The most poisonous source in any kitchen is a chef's ego.

A tree without roots is just a piece of wood.

I can't imagine anything worse than trying to impress a girl with dinner. To be honest, I'm always impressing myself, not other people.

The most poisonous source in any kitchen is a chef's ego.

I spent my days on the riverbanks, in the woods, in the fields, shooting, hunting and stalking. I unravelled everything within my life. Self discovery is most important to me.

It's extraordinary these obsessions. You conquer one but then you move onto another.

I didn't understand myself well enough be an ambassador to my world, to inspire people to want to cook, to inspire young people to want to come into my industry.