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

The world is blessed most by men who do things, not by those who merely talk about them.

I think there are definitely two types of student: the academic kids and the 50% who fail. It's very clear to see - it's fact. We're not doing enough for those who fail; they need a more physical, tactile approach, involving people skills, team-building, problem-solving, building things.

Industry, economy, honesty and kindness form a quartet of virtue that will never be improved upon.

If you only design menus that are essentially junk or fast food, the whole infrastructure supports junk.

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 wouldn't say that processed food, ready meals and even takeaways aren't relevant to modern life, it's just that over the past 40 years there are three generations of people who have come out of school and gone through their home life without ever being shown how to cook properly.