Why can't it be a curriculum? Why can't it be a life skill that they learn just to look after themselves in terms of a healthy way of eating? I think we need to shake up that whole curriculum and give them a little bit more of a lifestyle early on, before they leave school at 18.

Everything has to be done for a reason, and everything has to be done to make sense in terms of running a proper business today, and it's not just about the food.

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

I quite like that jeopardy, those up-against-the-wall odds. I don't like it when it's over-comfortable, too easy, something that can be done in two or three weeks. I like a challenge.

Put your head down and work hard. Never wait for things to happen, make them happen for yourself through hard graft and not giving up.

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

There are very few chefs both in Britain and the States that really identify the secret of being consistent. And combine consistency with flavor.