I'd like to think I'm a great teacher.

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

The essence of Reality TV is all about drama. So, I think bringing pressure is healthy whether it's a professional chef or a domestic chef. Because the only way ever to really identify the true purpose of how good they are is submerging them under pressure. So I say it's no different than a live football game because it's about the intensity.

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

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.

I cook for a living; I'm not a scheduler.

The minute you start compromising for the sake of massaging somebody's ego, that's it, game over.