Solid recipes that tend toward being simple and easy to make, but still taste great. I have several of his books in my cookbook collection. With that said, I don’t reach for them nearly as much as some others. For reference cooking is a full on hobby for me. I have multiple bookshelves full of cookbooks.
His “Kinda Spaghetti Bolognese” is a family favorite and I make it several times a year.
As to what I think of Jamie himself? Honestly, I don’t know anything about him, other than he’s British. Entertainment celebrities is not a subject that holds any interest for me.
In the pantheon of cooks, whose recipes I’ve made:
He’s a LOT better than Rachael Ray (but who isn’t?).
But not quite as good as a Julia Child, Ina Garten, Charlie Trotter (RIP), or Jonathan Best.
Used to work for a company that started out as a US startup for IT Services, later it was purchased by a large German company.
During its startup days, you did not dare drink alcohol at lunch time.
After being bought by the German company, you did not dare NOT to drink alcohol at lunch time. Especially if someone from Germany was visiting. They viewed it odd that we had an aversion to drinking beer at lunch.