"There's a bond among a kitchen staff, I think. You spend more time with your chef in the kitchen than you do with your own family."

"Find what's hot, find what's just opened and then look for the worst review of the week. There is so much to learn from watching a restaurant getting absolutely panned and having a bad experience. Go and see it for yourself."

"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."

"I grew up in a funny way."

"I'm not particularly precious about the theatrical experience any more."

"The warning message we sent the Russians was a calculated ambiguity that would be clearly understood."

"Compound interest is proof of gods existence."

"Where the roots of private virtue are diseased, the fruit of public probity cannot but be corrupt."