I had a holiday job in a kitchen, but I think well draw a polite veil over that. There was nothing joyous or creative about it. And none of this helped my studies.

Nose-to-tail eating is not a bloodlust, testosterone-fueled offal hunt. It's common sense, and it's all good stuff.

Do not be afraid of cooking as your ingredients will know, and misbehave. Enjoy your cooking and the food will behave; moreover it will pass your pleasure on to those who eat it.

If you're going to kill the animal it seems only polite to use the whole thing.

Do not let the word tripe deter you. Let its soothing charms win you over, and enjoy it as do those who always have!

I feel good when I stir something with a spurtle, but I don't make porridge very much in London.

Porridge and the urban lifestyle don't mix well.

Ambition drives you on, ability certainly helps, but the fickle finger of fate and luck are great things.

I cook British food, but it doesn't mean I'm jingoistic about it. People can cook very good fusion food.

We live in a flat; my wife would be happy if we had a house with stairs. Or a little cottage in the country.

Computers don't kill books people do.

Competition in business is a blessing, for without it, we wouldn't be motivated to improve.

Freedom - to walk free and own no superior.

A speculator is a man who observes the future, and acts before it occurs.

I love my friends and family, but playing, that's my DNA.

I enjoyed retirement the right way linguine con vongole, red wine and plenty of truffle cheese.

My mother was a Bohemian - in the good sense of the word. A searcher. And she investigated various religions.

We have more opportunity than we have us.

The most important body part is the mind. With the will and know-how, you can perform near miracles.

Though inland far we be, Our souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought us hither.