE, STABLE BOARD. LET'S CRACK ON.
BUT I'VE STILL BEEN PUSHING AND PUSHING TO AT LEAST
TRY AND COOK FOR ALL THE 2,000 STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL.
AT THE MOMENT, THERE'S NO WAY THAT THAT'S GONNA BE ALLOWED,
SO I'M GONNA GET MARGINALIZED
AND PUSHED OUT AND SHOVED IN A CORNER AGAIN,
AND I'M JUST GONNA FEED A HUNDRED KIDS.
ON THE MENU TODAY, GUYS, WE GOT SOME BEAUTIFUL BEANS,
YOU KNOW, IN A SIMPLE LITTLE WRAP.
WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF SALADS. GREAT TOMATO SALAD.
WE GOT A REALLY GOOD CUCUMBER SALAD.
WE GOT THE ALFALFA. WE'LL HAVE ROMAINE,
WE'LL HAVE TOMATOES, WE'LL HAVE PEPPERS, AND WE'LL HAVE CHICKEN.
(students) GOOD.
(Jamie) SORT OF GETTING THERE TIMEWISE.
OKAY, COME ON, GUYS.
LET'S ALL GO TO THE ***-END OF THE SCHOOL AGAIN.
WEST ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL
REALLY DO DESPERATELY WANT ME IN THEIR SCHOOL.
BUT THE L.A.U.S.D. IS STILL IN THEIR SCHOOL,
AND I NEVER THOUGHT, AND THEY NEVER THOUGHT,
GUYS, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING, YOU SMILE AND YOU'RE PROUD.
YOU'VE MADE THIS. GOOD LUCK, GUYS.
(girl) HERE YOU GO.
JUST 17 YEAR OLDS...
KNOCKING OUT SOME FOOD, PROUD OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF THESE GUYS.
THESE GUYS ARE IN MY THIRD PERIOD FOR ENGLISH,
SO I EXPECT YOU NOT TO BE TIRED TODAY
YEAH.
SO YOU'RE GONNA BE READY TO WORK ON YOUR RESEARCH REPORTS,
TEACHERS JUST WANNA TEACH.
AND ACTUALLY, WHAT FOOD GOES IN THOSE KIDS
REALLY AFFECTS THEIR CONCENTRATION,
THEIR ABILITY TO FOCUS,
AND THEIR ABILITY TO BE A PAIN IN THE BACKSIDE.
GOOD. GOOD.
MIKE COMES OVER, AND I THOUGHT, "OH, NO.
SOME MORE BAD NEWS. WHAT NOW, BIG BOY?"
NO MORE OF THIS.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A BETTER TABLE NEXT TIME. OKAY?
WE CAN DO SOME FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL. OKAY?
HOW? HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO DO THIS?
BECAUSE WE HAVE A PROGRAM WE CALL ADVISORY.
THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF ADVISORY
IS TO EDUCATE KIDS ON HOW TO GET READY FOR COLLEGE AND LIFE,
M.L.A., FROM THE VERY BEGINNING,
HAD WANTED ITS STUDENTS TO BE HEALTHY.
SO WE ACTUALLY DESIGNED
A PERIOD IN THE DAY, UM, THAT'S CALLED ADVISORY,
AND THAT PERIOD IS ALL ABOUT FOCUSING CHILDREN
ON GETTING READY FOR COLLEGE,
ON HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.
IT'S A LOOPHOLE, BASICALLY.
IT'S CREATIVE THINKING. I WON'T CALL IT A LOOPHOLE,
BECAUSE IT'S FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR CURRICULUM FOR ADVISORY.
ADVISORY HAPPENS TO BE AT 11:00 A.M.
UH, GREAT TIME TO HAVE A MEAL.
SO IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE THAT WE COULD USE THAT PERIOD
FOR JAMIE TO DO A SCHOOL-WIDE ASSEMBLY
ON HEALTHY COOKING AND EATING.
AND AS PART OF THAT EXPERIENCE,
SINCE WE FIRMLY BELIEVE IN EXPERIENTIAL INSTRUCTION,
THEY TASTE THE MEAL.
YEAH. I MEAN, THAT'S ALL I'VE EVER WANTED.
WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT?
CREATIVE THINKING.
CREATIVE THINKING. CREATIVE THINKING.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT MIKE IS, EVERY SINGLE TIME
I GET A DOOR SLAMMED IN MY FACE, HE SOMEHOW FINDS
A LITTLE LOOPHOLE THAT GETS ME BACK IN THERE,
AND NOW I HAVE GOT THE OPPORTUNITY
TO COOK FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL. BRILLIANT.
RIGHT. THAT'S AMAZING. THANK YOU.
WE JUST GOTTA FIGURE THINGS OUT AS WE GO ALONG.
ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY.
UH, GUYS, GUYS. GUYS, GUYS, GUYS, GUYS, GUYS.
I'VE GOT SOME AMAZING NEWS.
AWESOME!
THE WHOLE SCHOOL. SMILES ALL AROUND.
THAT'S GOOD NEWS, MAN.
THAT'S GOOD NEWS!
(girl) HERE YOU GO.
I NEEDED GOOD NEWS.
OUR DREAM CAME TRUE, JAMIE. OUR DREAM CAME TRUE.
OUR DREAM CAME TRUE.
(Jamie) WE DID IT.
(indistinct conversations)
WE'VE HAD A GREAT DAY SO FAR.
ITS GREAT NEWS THAT WE CAN COOK FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL.
HI, GUYS.
YES.
BUT, LOOK, AT THE END OF THE DAY,
IF YOU WANT PROGRESS AND CHANGE IN YOUR SCHOOL,
YOU NEED THE WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH,
HOW MANY OF YOU THINK
THAT MATH HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH FOOD?
THE NUMBER OF CALORIES?
MY GOAL IS,
GET IN ALL SUBJECTS AT THE SCHOOL, AT WEST ADAMS,
WHETHER IT'S MATH, ENGLISH,
FIRST THINGS FIRST,
IN MY CLASSES, YOU CAN EAT IN CLASS,
SO, UM, COME UP THE FRONT, GRAB A SNACK,
HAVE ANYTHING YOU LIKE.
WE'VE GOT SOME SODA. WE GOT CHOCOLATE BARS.
WE GOT SOME ORANGE. JUST TAKE WHATEVER YOU WANT.
THE FIRST THING I DID WITH THE STUDENTS WAS SAY,
"IN MY CLASS, WE CAN SNACK ALL THE TIME. COME UP.
YOU CAN JUST HAVE ONE OF ANY OF THESE."
FIZZY POP, CANDY BARS, PIZZA. THERE WAS ORANGES THERE.
