There's no media training. In cooking school, there's not even manager training. You learn the fundamentals of cooking. Everything else is learning by doing.

When people are grownups they're grown ups. They make their own decisions you know.

I had turned down other head chef jobs. I didn't want to take over someone else's cuisine. I wanted to start from scratch.

A gastronomical supermeal didn't necessarily have to involve the things I had brought from other top kitchens.

I'm a bit of a glutton - I eat too much of all that is good to eat.

People will travel anywhere for good food - it's crazy.

There is no conflict between a better meal and a better world.