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

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

Someone sent me a picture of my name that was tattooed on their a***! The first thing I said was, the least you could have done was spell it properly!

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.

Rude staff, bad lighting, and dirty bathrooms are all signs of a bad restaurant and a good reason to leave a restaurant!

Would I swap what I have achieved as a cook if I could have been as successful as a footballer? Definitely.

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.