Everyone talks about Spanish influences, but where is it?...Tell me 10 great Spanish restaurants in London....You can’t give me the addresses. Nor in Paris.

I have a very modern way of thinking; the chef is there to lead the team and not just to sit behind the piano.

It is impossible to remain indifferent to Japanese culture. It is a different civilisation where all you have learnt must be forgotten. It is a great intellectual challenge and a gorgeous sensual experience.

A man obsessed: obsessed with perfection, sharing, aesthetics, taste, savoir-faire, and much more.

Desserts are like mistresses. They are bad for you. So if you are having one, you might as well have two.

The Asian airlines have the best wine programs.

At my home in the southwest of France, I grow oak, hazel, and lemon trees in my backyard.