The problem with Yanks is they are wimps.

[Long Island] is buoyant, it's on the outskirts of Manhattan, and so they have access to phenomenal restaurants.

Stop taking things personally. Throughout the time with "Kitchen Nightmares" and "Hotel Hell," when they work, you don't get any praise. When they fail, you get blamed. You're f - ed either way, but it doesn't stop me doing them, I think.

The minute you start compromising for the sake of massaging somebody's ego, that's it, game over.

I won't let people write anything they want to about me.

Cooking a dish is fine; cooking it under pressure is a completely different ballgame.

[ Full English breakfast] it's what we grew up with! It is the one big treat that the kids get on the weekend - it's good family time.