AND WHATEVER SNACK THEY TOOK, THEY PUT A STICKER ON THEIR TOP.
CALORIES IS KINDA BORING.
BUT ADDING THEM UP COULD CHANGE HOW LONG YOU LIVE.
GIRLS, YOU'RE ALLOWED 1,800 CALORIES A DAY.
2,300 FOR BOYS.
I WAS TRYING TO GET 'EM TO SORT OF UNDERSTAND
THAT CHOICES THAT THEY MAKE HAVE CONSEQUENCES TO THEIR BODY.
IF YOU EAT THIS KIND OF JUNK FOOD EVERY DAY
AND NOT DOING EXERCISE,
IT LITERALLY ONLY TAKES TWO MONTHS
FOR GIRLS TO PUT ON 20 POUNDS.
YOUNG LADY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP.
20 POUNDS FEELS LIKE THAT.
(laughter)
HEAVY.
OKAY. HEAVY, YEAH? RIGHT.
IN FOUR MONTHS, A FELLA WILL BE PUTTING ON
30 POUNDS.
OKAY?
IT FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE.
IT'S NOT NICE, EH?
OKAY, GUYS, ALL COME UP.
WHAT I WANTED TO GET THIS CLASS THINKING ABOUT WAS,
WHAT THEY EAT MATTERS.
IF YOU EAT CRAP,
PUT THAT 20 POUNDS ON AND THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.
AND IF YOU FEEL LIKE (bleep), GOD BLESS YOU.
THE CHOICES THAT YOU JUST MADE IN MY CLASS BY HAVING A SNACK,
THOSE CHOICES HAVE VERY, VERY DIFFERENT OUTCOMES.
YEAH.
AND THEN I SAID, "OKAY, FOLLOW ME."
OKAY, GUYS, GATHER AROUND.
I WANNA PUT A VALUE
ON THE CALORIES OF THE SNACKS THAT YOU JUST HAD. OKAY?
SO LET'S START. CAN I HAVE MY ORANGE PEOPLE COME FORWARD?
(laughs)
NOW THESE GUYS HERE, THEY PICKED THE ORANGE.
AN ORANGE IS 62 CALORIES, WHICH MEANS THAT, GUYS,
YOU'VE GOTTA GO AROUND THIS TRACK THREE TIMES.
(girl) HURRY UP.
EVERYONE WHO'S EATEN THE CHOCOLATE BARS
AND THE FIZZY POP AND THE PIZZA ARE GOING,
SO FOR YOU GUYS THAT HAD THE SODA--
140 CALORIES YOU'VE JUST TAKEN,
WHICH MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TO GO AROUND THIS SEVEN TIMES.
(girl) OH, MY GOSH.
OKAY, SO YOU'RE THE PIZZA GUYS. YOU'RE 149 CALORIES...
WHICH MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO EIGHT LAPS.
OFF YOU GO.
OKAY, CHOCOLATE PEOPLE.
THESE GUYS HAD THE CANDY BAR, OKAY?
NOW THE CANDY BAR TOTALS 220 CALORIES,
WHICH EQUALS 11 LAPS. OFF YOU GO. 11 LAPS.
I THINK WHAT REALLY HIT HOME
IS THE VALUE OF SOME OF THEIR FRIENDLY LITTLE SNACKS.
YOU KNOW, AN ORANGE IS THREE TIMES AROUND THIS FIELD.
THAT'S 3/4 OF A MILE.
A CHOCOLATE BAR--220 CALORIES-- IS 11 TIMES AROUND THIS FIELD.
NEARLY THREE MILES. UNBELIEVABLE.
CALORIES ARE SO BORING AND DULL.
I THINK, TO BRING 'EM TO LIFE AND MAKE THEM WEAR THAT PACK...
A LITTLE BIT LIKE MEETING YOUR FUTURE.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, CLEAN UP YOUR ACT.
MEET YOUR FUTURE. CARRY YOUR FUTURE.
SO THEY'RE GONNA BE UNCOMFORTABLE.
THEY'RE GONNA BE SWEATING. BUT ONE THING'S FOR SURE,
THEY'RE NEVER, EVER GONNA FORGET THIS MATH LESSON.
(boy) YES. YES, WE DO.
(girl laughs)
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
SO THE FOOD REVOLUTION
SEEMS TO BE GOING QUITE WELL FOR A CHANGE.
(beeps)
I'M IN THE SCHOOL. I'M GETTING MY HEAD AROUND FAST FOOD.
BUT THE ONE THING I HAVEN'T DONE YET IS GET INTO THE HOME.
HI.
JAMIE, I'M DENNY.
I FOUND A FAMILY THAT'S OBSESSED BY FAST FOOD,
HOW YOU DOING, BOYS?
THIS IS MY SON BRADY. THIS IS JAMIE.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
HELLO.
YES. NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
I'VE BEEN HEARING ALL ABOUT YOU, AND THE KIND OF, UH,
COOKING GOING ON-- OR NOT GOING ON, AND...
OH, MY GOD.
WE NEED YOUR HELP.
BEING A SINGLE DAD-- IT'S THE SINGLE
MOST CHALLENGING THING, BEING A SINGLE DAD,
THAT I'VE EVER HAD TO DO. IT'S PHYSICALLY CHALLENGING.
IT'S EMOTIONALLY CHALLENGING, MENTALLY.
THERE'S ZERO TIME FOR YOURSELF.
I'VE DONE THE BEST I CAN. I PROVIDE FOR THESE GUYS,
IN THE BEST WAY I CAN, IN EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR LIFE.
BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO COOK,
AND I REALIZE THAT I'M NOT GIVING THEM ENOUGH NUTRITION,
NOT GIVING ENOUGH FRUIT.
THERE'S DAYS WE'RE HAVING POTATO CHIPS FOR BREAKFAST.
I JUST WANTED SOME ASSISTANCE IN HELPING ME TO, UH,
GIVE THESE KIDS A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO EAT RIGHT.
LEARNING TO COOK WAS NEVER PART OF YOUR--YOUR GROWING UP
N-NOTHING.
YES. THANKS. YEAH.
BREN WILL TELL YOU.
MY OLDEST DOES NOT WANT TO EAT ANYMORE FAST FOOD,
AND HE DOESN'T WANT ANYMORE OF THE MICROWAVE STUFF.
OKAY, SO YOU'RE THE GUYS THAT ARE SICK OF THE FAST FOOD.
RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S TWIST IN THE TALE.
LIKE, WHEN I HAVE, UH, FAST FOOD,
I DON'T FEEL AS READY TO GO IN MY SPORTS EVENTS, YOU KNOW,
THAN WHEN--THAN WHEN I HAVE, LIKE, A CHICKEN SANDWICH
SO HOW MANY TIMES IN A WEEK WILL YOU HAVE FAST FOOD?
