Heston Blumenthal

“As we get older, we tend to become more risk averse because we tend to find reasons why things won't work. When you are a kid, you think everything is possible, and I think with creativity i...”

“I write and chop with my left hand and do everything else, including eating with a knife, with my right.”

“You need to do the work to bring the money in, but not compromise standards.”

“I've got around 400 cookbooks.”

“It was quite a challenge to make people eat crab ice cream.”

“I was born in the '60s and grew up in the '70s - not exactly the best decade for food in British history. It was horrendous. It was a time when, as a nation, we excelled in art and music and...”

“You think about some of the most memorable meals you've ever had; the food will be good but it will often be about locating a mental memory and taste is inexorably linked to all the other se...”

“It was not easy with a newborn, asking your wife to give up the family home and your security.”

“A lot of country pubs will receive Michelin stars.”

“We sunk everything into it. It came close to going under several times.”

“There are so many issues in our oceans - like the near extinction of blue fin tuna - that should be taken more seriously worldwide.”

“And I like asking questions, to keep learning; people with big egos might not want to look unsure.”