I'd Like To Think I'm A Great

The Pressure On Young Chefs Today Is Far Greater Than Ever Before In Terms Of Social Skills, Marketing Skills, Cooking Skills, Personality And, More Importantly, Delivering On The Plate. So You Need To Be Strong. Physically Fit. So My Chefs Get Weighed Every Time They Come Into The Kitchen.

If A Chef Says To You That He Sits Down And Eats Dinner Before Service, Then It's Bulls***. And If They Do, Then I'd Tell Them That They Are A Fat F***! You Shouldn't Indulge, Because You Need To Keep Your Palate On Edge, And Keeping It On Edge Is All About Small Attention To Detail And Tweaking Along The Way.

My Childhood Favourite Is Mum's Shepherd's Pie, Yorkshire Pudding And Roasted Potatoes. I Remember Coming Home From School And Going To The Kitchen To Help Her. It's Because Of Her That I Discovered My Love For Cooking.

You Know How Arrogant The French Are - Extraordinary.

Jack, My 16 Year Old, Was In Knots A Couple Of Months Back, Studying For Latin. I Said, "mate, You've Got No Interest In Latin. You Don't Want To Go Into It After, So Drop It." He Said, "no, I Can't. I'm Going To Get Bullied At School Because All My Mates Are In There." There's A Prime Example Of Why No One Cooks At School. You're Studying Latin, You've Got No Interest.