I think pressure's healthy, and very few can handle it.

When you cook under pressure you trade perfection.

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

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.

It's quite weird knocking that out of them and telling them to forget cooking for chefs; forget what chefs say about your food.

How many chefs do we know that prefer cooking for chefs than they do customers, yet customers are returning repeatedly and it's the level of support that determines the level of success that restaurant will have.

I've never been a hands-on dad. I'm not ashamed to admit it, but you can't run a restaurant and be home for tea at 4:30 and bath and change nappies.