SO SEVEN TIMES AT LEAST.
MAYBE IF WE'RE... IN A HURRY.
SO ON AVERAGE, EIGHT, NINE TIMES A WEEK OR SEVEN TIMES A WEEK?
OKAY.
UH--
DOUGHNUTS? OKAY.
HE GETS DOUGHNUTS, AND I MAKE CER--I MAKE MYSELF CEREAL.
YES.
OKAY, SO WE'RE DOING FAST FOOD EIGHT, NINE TIMES A WEEK.
UH, BREAKFAST-- DOUGHNUTS AND CEREAL.
(Denny) YEAH.
OKAY. NO, I'M--I'M--IT'S OKAY. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF THIS.
DON'T--DON'T--I'M--I'M KINDA GETTING TO WHERE YOU'RE AT.
DENNY IS LIKE MILLIONS OF OTHER SINGLE PARENTS IN AMERICA.
HE WORKS HARD, AND WHEN HE GETS HOME,
HE DOESN'T THINK HE'S GOT THE TIME OR SKILLS
TO COOK AND NOURISH HIS FAMILY.
WELL, I'M HERE TO SHOW HIM
THAT THIS CYCLE OF HIDEOUS FAST FOOD CRAP
HAS TO STOP.
OKAY, GUYS, WE--OVER HERE.
AS LOVELY AS THOSE BOYS LOOK,
THEIR INSIDES ARE GONNA BE IN TATTERS.
OKAY, WE NEED TO GET SOME PROPER FOOD IN THESE KIDS.
WE NEED TO CHANGE THINGS. WE NEED TO INTERVENE.
WE NEED TO GIVE THE FAMILY STRUCTURE.
AND TO BE HONEST,
WE NEED TO SCARE THE CRAP OUT OF THEM AS WELL.
(Jamie) SO, GUYS, CHOOSE YOUR LUNCH.
WHAT DO YOU WANT, BUB?
I'LL GET A HOT DOG.
OKAY, DO YOU WANT CHILI CHEESE ON IT OR SOMETHING,
(Brady) ALL RIGHT, I'LL GET CHILI CHEESE.
WE WANT A CHILI CHEESE DOG, FRENCH FRIES.
ALSO, A CRISPY CHICKEN SANDWICH AND FRENCH FRIES.
THAT'S IT.
OKAY.
(man) HERE YOU ARE, SIR.
OKAY.
SO WHAT WE GOT HERE?
OKAY. YEAH.
(Denny) OKAY.
REALLY?
OKAY.
(Denny) GOING THROUGH THE DRIVE-THRU WAS A SHOCK.
I THOUGHT WE WERE JUST GONNA EAT.
AND THEN HE BROUGHT OUT OUR FOOD, AND IT KEPT COMING.
(man) AND HERE'S SOME MORE. OH, HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
(Denny) ARE YA KIDDING ME?
(Jamie) WHAT I'D ARRANGED WAS A MONTH'S WORTH
OF FAST FOOD AND JUNK FOOD FROM THIS ONE FAMILY OF THREE ALONE.
OH, THIS IS NOT GOOD.
EVERYONE'S LIKE, "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?"
THANKS.
(man) MORE FRIES.
(Jamie) THERE WE GO.
OH, MY GOD. THANK YOU.
DOUGHNUTS! HERE'S YOUR BREAKFAST.
THIS LOOKING ABOUT RIGHT, DAD?
YEAH.
(man) NUGGETS AND MORE FRIES.
OH, MY GOSH.
(Jamie) THERE WAS STUFF GOING EVERYWHERE.
(man) YEAH, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
BY THE TIME WE GOT ON TO THREE WEEKS AND FOUR WEEKS,
THERE WAS FOOD IN, ON, AND ALL OVER THE CAR.
(Denny) THIS IS SO GROSS.
UGH.
YEAH.
AND THEN IT HIT TWO WEEKS, AND YOU'RE THINKING,
WHAT'S GOING ON? WE HIT THREE WEEKS--
YEAH. (chuckles)
HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL?
YEAH.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE FAST FOOD AGAIN.
NO, THIS IS GROSS. IT REALLY-- THIS IS--YOU KNOW, THE--YEAH.
THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE TO START.
THIS IS, LIKE--THIS IS--I NEED TO--I NEED YOU TO SORT OF SEE
THAT YOU NEED TO GET THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE.
TELL ME HOW YOU FEEL.
UH, TRAPPED, I GUESS.
LIKE, UM, SICK A LITTLE BIT.
AW, POOR GUY.
TRAPPED IS GOOD, BECAUSE WE NEED TO BREAK THIS CYCLE, OKAY?
(Jamie) WELL, I WAS TALKING TO LITTLE BRADY, AND HE GOES,
"I-I FEEL TRAPPED."
YEAH, I THINK YOU DO-- LIKE, PHYSICALLY TRAPPED
AND ALSO PSYCHOLOGICALLY TRAPPED FROM HAVING THIS CRAP
EVERY SINGLE DAY, DAY IN, DAY OUT.
LET'S CLEAN THIS CAR OUT,
OKAY.
THAT'S RIDICULOUS THAT WE EAT THAT MUCH.
IT IS HUMILIATING. IT'S EMBARRASSING.
I MEAN, THE WHOLE FAMILY WAS SHOCKED AND DISGUSTED
WITH ALL THE STINKIN' JUNK THAT THEY BOUGHT IN A MONTH.
COME ON IN, GANG.
HOW GROSS WAS THAT MONTH'S WORTH OF JUNK FOOD?
OHH.
BUT I HADN'T FINISHED YET.
(Denny) OH, MY GOSH. YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME, MAN.
WHAT?
OHH! M--
(chuckles) THAT'S SO BAD, MAN.
OHH, MY GOD.
SO A MONTH WAS KIND OF NOTHING.
(chuckles) THIS IS BAD, MAN.
IT'S SO GROSS.
SO... THIS IS WHAT GIVES YOU YOUR ENERGY.
THIS IS WHAT SUSTAINS YOU THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
THIS IS WHAT YOU GO TO BED WITH IN YOUR TUMMY.
(gags)
THIS IS WHAT BUILDS YOUR MUSCLES.
I THINK THIS PROVES THE POINT.
GOD. I SWEAR TO GOD, I'M--I'M JUST SHOCKED.
IT SHOCKS YOU MAN.
(Denny) YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THAT HOUSE FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR
TO SEE WHAT WE PUT IN OUR BODIES WAS NOT... WAS NOT PLEASANT.
