I grew up in a funny way.

Here, in L.A., trust me, there will be fireworks from the canapés right through to the desserts.

I came up from a difficult background.

My wife, a schoolteacher, very disciplined. If you think I'm tough, trust me, and wait till you see when the children are on the naughty step. It's hilarious. So we decided that I'm going to work like a donkey and provide amazing support for the family.

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

I train my chefs with a blindfold. I'll get my sous chef and myself to cook a dish. The young chef would have to sit down and eat it with a blindfold. If they can't identify the flavor, they shouldn't be cooking the dish.

Stopping the junk food and Eating well is partially about cooking well and having the skills to do that.