A lot of country pubs will receive Michelin stars.
-- Heston Blumenthal
And I like asking questions, to keep learning; people with big egos might not want to look unsure.
-- Heston Blumenthal
Being branded number one restaurant in the world is actually very humbling.
-- Heston Blumenthal
But most is all to do with work. There are aspects of work that are enjoyable, that you could call a hobby.
-- Heston Blumenthal
I am not the world's most confident person.
-- Heston Blumenthal
I can open up more places like this, which could support the Fat Duck, for which I want to develop the menu further.
-- Heston Blumenthal
I cook every Sunday, as the restaurant's closed then, and I'll always do a roast chicken or something and sit down with the family.
-- Heston Blumenthal
I have this desire to keep improving, so I find fault.
-- Heston Blumenthal
I was determined that if I failed it wouldn't be due to lack of effort.
-- Heston Blumenthal
I would try doing a dish 30 different ways.
-- Heston Blumenthal
I've got around 400 cookbooks.
-- Heston Blumenthal
If it doesn't taste good it doesn't go on the menu.
-- Heston Blumenthal
It was not easy with a newborn, asking your wife to give up the family home and your security.
-- Heston Blumenthal
It was quite a challenge to make people eat crab ice cream.
-- Heston Blumenthal
No, when I worked as an accountant I was falling asleep waiting for 5 o'clock.
-- Heston Blumenthal
Now my complaint is there are only 18 hours to work in a day.
-- Heston Blumenthal
Television forces people to be larger than life. I would be too shy.
-- Heston Blumenthal
We sunk everything into it. It came close to going under several times.
-- Heston Blumenthal
We were saving, saving, saving then going to France and blowing the money eating. She was a nurse and had never experienced fine dining but she loved it, too. Our mates thought it absurd.
-- Heston Blumenthal
What gets me excited is the original principle.
-- Heston Blumenthal
With ice cream, I would analyse why you need eggs, why it needs to be whipped, what is the optimum consistency.
-- Heston Blumenthal
You know how sad your life is when you know the release date of DVDs.
-- Heston Blumenthal
You need to do the work to bring the money in, but not compromise standards.
-- Heston Blumenthal



