Cooking, I mean, food, cooking foods is just everything that I do from morning to night. It's how I choose to live my life: through cooking, people that are in food culture. And I love it.

I would love to eat a really great burger, but it doesn't exist in our part of the world.

If you see how a plant grows and you taste it in situ you have a perfect example of how it should taste on the plate.

The drive for working comes from everyday moments - the thrill of experiencing a young cook succeeding in what they thought was an impossible job, as well as guests being happy. I also love the unknown - discovering new things and trying to make sense of them.

Scandinavian-Danish cuisine was something quite rustic, mostly known for pastries and smorgasbord cuisine, which in itself has become a joke.

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

Fine dining is an occasional treat for most people.