I'm quite a chauvinistic person.

I think reality TV now needs a big kick up the a - to get creative and be meaningful, I think. Otherwise, people are becoming famous for having no talent, based on pure exposure. That's the grating part.

Videoing, lifting it, prodding it, and five minutes later they might even eat it! That first approach to the naked eye is crucial, so when you see pictures coming through on your social media, it does push you to be a little more creative and raise the bar a little bit higher.

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

They say cats have nine lives. I've had 12 already and I don't know how many more I'll have.

Cooking today is far greater than it ever was, and more importantly, a chef's role today has changed dramatically over the last decade.

I am a chef who happens to appear on the telly, that's it.