It was not easy with a newborn, asking your wife to give up the family home and your security..

Television forces people to be larger than life. I would be too shy..

I was determined that if I failed it wouldn't be due to lack of effort..

Now my complaint is there are only 18 hours to work in a day..

It was quite a challenge to make people eat crab ice cream..

Being branded number one restaurant in the world is actually very humbling..

I write and chop with my left hand and do everything else, including eating with a knife, with my right..

I haven't raised my voice for eight to 10 years in the kitchen. And I won't have anybody shouting. If I hear of anybody having a go at anyone else, t….

You know how sad your life is when you know the release date of DVDs..

If it doesn't taste good it doesn't go on the menu.

Development is where my heart is focused because eating is the only thing that we do that involves all the senses. We eat with our eyes and our ears ….

I'm not scared of anything in particular, but I am motivated by a fear of failure as opposed to a need to succeed..

As we get older, we tend to become more risk averse because we tend to find reasons why things won't work. When you are a kid, you think everything i….

I have this desire to keep improving, so I find fault..

You think about some of the most memorable meals you've ever had; the food will be good but it will often be about locating a mental memory and taste….

I tend to take negative comments to heart..

I am not the world's most confident person..

A lot of country pubs will receive Michelin stars..

This kitchen is completely calm. Some of the old-fashioned chefs - they become kings in their kitchen, they've got to be called chef. But I don't car….

What gets me excited is the original principle..

No, when I worked as an accountant I was falling asleep waiting for 5 o'clock..