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.

There's no bigger pain anywhere in the world than a vegetarian.

Would I swap what I have achieved as a cook if I could have been as successful as a footballer? Definitely.

Given that level of responsibility with your 25-year old or 35-year-old chef, it's just quite nice to see how they handled that exposure. Not every chef deals with it properly; they get slightly excited, a little bit overconfident and then they miss out on the most important part.

My wife, a schoolteacher, very disciplined. If you think I'm tough, trust me, and wait till you see when the children are on the naughty step. It's hilarious. So we decided that I'm going to work like a donkey and provide amazing support for the family.

I've had a lot of success; I've had failures, so I learn from the failure.

Best to start at the bottom & gradually climb up. It's much more fun, too.