“There’s no bigger pain anywhere in the world than a vegetarian.”

We’re fragile, fragmented souls who are very sensitive to criticism.

Best to start at the bottom & gradually climb up. It’s much more fun, too.

If I relaxed, if I took my foot off the gas, I would probably die.

Being a chef is the best job in the world.

Cooking today is a young man’s game, I don’t give a bollocks what anyone says.

I cook, I create, I’m incredibly excited by what I do, I’ve still got a lot to achieve.

I’ve always said that I think females make the best chefs anywhere in the world.

Eating out doesn’t have to be a formula. Eating out is about having fun. I get really frustrated when it’s badly done.

I’ve had a lot of success; I’ve had failures, so I learn from the failure.

Being a chef never seems like a job, it becomes a true passion.

I am the most unselfish chef in Britain today.

When you find a guy who is powerful, a big father figure, you latch onto him immediately.

I cook for a living; I’m not a scheduler.

Cooking is about passion, so it may look slightly temperamental in a way that it’s too assertive to the naked eye.

I am well aware that a chef is only as good as his last meal.

I am well aware that a chef is only as good as his last meal.

God made food; the devil the cooks.

I want to get a vending machine, with fun sized candy bars, and the glass in front is a magnifying glass. You’ll be mad, but it will be too late.

Rice is great if you’re really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something.

I find a duck’s opinion of me is very much influenced by whether or not I have bread.

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

I try to stick to a vegan diet heavy on fruit and vegetables.

I saw a cavalry captain buy vegetable soup on horseback. He carried the whole mess home in his helmet.

I would treat her like an egg, the shell of which we remove before eating it; I would take off her mask and then kiss her pretty face.