From 16 to 26, no one really knows what they want to do for the rest of their life at that age. Latin's not f - ing one of them.

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.

You know how arrogant the French are - extraordinary.

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.

You know, running a restaurant is something you have to be working at each and every day; it's not a foregone conclusion that you're a success.

When you find a guy who is powerful, a big father figure, you latch onto him immediately.

I don't think it's a good advert for any restaurant, a fat chef, and secondly, who wants to eat a dessert when the chef's a fat pig.