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

There's a bond among a kitchen staff, I think. You spend more time with your chef in the kitchen than you do with your own family.

I actually quite like [social media]. It's spontaneous, you don't really have to commit to it and I enjoy the interaction. Also, I have never sworn on there, not once.

Making pasta, cooking pasta and baking bread are two essential ideas to create a little bit of excitement, and you learn the basic, and then evolve it. Flavor the bread, flavor the pasta, go to a fish, go to a meat sauce and take it to another level.

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

We outsmarted ourselves and raised the bar even higher, I think.

Find what's hot, find what's just opened and then look for the worst review of the week. There is so much to learn from watching a restaurant getting absolutely panned and having a bad experience. Go and see it for yourself.