“Swearing is industry language. For as long as we're alive it's not going to change. You've got to be boisterous to get results.”
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I want my kids to see me as Dad, for God's sake, not a television personality.
I think every chef, not just in America, but across the world, has a double-edged sword - two jackets, one that's driven, a self-confessed perfectionist, thoroughbred, hate incompetence and switch off the stove, take off the jacket and become a family man.
The pressure on young chefs today is far greater than ever before in terms of social skills, marketing skills, cooking skills, personality and, more importantly, delivering on the plate. So you need to be strong. Physically fit. So my chefs get weighed every time they come into the kitchen.
I'd like to think I'm a great teacher.
