Stop being a vegan and start enjoying what you eat.

God, why do I give interviews to 'the Guardian'? They always try to dissect you, and I don't really think about stuff in the way that you're asking me these questions.

I want Americans to enjoy food. I want them to celebrate food. I want them to, on occasions, to have big cakes and great things. And I want them to indulge.

The whole idea is to earn the flavor. No one gives it to you.

My first outdoor cooking memories are full of erratic British summers, Dad swearing at a barbecue that he couldn't put together, and eventually eating charred sausages, feeling brilliant.

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

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