It goes back to the early days in the kitchen where you would be tasting dishes all night long, so the last thing I want to do in the morning is eat. Chefs generally tend to be grazers.

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

We have never done anything in a cynical fake way

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

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

The thing is, I can teach. I can teach bloody well. So few chefs have that level of generosity. I demand a lot, a f***ing hell of a lot, but I give a lot back.

I suppose more than anything, chefs have gotten better, which is great news, which makes my life a lot easier. I can be a lot more creative in terms of the menu.