IT'S NOT FUNNY. IT'S NOT CUTE.
IT'S NOT--IT'S NOT LAUGHABLE. NOT IN OUR HOUSE.
HOW CAN I SIT HERE AND TELL YOU, "OH, I LOVE MY BOYS.
THEY'RE THE GREATEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME,"
(Denny) OH, MY...
IT WASN'T A GOOD FEELING AT ALL.
(groans)
LISTEN...
THIS IS--THIS WAS NOT PLANNED LIKE THIS, BUT...
(sighs)
YEAH, I-I, UM...
(taps table)
TELL ME HOW FOOD WAS IN YOUR HOUSE
WHEN YOU WERE BRENDAN'S AGE.
AT DINNERTIME, I HAD MY TWO BROTHERS AND MY SISTER
AND ME AND MY MOM AND DAD, AND, YOU KNOW, WE JUST...
(sighs deeply) WE JUST--WE HAD DINNER.
YOU KNOW, WE--WE MET,
AND WE JUST HAD DINNER EVERY NIGHT,
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, BECAUSE, LOOK, THERE'S SINGLE MOMS AND DADS
AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME
YEAH.
AND I'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE, OKAY,
UM, AND...
THERE'S A LOT OF PARENTS OUT THERE
THAT JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
RIGHT.
THEY'RE STUCK IN A RUT, OKAY?
SO YOU'RE A GOOD DAD.
YOU'RE A GOOD DAD, OKAY?
SO WE'RE GONNA DEAL WITH THIS...
AND WE'RE NOT GONNA BE POLITE ABOUT IT.
WE'RE GONNA DEAL WITH IT.
MM-HMM. YEAH.
YEAH. (chuckles)
AND LET'S HAVE IT OUT LIKE THIS, OKAY?
I'M NOT SAYING YOU CAN'T WATCH A GAME AND GO FOR A DRIVE-THRU,
BUT IT'S A TREAT. IT'S NOT A STRUCTURE.
SO WHAT I WANT TO MAKE YOU, DAD, IS A LEAN, MEAN COOKING MACHINE.
I WANT YOU TO DUCK AND DIVE. I WANT YOU TO BE WILY.
I WANT YOU TO BE STREETWISE ABOUT FOOD...
YEAH.
AND--AND I WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS
AS A MEMORY THAT WAS...
A COUPLE OF YEARS, OR MAYBE THREE OR FOUR...
WHEN YOU WERE SORTING YOUR STUFF OUT.
IF DAD AND THESE KIDS HAD HAD ANY KIND OF COOKING LESSONS
OR FOOD EDUCATION AT SCHOOL AS A REQUIREMENT, YOU KNOW,
THEY DEFINITELY WOULDN'T BE WHERE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW,
BYE, GUYS.
SEE YA LATER, JAMIE.
♪♪♪
(Jamie) AT THE MOMENT, EVERY DAY SEEMS TO BE GETTING
BETTER AND BETTER IN THE FOOD REVOLUTION,
(honks horn)
ARE GOING GREAT. I'M SOON GONNA BE ABLE TO COOK
FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL, AND NOW I'M GOING
HEY, HEY!
HOW ARE YOU?
ARE YOU READY FOR IT?
A NEW DAY.
I NEED TO GET DENNY AND THE BOYS TO THINK ABOUT FOOD
FOR THE VERY SIMPLE ACT THAT IT IS AND HOW EASY IT IS TO COOK.
SO, LOOK, HERE'S THE THING. WE'RE NOT ALL GONNA COOK
OKAY.
EVERYONE SAYS THAT IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE TO COOK
AND IT TAKES TOO MUCH TIME. I WANT YOU TO GO TO ONE
OF YOUR FAST FOOD PLACES. I WANT YOU TO BUY
OKAY.
COME BACK. WE'RE GONNA COOK FROM SCRATCH,
OKAY.
(jangles keys)
(Brady and Brendan) BYE, DAD.
(chuckles) ALL RIGHT, BOYS. LET'S DO IT.
(Jamie) TODAY'S MENU IS FRESH CHICKEN,
FRESH TOMATO SAUCE, LOVELY BOILED POTATOES,
A BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW SALAD. I'M GONNA GET THE TWO BOYS
TO COOK FOR CHEAPER, I BET, THAN WHAT HE SPENDS GOING OUT,
UH, AND GETTING A FAST FOOD LUNCH.
WE'VE GOT THE OVEN ON. GET YOURSELF A FRYING PAN.
OKAY.
LITTLE BRO, I WANT YOU TO CHUCK THESE VEGETABLES IN THAT SINK
YEAH?
(Jamie) THE POINT OF TODAY WAS A NEW DAY,
A NEW DAY IN FOOD IN THIS FAMILY'S LIFE.
WE'VE GOT, UM, FROZEN STUFF HERE--PEAS, BROCCOLI.
UH, YOU KNOW, DENNY IS A GOOD DAD.
HE'S A GOOD DAD, AND, UH, HE'S GETTING SO MUCH RIGHT,
BUT, UH, FOOD WAS A WORLD HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND,
SO I'M TRYING TO SHOW DENNY THAT IF THE KIDS CAN DO IT,
THEN SO CAN HE.
(clatters)
LIKE THAT.
NICE.
JAMIE DIDN'T REALLY COOK ANYTHING.
HE BASICALLY TOLD US WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT,
DRIZZLE ABOUT 2 TABLESPOONS OF OLIVE OIL IN THERE.
(Jamie) I WAS GIVING THE KIDS LOTS OF JOBS TO DO,
BUT THEY WERE LOVING IT-- DRIZZLING, SHAKING,
USING THE EQUIPMENT.
JUST BRILLIANT. THEY WERE VERY GOOD.
NOW PUT IT STRAIGHT IN THAT PAN.
OKAY, AND THE OTHER BITS.
(clatters)
OHH, NO.
IT'S ALL RIGHT. 3-SECOND RULE. (chuckles)
OHH.
(woman) Hi. Welcome to... May I take your order?
GIVE ME, UM...
TWO NUMBER TWOS, NO CH--NO CHILI.
I AM SO ON THE BOTTOM OF--OF KNOWING HOW TO COOK.
IT'S RIDICULOUS, AND SO GOING THROUGH THE DRIVE-THRU,
AND THERE WAS NO ONE WITH ME, I JUST SAT THERE THINKING,
ARE MY BOYS CAPABLE OF DOING THIS,
YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE ANY ICE CREAM DO YA?
DESSERT? DESSERT? ANY DESSERTS OR ICE CREAMS?
♪♪♪
DAD'S BEEN GONE ABOUT 13 MINUTES.
