The First Book Was Out And For

21 Years Ago When I Started Cooking, To Be A Cook Meant That You Were Going To Stay In The Basement. Being A Chef, You Would Never Be On A Book Tour. You Could Never Dream That 20 Years Later On You Would Be On A Book Tour. It Wasn't A Part Of Your Dreams Because It Was Just Totally Unrealistic. When Did Cooks - Restaurant Cooks, Not Cooks That Have 15,000 Television Shows - When Did Cooks Become Part Of Pop Culture The Way They Are?

I Think That In Our Part Of The World, Scandinavia, We Are One Of The Pioneers Of Showing That Gastronomy Can Be Something - High Gastronomy Can Be Something Very, Very Present And Doesnt Have To Involve, You Know, What Is Perceived As The Normal Luxury Items That Belong In A High Gastronomy Restaurant.

Scandinavian-danish Cuisine Was Something Quite Rustic, Mostly Known For Pastries And Smorgasbord Cuisine, Which In Itself Has Become A Joke.

I Only Have The Restaurant. If I Do Other Things, It's Only To Do With The Restaurant.

You Wake Up, Your Life Is Discipline: There's Kids, Breakfast, Lunch Box, Go To Work, Discipline, Organization, Guests. Imagine The Semi-final Of Super Bowl. We Have That Every Day: Lunch And Dinner. We Play That Game. Then You Come Home And You Really Just Want To Drink A Beer. But Then You Discipline Yourself And You Have To Do This Thing, This Journal. It Was Painful But I'm So Happy I Did It. I Have Newfound Respect For People That Write.