First of all, when you build a restaurant of that phenomenon-I really hate that word "set" and I hate the word "cast" -it is from the most amazing health and hygiene ... properly air conditioned, properly irrigated with hot and cold running water... Obviously, FOX is paying for it, so in terms of expenditure it's far more economical and on the back of the draw were 22,500 cast. Finding 30 chefs in that bunch wasn't difficult.

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

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

I hate it when people just downright copy. I hate it.

If everyone could just cook properly I wouldn't have a problem.

In any situation, location is crucial.

My childhood favourite is mum's shepherd's pie, Yorkshire pudding and roasted potatoes. I remember coming home from school and going to the kitchen to help her. It's because of her that I discovered my love for cooking.