First of all, for me the secret is in the ingredients. You don't need to start spending fortunes on organic foods and start becoming way over budget. The better the ingredient, the littler that needs doing to it.

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.

In any situation, location is crucial.

The problem with Yanks is they are wimps.

Can you imagine the headlines if I gave someone food poisoning? They'd hang me off Tower Bridge by my ballbag!

I swim like a fish and I have an amazing kick.

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.