The image foreigners have of French cuisine is fattening and very fancy food. But it's not true - French food isn't just rich. The word "healthy" doesn't exist in French. We have many, many words, but not that one. To me, healthy means paying close attention to feeding people.

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.

Tasting a dish should be memorable If nothing remains in the memory of a single guest, then I have made a mistake.

Cuisine has become too complicated - this is about subject, verb, adjective: duck, turnips, sauce.

The planets resources are rare; we must consume more ethically and equitably.

Classical cooking and molecular gastronomy should remain separate...you can mix two styles and get fusion; any more and you just get confusion.

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