I've made a few nice dishes in my time, but this must be the best I've ever made.

Now, everyone is excited about food - cooking, growing, learning - watching it on TV, buying books, trying things at home. It's the greatest time ever to be in food - which is why it's so hard to see so many people still relying on processed food. I am hoping that we had a generational blip - and that these young people will continue on and pass on their love of food and creativity to the next generation of kids.

I hate making TV documentaries.

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.

Homicide is 0.8% of deaths. Diet-related disease is over 60%. But no one talks about it.

But I read Catching Fire. I loved disappearing into a story.

I could cook from quite an early age - purely because I liked it.