Just because the Americans are so good at rattling out accessible and cheap junk food, nobody looks twice when it comes to their food. But there are golden nuggets everywhere.

I'm better with my hands, and I always loved the slightly romantic idea of starting with bits of wood and being able to create something to sit on, to eat from, to store your clothes in.

I like ties but I prefer not to wear one when I'm nervous.

As usual, my timing is bizarrely good.

Cooking is the ultimate giving!

40% of what I've done was a mistake. I now call it R&D.

The best food I've ever eaten in my life has come from the poorest communities.