I Want My Kids To See Me

Jack, My 16 Year Old, Was In Knots A Couple Of Months Back, Studying For Latin. I Said, "mate, You've Got No Interest In Latin. You Don't Want To Go Into It After, So Drop It." He Said, "no, I Can't. I'm Going To Get Bullied At School Because All My Mates Are In There." There's A Prime Example Of Why No One Cooks At School. You're Studying Latin, You've Got No Interest.

I Am A Chef Who Happens To Appear On The Telly, That's It.

What You're Experiencing Now [on "masterchef," On "junior"] Is What Life's Going To Be Like For The Next Four, Five Decades. You're Going To Go Through Those Bumps. Bringing You Back In Contention And Giving You That Kind Of Confidence, They're Huge. But They Let It Go, There's No Fear, They're Naughty, They're Rude, And They Know There's No Parents And There's No School Teacher So They Can Have Fun, And It Shows.

The Pressure On Young Chefs Today Is Far Greater Than Ever Before In Terms Of Social Skills, Marketing Skills, Cooking Skills, Personality And, More Importantly, Delivering On The Plate. So You Need To Be Strong. Physically Fit. So My Chefs Get Weighed Every Time They Come Into The Kitchen.

Swearing Is Industry Language. For As Long As We're Alive It's Not Going To Change. You've Got To Be Boisterous To Get Results.