CHICKEN'S HALF-COOKED.
POTATOES ARE BOILING. WE'VE DONE A DRESSING ALREADY.
YEAH.
ONCE I SMELLED WHAT WE WERE COOKING,
I WANTED IT SO BAD. I WANTED TO EAT IT.
GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GO GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GO.
WE MADE--WE MADE SALAD. WE MADE SALAD DRESSING.
WE MADE CHICKEN. WE MADE TOMATO SAUCE
TO GO WITH THE CHICKEN. WE MADE OUR OWN DRINK.
I-I WOULD NEVER BELIEVE WE COULD'VE MADE
THAT MANY DIFFERENT FOODS IN 30 MINUTES.
THAT'S CR--UNBELIEVABLE.
OOH. IT JUST FELL INTO MY ARMS.
YEAH. THERE'S OUR DAD. OUR DAD'S HERE.
HOWDY, PARTNER!
HOW YA DOIN'?
YEAH, GOOD, MAN.
AH, THE WAFT OF FRIED FOOD. MMM. MM.
IT TOOK ME 45 MINUTES AND $31 TO GO GET LUNCH. (chuckles)
HEY THERE.
HOW'S IT GOING?
GOOD. AMERICAN FOOTBALL?
(chuckles)
YOUR--YOUR--YOUR SON'S BEEN MENTORING ME.
(Denny) WHEN I PULLED UP, AND I SEE THEM PLAYING
OUT FRONT, I'M THINKING, WHAT, THEY DIDN'T COOK? I THOUGHT,
GREAT, I'M GONNA BE A HERO. I'M GONNA PROVIDE THE LUNCH
AH, NICE. MEMORIES, BOYS, OF YESTERDAY?
HOW MUCH DID YOU SPEND, BOSS?
(rustles receipt)
$31. DO YOU WANT TO HAVE SOME DINNER
YES. (chuckles)
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO DO IT. LET'S DO IT.
(Denny) WHEN I WALKED IN, LUNCH WAS ALREADY COMPLETELY MADE,
AND I THOUGHT I WAS MORE THE HERO, WHEN IT REALLY WAS,
THE BOYS HAD NO INTEREST IN WHAT I HAD.
(Denny) WOW.
HERE.
I HAVEN'T COOKED A THING.
HEY, THIS IS GOOD.
THIS IS DIFFERENT.
HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?
IT'S REALLY NICE.
YOU'VE SPENT 45 MINUTES BUYING SOMETHING THAT,
IF YOU HAVE CONSISTENTLY, IS GONNA, YOU KNOW,
PUT YOUR KIDS ONTO A PATH THAT YOU DON'T EVEN WANT
MM-HMM.
AND THEN IN THE MEANTIME, A 14 YEAR OLD AND A 10 YEAR OLD
HAVE PUT THIS TOGETHER,
AND THIS WAS, LIKE, 23 BUCKS.
THE--THE FOOD THAT WE--THAT THOSE BOYS COOKED WAS DELICIOUS,
BUT THE BEST PART IS THAT
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EATEN AT THAT TABLE AS A FAMILY,
(Jamie) YESTERDAY YOU GOT QUITE EMOTIONAL
THINKING ABOUT YOUR CHILDHOOD. DOES THIS FEEL LIKE THE DREAM
THAT YOU'D KINDA BEEN THINKING OF BUT COULDN'T REALLY GET?
IT DOES.
THIS IS THE KINDA STUFF THAT, UM...
(sighs)
OH, MY LORD, JAMIE. STOP.
THIS IS THE KINDA STUFF, THOUGH,
THAT--THAT I WANTED FROM, UM, YOU KNOW, FROM THE GET-GO,
FROM WHEN WE ALL STARTED LIVING TOGETHER AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I SOUND CORNY, BUT THE TRUTH IS, THIS IS WHAT I WANTED,
BECAUSE I LIKE--I LIKE LOOKIN' AT YA, YOU KNOW.
I LIKE LOOKIN' AT YOU GUYS, AND, UM, AND HEARING
WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW YOUR DAY'S GOING,
AND--AND THIS IS PERFECT.
THIS IS PERFECT THAT YOU GUYS PUT THIS TOGETHER.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I JUST DON'T LIKE TO, UM-- BUT THIS IS A GOOD FEELING.
MY MOM, BEFORE SHE PASSED,
SHE DID SAY, "TAKE CARE OF THOSE BOYS.
YOU MAKE SURE YOU TAKE CARE OF THOSE KIDS."
IT IS REALLY NICE,
REALLY NICE
TO SAY, "MOM, I'M DOING WHAT YOU ASKED.
"THE KIDS ARE BACK AGAIN.
THE FAMILY'S BACK AGAIN. WE GOT IT BACK AGAIN."
IT'S--
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. GREAT KIDS, A GOOD DAD,
AND HOPEFULLY WE'VE SORTED OUT A MASSIVE CAR CRASH OF A MESS
OF FOOD THAT WAS HAPPENING,
AND, I THINK, I REALLY DO BELIEVE,
I HAVE FAITH THAT...
THAT FAMILY'S GONNA BE IN A GREAT PLACE
(Jamie) WELL, LOOK, I'M GONNA LOVE YOU AND LEAVE YOU,
BUT MY TEAM WILL COME AND SEE YOU AND HOLD YOUR HAND
FOR, LIKE, FIVE DAYS, SIX DAYS,
UM, AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE-- THAT YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH...
AND THE CONFIDENCE IS THERE,
UM, AND THEY'LL EVEN TAKE YOU SHOPPING,
UM, SO I'M GONNA BRING THE FOOD REVOLUTION KITCHEN
TO YOU, BECAUSE YOU'VE LET ME IN YOUR LIFE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU, TOO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
OKAY. YEAH. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT.
CHEERS, GUYS. LOTS OF LOVE.
CHEERS, MAN. SHALL I TAKE THIS?
(Denny) YES, TAKE THOSE THINGS.
AND, REMEMBER, GIRLS LOVE A MAN THAT CAN COOK.
(laughter)
SEE YA, GUYS.
ALL RIGHT. DID HE TEACH YOU HOW TO DO THE DISHES?
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(Jamie) SO NOW IT'S BACK TO WEST ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL.
I'VE DONE SCIENCE. I'VE DONE MATH.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR SOCIAL STUDIES.
I'M JUST A GREAT BELIEVER IN TREATING TEENAGERS WITH RESPECT
AND GIVING THEM CLARITY AND THE TRUTH...
HI, GUYS.
