When you get close to the raw materials and taste them at the moment they let go of the soil, you learn to respect them.

I never cooked at home - my father was the chef.

I've never had anything but the freedom to do what I wanted just as long as it made me happy.

Take a trip to the forest and experience the greatness of getting on your knees and picking your own food and going home... and eating it.

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

The first book was out and for the first time we were on a book tour. Being the son of an immigrant, I'd never dreamt of being on book tours. Suddenly the attention was huge.

The restaurant industry is brutal.