There is a level of snobbery and fickleness in L.A.

Jack, my 16 year old, was in knots a couple of months back, studying for Latin. I said, "Mate, you've got no interest in Latin. You don't want to go into it after, so drop it." He said, "No, I can't. I'm going to get bullied at school because all my mates are in there." There's a prime example of why no one cooks at school. You're studying Latin, you've got no interest.

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.

[Long Island] is buoyant, it's on the outskirts of Manhattan, and so they have access to phenomenal restaurants.

I can't say, maybe it's something in the ingredients, but again, we have a couple of contestants from Long Island and a phenomenal array of chefs.

How many restaurants do we know across the world that customers visit once and once only?

I'm not critic-proof, and I still take it personally, but I take it less personally now.