Fifteen is known for being founded by Jamie Oliver and for running the eponymous restaurant in east London, which takes in regular batches of 13 to 16 disadvantaged young people and turns out qualified chefs. Black, who has worked there since August 2004, is passionate about giving young people a chance.
The Fifteen restaurant in London launched in 2002. New restaurants have since opened in Amsterdam and, recently, in Cornwall, with another planned for Melbourne. Black says the needs of Cornish young people are very different to the needs of urban young people, for example. "Transportation and housing are a big challenge in Cornwall," he says. "The young people there also tend to be more shy and isolated."
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