Heston Blumenthal
Heston Blumenthal
Heston Marc Blumenthal, OBEis a British celebrity chef. He is the proprietor of The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, one of four restaurants in Great Britain to have three Michelin stars; it was voted No. 1 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2005...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionChef
Date of Birth27 May 1966
CityLondon, England
world persons
I am not the world's most confident person.
people shy television
Television forces people to be larger than life. I would be too shy.
hobbies aspect enjoyable
But most is all to do with work. There are aspects of work that are enjoyable, that you could call a hobby.
writing hands knives
I write and chop with my left hand and do everything else, including eating with a knife, with my right.
morning lucky want
I still love doing what I do, and I'm really lucky to get up in the morning and want to go to work.
sleep years eight
I worked 120 hours a week for eight years. That's 20 to 22 hours a day every day and one week I only got 15 hours sleep.
heart negative comment
I tend to take negative comments to heart.
photography fashion art
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 acting and photography and fashion - all creative skills... all apart from cooking.
memories memorable thinking
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.
dvds release-date life-is
You know how sad your life is when you know the release date of DVDs.
years voice eight
I haven't raised my voice for eight to 10 years in the kitchen. And I won't have anybody shouting. If I hear of anybody having a go at anyone else, they'll get disciplined.
cookbook
I've got around 400 cookbooks.
hours complaints
Now my complaint is there are only 18 hours to work in a day.
pleasure notes senses
Take note of what's around you and maximise sensory pleasure.