I spend more time in the kitchen than I have in the dining room, for obvious reasons, however, I just want to sit and indulge.

It's quite weird knocking that out of them and telling them to forget cooking for chefs; forget what chefs say about your food.

If my last supper was ever going to be cooked by a chef, it would have to be Thomas Keller.

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

We are about creating a new wave of talent. We are the Manchester United of kitchens now. Am I playing full-time in the kitchen? I am a player-coach.

To have 95% of the ingredients sourced, food and wine, within 100 miles radius, that's a dream come true for any chef.

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.