A lot of people think that I am only in town when I'm doing the publicity circuit, but I actually come [Bread Street] regularly. I just don't publicise it.

Being assertive and somewhat really firm has to be backed up with being fair.

I swim like a fish and I have an amazing kick.

[Molecular gastronomy] was a great trend, because it experimented with food. The benchmark was [former elBulli head chef] Ferran Adrià, and now he is no longer there it is harder to gauge.

I hate it when people just downright copy. I hate it.

They say cats have nine lives. I've had 12 already and I don't know how many more I'll have.

I suppose I might be a player-coach nowadays. I'm a great teacher, and I enjoy teaching. But I'm glad I got injured and ended up turning to cooking. It was an accident but the happiest one of my life.