SO THE IDEA FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS
WAS ABOUT THE FUTURE AND ABOUT PEOPLE,
SO I HAD ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE TURN UP,
UM, ALL WITH DIFFERENT STORIES ABOUT THEIR BAD RELATIONSHIP
WITH FOOD.
HI, GUYS. JUST FIND YOURSELF A SEAT.
OKAY, LOVELY PEOPLE, SO I HAVE, UH--
MR. OLIVER HERE HAS OVERTAKEN YOUR SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS.
THE GUESTS THAT WE HAVE HERE TODAY COULD BE,
HEALTHWISE, YOUR FUTURE.
I'M GONNA BRING UP OUR GUESTS AND THE STUDENTS NEXT TO THEM
ONE BY ONE,
AND WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT WHERE THEY'RE AT IN THEIR LIFE.
OUR FIRST GUEST IS EDDIE.
UM, EDDIE, IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND,
I WANT YOU,
UH, TO TALK TO LEWIS AS IF YOU ARE TALKING TO YOURSELF.
OKAY. I WANT TO TELL YOU MY STORY.
UH, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES AT THE AGE OF 18.
I WAS A BIG ATHLETE,
WAS GONNA GO TO WASHINGTON STATE ON A SCHOLARSHIP.
MY ISSUE WAS, I WAS A TEENAGER.
IT WAS TIME FOR PARTYING, ALWAYS EATING OUT, YOU KNOW.
EVEN THOUGH I WAS AN ATHLETE, I WASN'T TAKING CARE OF MYSELF
FOR THE FIRST FIVE TO TEN YEARS OF HAVING DIABETES.
I'VE HAD ALL KINDS OF COMPLICATIONS,
FROM NEUROPATHY--THAT YOU DON'T FEEL YOUR HANDS--
YOU COULD PUT A KNIFE THROUGH MY FOOT, AND I WON'T FEEL IT.
I HAD A BELOW-THE-KNEE AMPUTATION IN 2003.
I HAVE RETINOPATHY, WHICH IS--
MY EYES ARE GOING BAD.
BUT IN THAT MIND-SET THAT I WAS WHEN I WAS YOUNGER,
I-I DIDN'T CARE.
I WISH I HAD A START-OVER...
FROM THE BEGINNING.
THAT'S THE TOUGHEST THING,
TO LOOK BACK AND... YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU'RE A TEENAGER, YOU MAKE SOME MISTAKES,
AND UNFORTUNATELY, IN MY CASE,
I-I DAMAGED MY BODY TO A POINT
WHERE IT'S MUCH MORE DIFFICULT,
AND SO I WOULD SAY,
I-I WOULD NEED A DO-OVER,
SO THAT I CAN DO IT RIGHT.
(Lewis) YEAH.
(whispers) SORRY.
(sniffles and sighs)
THANK YOU.
(sighs)
(sniffles)
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
SO, UH, THE NEXT PERSON I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO IS JENNY.
I WISH I COULD BE 17 AGAIN...
AND KNOW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW.
I'M A TYPE 2 DIABETIC. I HAVE CHRONIC HYPERTENSION.
I AM MORBIDLY OBESE, UM, BECAUSE I WASN'T TAUGHT
TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES.
WHAT YOU SOW NOW IS WHAT YOU'RE GONNA REAP DOWN THE ROAD,
AND THIS IS WHAT I'VE... THIS IS MY HARVEST.
WHAT WORRIES YOU?
I DON'T KNOW. LIKE, SHE'S A DIABETIC,
AND I SEE MY MOM AND MY GRANDPA--MY GRANDMA.
LIKE, THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THEIR HEALTH.
THEY DON'T WANT, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T WANT THEM TO BE GONE.
SO YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.
YEAH.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY?
WHEN YOU MENTIONED BLOOD-- LIKE, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE...
(voice breaking) I DON'T LIKE IT,
BECAUSE MY GRANDMA-- SHE ALSO, UM, DIED
BECAUSE OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, AND SHE DIDN'T TAKE HER PILLS...
(woman) OHH.
AND SHE DIDN'T TAKE-- SHE COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE,
RIGHT.
DO YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
AS--AS SORT OF MEDIATOR OF THIS TODAY, GUYS, RIGHT,
WHAT'S REALLY UPSET ME THAT I NEVER EXPECTED--
I'VE NEVER MET ANY OF YOU STUDENTS BEFORE--
NOT ONE STUDENT HAS COME INTO THIS SEAT AND NOT BEEN AFFECTED
BY THE THINGS ARE HURTING OUR GUESTS TODAY.
YOU'RE CRYING HERE, MY LITTLE DARLING, BEAUTIFUL THING.
YOU'RE CRYING 'CAUSE YOU'RE WORRIED, AREN'T YOU?
(sniffles)
IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
IT REALLY ISN'T. (chuckles)
IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
(Jamie) I SET THIS CLASS UP TO GET THE STUDENTS TO MEET
THEIR FUTURE, BUT THE REALITY IS, THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
HE HAS DIABETES.
HE JUST HAD A HEART, UM, ATTACK ON NOVEMBER.
HE BARELY GOT THE SURGERY ON DECEMBER.
ARE YOU WORRIED, TOO, BABE?
BECAUSE SO FAR,
WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED IN THIS ROOM IS
WORRY FROM 17-YEAR-OLD AMERICAN CHILDREN
ABOUT THE STATE OF THEIR PARENTS' HEALTH
AND HOW LONG THEY'RE GONNA REMAIN ON THIS PLANET.
ARE THEY GONNA BE AT YOUR WEDDING?
WILL THEY SEE YOUR CHILDREN?
THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT, ISN'T IT, BABE?
WHAT HAVE WE DONE, EH?
WHAT HAVE WE DONE? (inhales deeply)
I FEEL DISGUSTED BY THE WORRY
THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR BODIES, OKAY?
THIS CLASS IS GOING TO END NOW.
IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE MEETING YOU, OKAY,
SO LET'S ALL HAVE A DEEP BREATH... (chuckles)
AND LET'S GO ABOUT OUR BUSINESS. THANK YOU, STUDENTS.
OKAY, SO BEFORE WE END TODAY,
I THINK THIS HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL AND EMOTIONAL DAY,
AND IF WE CAN LEAVE HERE TODAY WITH SOME HOPE ABOUT HOW WE WALK
BACK INTO OUR FAMILIES, INTO OUR COMMUNITY
AND MAKE RIGHT DECISIONS, SO IF, GUESTS, YOU CAN TURN
TO THE STUDENTS WITH YOU AND GIVE THEM SOME KIND OF TOOLS
THANK YOU, MISS.
(Jamie) FOR ALL OF MY GUESTS THAT CAME
TO TELL THEIR INTIMATE STORIES ABOUT THEIR--THEIR BAD HEALTH,
YEAH, IT IS.
