With passion, if you see the first asparagus of the springtime and you become passionate about it, so much the better, but three weeks later, when you’ve seen that asparagus every day now, passions have subsided. What’s going to make you treat the asparagus the same? It’s the desire.

You're getting to know who the great chefs are through their books.

I think if you can take one or two things from a cookbook, it's successful.

I think that's the important thing - being aware of that inspiration and being able to interpret it into something that's meaningful for you.

Repetition is the mother of perfection. If there is true perfection, it's about doing something over and over again. I truly think that if somebody does a recipe they've never done before and gets it right, they're probably more lucky than they are talented.

The book is there for inspiration and as a foundation, the fundamentals on which to build.

Success is measured by the memories you create.