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- Kitchen
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most of my recipes start life in the domestic kitchen, and even those that start out in the restaurant kitchen have to go through the domestic kitchen.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to talk about food, ingredients, and how to adapt recipes. It's a dialogue.
- Eye Of The Beholder
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- Nov 07, 2020
Healthy is in the eye of the beholder.
- Cooking
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- Nov 07, 2020
Eating ready-made meals is about being very passive, and actively cooking is something that nothing compares to.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
TV chefs are not responsible for people's consumption of fibre; this is not our job.
- Cooking
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most important thing for me is to walk the little alleys of the city, to find the little alcove where someone is cooking something, and just watch them do it. That's my idea of fun.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The teaching thing, the one where I have to impart my knowledge, is probably what comes the least naturally to me because I'm an absorber of things.
- Religion
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- Nov 07, 2020
There used to be a time - it isn't so much the case now - that vegetarianism was some kind of religion, and either you belong or you don't belong.
- Gray
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- Nov 07, 2020
Stereotypical vegetarian food looks gray and brown.
- Cuisines
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a firm believer that the world should be your oyster when you're cooking. People should open themselves to other cuisines - there are a lot of hidden secrets all over the world.
- Meat
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- Nov 07, 2020
In vast parts of the world, people don't eat meat.
- Conflict
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- Nov 07, 2020
Conflict is very much a state of mind. If you're not in that state of mind, it doesn't bother you.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
Food was always important in my family, but I didn't think of it as a vocation until a later point in life.
- London
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are tons of wonderful places to eat in London.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some days, just occasionally, when I've had just one too many chickpeas, drizzles of olive oil or chunks of feta, I crave a return to the sushi-filled joints of Tokyo.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
The moment to tell my barber I was gay just never came up.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
The range of ingredients available to home cooks has expanded dramatically. People are incorporating herbs and spices like lemongrass, smoked Mexican chile, sumac, and za'atar mix.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
These days, meals are more open to personal preferences. People like to serve themselves.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a kid, there was always food to be had on the street in Jerusalem, but anything above a falafel stand was mediocre or worse.
- Happily
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't do guilt. Whatever I do, I do it happily.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I cook a meal, I like to serve things one by one and keep them separate. I get that from my father - he's such a purist. Some people even put their desserts on the main plate. It's just wrong.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
People don't know how good cauliflower is, because they always have this image of cauliflower cheese - awful, sticky, creamy and rich.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to love fine dining, but I lost my appetite for it to a degree because sometimes it is too much about the effort and too little about the result.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the troubles with food is that people take themselves too seriously. This is why I'm very happy for people to change my recipes, alter them, replace one ingredient for another.
- Journalism
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Guardian's 'Word of Mouth' blog bridges the gap between blogging and serious food journalism.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some breakfast cereals only come into their own as children's party treats: what are cornflakes and Coco Pops for, if not to clump together with melted chocolate and spoon into a cupcake holder?
- Chef
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- Nov 07, 2020
Way back when I was a junior pastry chef, I'd bake loads of muffins every morning, as many as 120 or so, while operating on autopilot.
- Fish
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most fish require a short cooking time, but cephalopods are the exception to this fishy rule. As with some cuts of larger land beasts, the longer they're cooked, the more tender they get.
- Juice
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- Nov 07, 2020
As with lemon juice, the more sorrel you use, the more it has to be balanced with something sweet, starchy or creamy - it's a yin-yang approach to cooking that I find rather calming.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have had to come to terms with the fact that I am hooked on Twitter. Not good.
- Ingredients
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every era has its own list of ingredients that are considered exotic and then, 15 years later, they're not.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to have a very unmediated experience of food but, because of the recipe testing, I've lost that now. I can't switch it off even when I'm on holiday.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to add something unusual to a dish.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fish cakes are perceived as being quite British, and they're always a bit brown and a little dull.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just don't tend to cook eggplant at home.
- Fish
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can be vegetarian and eat fish. It's your choice, just say: 'I am what I am.' There are no hardcore divisions anymore.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad makes food with very few delicate flavours.
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
Dad likes my food, but he probably thinks it's too busy. He is a wonderful cook but only uses three ingredients. My mum rips out my articles and makes my recipes.
- Israel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tel Aviv is the most exciting place to eat in Israel.
- Nov 07, 2020
I can't stand recipes that don't have background.
- Ingredients
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- Nov 07, 2020
Middle Eastern cuisine has the same depth of ingredients and processes as other cuisines. They just haven't had as much exposure.
- Cabbage
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- Nov 07, 2020
My maternal grandmother made fantastic ox tongue with velvety roasted potatoes. She cooked sweet red cabbage and lovely cauliflower with butter and bread crumbs.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I am honest, my food is actually quite far removed from both the food of my mother and my father.
- I Can
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- Nov 07, 2020
I enjoy meat, but I can do without it.
- End Of The Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even in the busiest kitchen, there's always a point at the end of the day when you go home.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Vegetarians in general don't like me.
- Kitchen
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- Nov 07, 2020