Heston Blumenthal Quotes

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Heston Blumenthal

Profession : Chef

Birth : May 27, 1966

You know how sad your life is when you know the release date of DVDs.

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To me, food is as much about the moment, the occasion, the location and the company as it is about the taste.

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I'm not scared of anything in particular, but I am motivated by a fear of failure as opposed to a need to succeed.

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Now my complaint is there are only 18 hours to work in a day.

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Television forces people to be larger than life. I would be too shy.

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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 senses and memory, so ultimately it is all about taste.

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At home I've got 1,500 cook books and the spines have all gone, the pages are all torn - it's chaos.

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

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

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

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

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What gets me excited is the original principle.

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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.

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

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No, when I worked as an accountant I was falling asleep waiting for 5 o'clock.

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

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I've got around 400 cookbooks.

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I would try doing a dish 30 different ways.

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I was determined that if I failed it wouldn't be due to lack of effort.

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I have this desire to keep improving, so I find fault.

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