From quite an early age I realised the effect that good food can have on others.

What I've enjoyed most, though, is meeting people who have a real interest in food and sharing ideas with them. Good food is a global thing and I find that there is always something new and amazing to learn - I love it!

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

All I ever wanted to do was to make food accessible to everyone; to show that you can make mistakes - I do all the time - but it doesn't matter.

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

Many kids can tell you about drugs but do not know what celery or courgettes taste like.

I think authenticity is important whichever homeland you're from but one of the lovely things about British cooking is that we adopt great food and dishes from all of the lovely people who come from overseas to live in our country. We're a magpie nation - we take the best bits of other cuisines and embrace them as our own.