The Restaurant Industry Is Brutal.

I Never Cooked At Home - My Father Was The Chef.

There's No Media Training. In Cooking School, There's Not Even Manager Training. You Learn The Fundamentals Of Cooking. Everything Else Is Learning By Doing.

All Of The People Who Work In The Kitchen With Me Go Out Into The Forests And On To The Beach. It's A Part Of Their Job. If You Work With Me You Will Often Be Starting Your Day In The Forest Or On The Shore Because I Believe Foraging Will Shape You As A Chef.

If You See Someone In The Kitchen That Has Good Hands And A Quick Brain, Then You Need That Person To Be In The Front Of Everything.

The First Book Was Out And For The First Time We Were On A Book Tour. Being The Son Of An Immigrant, I'd Never Dreamt Of Being On Book Tours. Suddenly The Attention Was Huge.