When You Get Close To The Raw

When You Get Close To The Raw Materials And Taste Them At The Moment They Let Go Of The Soil, You Learn To Respect Them.

If You See How A Plant Grows And You Taste It In Situ You Have A Perfect Example Of How It Should Taste On The Plate.

I Started To Change. It Was Sort Of A Restaurant Mid-life Crisis, You Could Say. I Lost A Lot Of Confidence, Not So Much As A Father Or As A Friend, But As A Boss, As A Chef That's To Make Decisions Throughout The Day All The Time. I Just Slowly Started Burning Out. Once You Lose Your Confidence Like That, You Start Being Angry In The Kitchen. I Couldn't Recognize Myself Anymore. I Started Writing The Journal. It Was Never Meant To Be A Book, But The Editor At Phaidon Read Parts Of It. As Editors Do, I Guess.

My Last Meal On Earth, I Would Love It To Be A Bowl Of Blueberries With Cold Cream.

I'm A Bit Of A Glutton - I Eat Too Much Of All That Is Good To Eat.