If You Want To Become A Great

I Train My Chefs Completely Different To Anyone Else. My Young Girls And Guys, When They Come To The Kitchen, The First Thing They Get Is A Blindfold. They Get Blindfolded And They Get Sat Down At The Chef's Table... Unless They Can Identify What They're Tasting, They Don't Get To Cook It.

We Are About Creating A New Wave Of Talent. We Are The Manchester United Of Kitchens Now. Am I Playing Full-time In The Kitchen? I Am A Player-coach.

Customers Should Complain More. You Know, Food's Expensive Nowadays. And These Sommeliers Come Along With Their Thousand-page Wine List And Practically Throw It In Your Lap. They're All Businessmen And Know That Customers Get Intimidated And Buy Something Overpriced. I Say, Always Put Them On The Spot. 'you Come Back To Me With A Red Wine At $30, $40. Come Back To Me With A Choice.'

If I Can Give You One Strong Piece Of Advice, When You Go Away For That Romantic Weekend, Whatever You Do, Do Not Accept Or Take The Upgrade To The Honeymoon Suite.

How Many Chefs Do We Know That Prefer Cooking For Chefs Than They Do Customers, Yet Customers Are Returning Repeatedly And It's The Level Of Support That Determines The Level Of Success That Restaurant Will Have.