Ainsley Harriott Quotes

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Ainsley Harriott

Profession : Chef

Birth : February 28, 1957

Mum passed on her cooking skills to all her children.

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My mum was the most wonderful cook and our house was always full of delicious food and interesting people. I remember dad entertaining the likes of Des O'Connor and Bruce Forsyth. But what really shaped my childhood were the amazing Jamaican dishes that mum produced so effortlessly.

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I think everyone knows that I'm the type of person who can have a good time without drinking.

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Our house was always full of friends and family and we would all sit down to enjoy my mum's Caribbean food, which was always a generous and shared experience.

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My mum wanted me to be a doctor because she worked in nursing. So she was quite disappointed when I came back from a holiday in France, and said I wanted to be a chef.

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When you come to Jamaica, there's a handful of things you simply have to try that's right on the top of the list, and I think jerk chicken definitely has to be number one.

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Everybody's got the ability to cook. They just have to be shown.

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A typical Sunday meal will be brunch at 11 A.M. I'll probably do muffins, proper scrambled eggs and sweetcorn fritters, which the kids love. Kedgeree's another thing I like, and if any of the West Indian family are over, definitely ackee and saltfish.

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You've got be a good communicator in almost any job nowadays - but if you're enthusiastic and committed in your job, good things will come your way.

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People are frightened of the unknown.

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I love energy, I love to give people energy, I love to feed off energy - it makes me happy.

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I think anything is good that introduces food to people and brings food to people.

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I was a bit of a show-off at school. I told jokes a lot because I wanted to have friends.

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I don't iron my underwear and socks, but I like things to be organised.

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What I like best is showing people how to have fun in the kitchen. And sharing my love of cooking.

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I dislike anger so much, I even find it difficult watching 'EastEnders.'

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I grew up not being intimidated by the kitchen.

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One of the nicest things about taking your kids to a restaurant - Thai or Chinese for example - is having all the dishes in the middle of the table so that you can try a little bit of everything.

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Christmas for me means starting the day with ackee and saltfish, and cornbread muffins.

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