I had all kinds of food issues, including health concerns and weight concerns..

You don't have to stick with these recipes. They're guides. As I say, they're a way in. Have fun with them. It's an easier way to cook in a busy life….

I often write into recipes techniques that I learned in the restaurant kitchen. There are ways of organizing your prep and so on that are immensely u….

Using lots of fresh foods, fruits and vegetables, helps to keep the menu buoyant - I don't know if that's the right word, but it keeps a balance of f….

I was working in restaurants as a captain and as a waiter..

Confit is the ultimate comfort food, and trendy or not, it is dazzling stuff..

A lot of people who want to cook with less fat are surprised by that. You can cook vegetables in a little water in a covered pan and then throw the f….

This book is pointing the way into it for people that see it as daunting or a mystery. Some people just do it, but others need help with the mindset,….

I also think it's very important to consider how the food will feel to the person eating it..

I'm a serious eater and a seriously hungry person, so I set out on that path to figure it out for myself, and of course it really resonated with othe….

To write a book about improvisation is partly a contradiction in terms. Improvisation is spontaneous. It's in the moment..

The restaurant chefs in Spain are breaking ground, but in terms of the everyday cooking in Spain I still hear people coming back and saying they were….

Often for hors d'oeuvres, I serve room temperature vegetables, something like that, so that the main course might be quite rich but the first course ….

A lot of people love the idea of improvising but are terrified of it, so I tried to make a book that was not a chef's book about improvising but a re….

Generally a chef's book is like a calling card or a portfolio to display their personal work..

I realized I didn't want to be a photographer. I gave it up, but I still worked that job in the restaurant and I found myself constantly hanging out ….

But all that being said about modulation, if you're serving people delicious food, they won't complain..

I was aiming for the cooks that I've talked to by teaching an online course and by traveling, listening to people who are really busy and harried but….