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

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.

Everything has to be done for a reason, and everything has to be done to make sense in terms of running a proper business today, and it's not just about the food.

Growing up in Britain, we didn't have much, worked for everything. To leave food on the plate, Mom classed it as being rude and so we ate because we were hungry, not ate because we had a choice in the fridge.

I didn't get depressed, I don't get depressed.

Two key ingredients in any successful chef: a quick learner and someone with a sharp brain.

There's no bigger pain anywhere in the world than a vegetarian.