THIS WAS VERY PERSONAL TO THEM...
(man) IF YOU EAT BETTER WHEN YOU'RE YOUR AGE,
AND JUST KEEP GOING, IT'S NOT THAT HARD.
BUT THEIR PAIN COULD HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT
ON OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES, AND--AND I DID FEEL THAT.
THIS IS MY PRISON.
IF I DON'T TAKE THIS, I'M GONE.
(Jamie) THE PROBLEM IS, HERE IN AMERICA, IS WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT HEALTH PROBLEMS, OBESITY, DIABETES, HEART DISEASE.
IT'S ON THE NEWS ALL THE TIME, JUST SORT OF THROWN OUT THERE,
THROWN OUT THERE. WE'VE ALMOST HAD, LIKE, FATIGUE.
WE DON'T EVEN HEAR IT ANYMORE, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE
A LITTLE MOMENT LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS QUITE AMAZING.
UM, CLASS DISMISSED.
(Jamie) I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A CLASS LIKE THAT.
THE PAIN IS THERE,
AND IT'S--IT'S, UM, IT'S-- WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT IT?
AND I-I KINDA FEEL HELPLESS AS WELL,
BECAUSE WHILE CUTE LITTLE BOARD MEMBERS CAN VOTE ME OUT--
AND VOTE YOU OUT, BY THE WAY--
BUT YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THOSE KITCHENS.
YOU'VE BEEN VOTED OUT. IT'S NOT JUST ME. I'M WORKING FOR YOU.
YOU HAVE BEEN VOTED OUT. THAT'S NOT GONNA HELP THOSE KIDS.
THIS IS A TIME WHERE RADICAL CHANGE IS NEEDED.
LOOK, GUYS, THAT'S THE SAD, UGLY TRUTH.
I FEEL LIKE ADULTS HAVE LET THESE CHILDREN DOWN, YOU KNOW.
WE HAVE,
AND I WILL NEVER, EVER FORGET THAT CLASS.
NEVER.
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SO AFTER THE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS,
THERE WAS A WEIRD AIR AROUND THE BUILDING,
AND THERE'S HUDDLES OF PEOPLE IN PRODUCTION
AND THE, KIND OF, ADMINISTRATORS OF THE SCHOOL.
I COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS GOING ON. I COULD JUST TELL.
YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND,
THIS SCHOOL IS VERY COMMITTED TO ME BEING HERE,
BUT THE ATMOSPHERE IS... VERY UNUSUAL.
THIS SCHOOL IS SCARED,
VERY SCARED, AND I CAN FEEL IT.
EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
NO?
NO. READ THAT.
DON'T--OKAY, I TOLD YOU SOMETHING WAS GOING ON.
SO I'VE JUST A RECEIVED A CALL THAT ALL PERMITS
(chuckles)
WITH THE REGARDING OF FILMING AT THE L.A.U.S.D. SCHOOLS.
IT'S BASICALLY A SHUTDOWN OF ANY TV IN ANY SCHOOL...
SO AGAIN WE'RE IN THIS BLOODY PREDICAMENT OF,
ARE WE KICKED OUT OF THE SCHOOL OR NOT?
ARE--ARE WE IN THAT AWKWARD POSITION AGAIN?
SO CAN I STILL TEACH HERE?
NO. NOT RIGHT NOW.
I'M GONNA FIND OUT WHAT'S CAUSING THE SHUTDOWN.
I AGREE WITH YOU.
I AGREE.
ANYONE WOULD THINK THAT WE'RE DEALING
(Jamie) IT LOOKS CURRENTLY, AS WE SPEAK,
SO THERE WAS SOME E-MAIL BUSINESS THIS MORNING...
BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS CLEARED UP UNTIL JUST NOW,
BUT THE WORD WAS THAT
FILMING WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN OTHER L.A.U.S.D. SCHOOLS,
BUT IT COULD CONTINUE AT M.L.A. SCHOOLS,
BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT L.A.U.S.D.'s FILM DIVISION
I PERSONALLY FELT DEFEATED.
WE HAVE SOMETHING GOOD HERE, AND WE WERE DEFEATED, LIKE THAT,
BY SOMEONE UNWILLING TO SIGN A CERTAIN DOCUMENT
THAT PASSED THEIR DESK ONE DAY.
WELL, OUR LAWYERS SAY THAT-- THAT YOU CAN FILM HERE, PERIOD.
THE FACT THAT M.L.A. HAS THE RIGHT
SO THE QUESTION IS, BROTHER, THEN...
ARE WE GONNA FIGHT THEM, OR ARE YOU GONNA KICK US OUT?
NO, WE'RE GONNA FIGHT FOR SURE. UM, NO, WE'RE COMMITTED.
WE'RE FOLLOWING THIS THROUGH. WE THINK IT'S GREAT. UM...
YEAH. YEAH.
I'M KINDA HOPING THAT
YOUR WORLD'S NOT NORMALLY THIS TRAUMATIC.
IT IS. EVERY WEEK WE'RE FIGHTING SOME BATTLE. APPARENTLY IT'S--
EVERY TIME YOU WANT TO MAKE MAJOR CHANGE HAPPEN,
YOU GOTTA TAKE ON A SYSTEM. I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YA. IT'S EXHAUSTING, YOU KNOW,
THE DAY TO DAY OF-- OH. IT'S A CALL.
GO ON, BROTHER.
CAN'T DO THIS ONE ON FILM. I'M GONNA STEP AWAY.
HELLO?
GOOD BOY.
IT--HONESTLY, HONESTLY, HONESTLY, HONESTLY...
(clicks tongue)
WHAT PARENT IN AMERICA WOULDN'T WANT THEIR KIDS TO GET
A BETTER MEAL OR FOOD EDUCATION IN THIS CRISIS OF HEALTH
WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW? SO WE'RE THE GOOD GUYS, MAN.
WE'RE SO THE GOOD GUYS, AND, UM, THE SYSTEM IS SO THE BAD GUYS.
(Jamie) THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
AND RAY CORTINES, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE L.A.U.S.D.--
HE DOESN'T WANT ANYONE FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD
TO INTERFERE IN THEIR TIGHT LITTLE GROUP
AND WHAT GOES ON IN THE L.A.U.S.D.
THEY DON'T WANT ANYONE COMING IN WITH A CAMERA
TO GET ANY TRANSPARENCY.
THEY DON'T WANT YOU SEEING WHAT THEY'RE DOING. YOU KNOW, IT'S--
THAT'S NOT A STORY OF PROGRESS AND TRANSFORMATION.
