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‟ What I want to do is produce really delicious food. I want it to look nice, because when you see food you should want to eat it. You shouldn't be saying, 'Oh my goodness, isn't the chef clever, he can weave the Eiffel Tower out of carrot sticks.'
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‟ With great difficulty, I persuaded my dentist to saw one of my teeth level with the others. He thought it might kill the tooth, but it didn't. I wanted it done because I was doing a lot of television with food and I saw myself eating with these horrible crooked teeth.
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‟ People often ask what my favourite food is, but the answer depends on what I last ate. I love sausages and mash. But if I'd already eaten them for lunch, then you asked me at tea-time, I'd probably answer 'crab salad.'
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‟ I've been an entrepreneur, a writer, a food correspondent. I might have been an architect - but I'm bad at maths.
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‟ I'd been brought up in a society which didn't talk about sex, food, money, religion or politics. Those things were all deemed slightly rude.
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‟ I prefer pub food to posh food.
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‟ I get more questions about my necklaces and specs than I do about food.
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‟ You can serve good food on a budget provided you don't waste it.
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‟ I get cross with foodies who think hospital food should be Michelin-star and caterers can fall into this trap.
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‟ Food shouldn't do you any harm, obviously you don't want a bad diet, but it should be one of life's great pleasures.
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‟ I'm nicknamed the 'food tsar' by the press. I'm always giving my opinion on things like; 'Don't nanny children,' although children sometimes do need a nanny. Being a judge on 'Great British Menu' reinforces this image of me.
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‟ The most important thing is to teach children to cook at schools. And not only to cook but to understand about where their food comes from.
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