Chefs today choose to step onto that treadmill where they have to be seen. Every day they have to go to this party, they have to go to that party. But then you think "Who is doing the cooking?".

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

I'm not a worrier. I like sleeping.

If the lift is broken, I'll just sit and wait for them to sort it out. I don't believe in friendly conversation or chit-chat.

I just want my children to be happy. And to be good people. Proper people. That's all.

It's not about what you achieve, it's actually what you do for your industry and that's what I think is important. And when people look at me and they see my achievements with the restaurants do you know what I think? I think I did more than that. What I achieved was teaching young men and young women when they were young and inspiring them.

When you walk down the street of Kabul your values for life changes, they do change.