Jamie Oliver Celebrates Pancake Day With Adorable Throwbacks of His ‘Tiny Sous Chefs’

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, 49, brought the sweetness to the grid on Tuesday, February 17, dropping a heart-melting set of family throwbacks in honor of Pancake Day. Posting to Instagram, the British food star captioned the snaps, “Happy pancake day you lot !!! Found these throwbacks of my favourite tiny sous chefs … they aren’t so little anymore but they still love a pancake! Heres some inspo for you… super easy, fluffy pancake recipes.. come on !! x x link in bio for the recipes x x.”

The first sun-drenched photo shows Jamie in a simple white T-shirt, standing at a kitchen counter with one child perched on his hip while another carefully watches him spread a glossy layer of bright red berry jam over a crepe. Rolling pins, bowls of strawberries and citrus, and jars of preserves scatter the counter.

Another snap shows one of his kids grinning with a forkful of pancake topped with fresh raspberries and blueberries, while a final close-up highlights perfectly round pancakes sizzling in a pan, decorated with bananas, peaches, berries and raisins in playful patterns.

The post racked up over 7,000 likes in just a few hours, with fans flooding the comments with clapping emojis and hearts. “Happy pancake day ❤️” one follower wrote, while others dropped strings of 👏👏👏 and 🥞💕.