IT'S A STORY OF PEOPLE THAT SAY THEY WORK FOR YOU, BUT REALLY
THEY'RE ONLY INTERESTED IN THEMSELVES. I DON'T LIKE IT.
I'M TELLING YOU, I'M NOT HAVING IT. I'M ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS.
I MEAN, THE L.A.U.S.D. MIGHT ACTUALLY THINK
THEY'VE WON THAT BATTLE BY STOPPING US FROM FILMING,
BUT THEY... (chuckles) THAT--THAT'S NOT GONNA STOP ME,
AND THAT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT GONNA STOP THE FOOD REVOLUTION.
WHAT I'M GONNA DO RIGHT NOW IS EXACTLY WHAT I'M GOOD AT.
WE'RE GONNA GO GUERRILLA, RIGHT?
AND I'VE GOT PLACES, LIKE OVER HERE, UP FOR LEASE.
THERE'S PLACES ALL AROUND HERE UP FOR LEASE.
YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT OWN THIS SCHOOL,
BUT THEY DO NOT OWN THESE KIDS, AND THEY DO NOT OWN ME, RIGHT?
WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS, I'M GONNA FIND A KITCHEN
RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL, EITHER HERE, EITHER HERE--
THERE'S PLACES UP AROUND THERE-- AND I'M GONNA SET UP MY KITCHEN.
I'M GONNA MOVE MY KITCHEN FROM WESTWOOD
RIGHT DOWN TO WEST ADAMS.
I'M GONNA PUT IT WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THAT SCHOOL,
FOR THE SCHOOL, FOR THE TEACHERS IN THE SCHOOL,
BUT ALSO FOR THE PARENTS, FOR THE AREA.
AND WHEN THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND PARENTS COME
TO MY KITCHEN, THERE'S NO RULES. THERE'S NO REGULATIONS.
YOU KNOW, THEY CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT.
IN MY KITCHEN, IT'S A FREE COUNTRY.
YOU KNOW, IF THEY WANTED A WAR, THEY'VE GOT ONE. ABSOLUTELY.
AND I'M GONNA BE RIGHT NEXT TO 'EM,
LIKE A LITTLE RASH RIGHT ON THEIR CROTCH.
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TODAY, I'M GOING BACK TO THE L.A.U.S.D.
IT'S THE BIMONTHLY COUNSEL MEETING.
THEY CAN'T STOP US FILMING THAT BECAUSE IT'S LAW.
SO I GET IN LINE WITH EVERYONE ELSE.
I PUT ME CARD IN WITH EVERYONE ELSE.
I'VE GOT MY THREE MINUTES TO TALK LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
BUT, OF COURSE, THEY NEVER RESPOND, DO THEY?
(Ray) WE HAVE A DECLINING ENROLLMENT,
AND YET WE HAVE NOT REDUCED, UH, THE COMMUNICATION ISSUE.
(Jamie) SO AFTER THREE AND A HALF HOURS
OF LISTENING TO THIS BOARD SORT OF BICKERING...
IT WAS TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
(man) THE APOCALYPSE WILL HAPPEN IN THE MONTH OF MAY,
HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOD BLESS YOU ALL,
AND YOU HAVE A NICE DAY. GOD BLESS AMERICA.
(woman) SPEAKER NUMBER 14.
I WANTED TO STAND IN FRONT OF THE BOARD AND RAMON CORTINES,
BE POLITE, GIVE 'EM SOME OF MY HEARTFELT FEELINGS
AND SAY, "LOOK, CAN YOU RECONSIDER?"
I HAVE TO BE REALLY, REALLY CAREFUL.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOT *** OFF THE BOARD.
UM, JAMIE OLIVER HERE.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR A BRIDGE FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS,
UM, UH, POSSIBILITY OF WORKING TOGETHER, UM,
ACROSS THE L.A.U.S.D.
UM, OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF MEALS A YEAR.
AS A SAY THANK YOU TO THE WHOLE BOARD,
THE BOARD START WHISPERING TO EACH OTHER, GOING,
"I THOUGHT WE JUST KICKED HIM OUT THE SCHOOLS."
OBVIOUSLY, UH,
FILMING STOPPING IN WEST ADAMS WAS A BIT OF A DOWNER.
BUT HOPEFULLY, UH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO PRESENTING SOME STUFF WITH YOUR TEAM.
THANK YOU, AGAIN. CHEERS.
UH, TO THE BOARD AND, UH, TO YOU, SIR,
UH, YOU NEED TO KNOW, UH,
THAT IT--I'M THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
OF THIS DISTRICT.
I MADE THE DECISION
THAT YOU WILL NOT BE IN OUR SCHOOLS.
I VISIT SCHOOLS ALL THE TIME.
I LOOK INTO THE CAFETERIA.
I SEE THAT IF THEY'RE CLEAN,
AND I SEE HOW WE TAKE CARE OF CHILDREN.
I'M WELL AWARE
OF THE FEDERAL RULE FOR FEEDING CHILDREN.
THIS IS NOT A BOUTIQUE CAFé OPERATION,
AND WE HAVE GUIDELINES THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW.
I WAS AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIS WEEK,
UH, CHECKING OUT THE FOOD, UH, THAT OUR CHILDREN EAT.
UH, IT WAS PROPER.
UH, THEY DIDN'T ALL LIKE IT,
UH, BUT IT IS WHAT WE HAVE TO FEED OUR CHILDREN.
AND IN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS,
UH, YOU AND YOUR COMPANY HAVE ATTEMPTED
TO MAKE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT A STAGE.
AND SO AS THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER,
IT IS NOT THE BOARD, IT IS NOT INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS,
IT IS ME, AND I HAVE MADE THE DECISION. THANK YOU.
MAY I RESPOND TO THAT?
(man) UH, NORMALLY DURING PUBLIC SPEAKING YOU CAN'T, UH--
N-NORMALLY, YOU DON'T RESPOND EITHER, SO, UM, WOULD LIKE...
(speaks indistinctly)
NOT BE PROFITABLE IN TERMS OF, UH, A GOOD DIALOGUE.
THANK YOU.
WELL, MR. CORTINES, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR SINGLE-HANDEDLY
PUTTING YOUR FACE TO STOPPING ME,
EVERY MOTHER, EVERY FATHER,
EVERY CHILD GETTING ANY KIND OF CLARITY,
ANY KIND OF TRANSPARENCY FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION.
THESE KIDS WANT BETTER
AND THEY NEED BETTER.
AND TO QUOTE YOUR ORGANIZATION,
"EXCELLENCE HAS NOTHING TO FEAR FROM OBSERVATION."
RAMON CORTINES,
YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF.
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