Food has been my career, my hobby, and, it must be said, my escape. - Nigel Slater

I have never eaten a boiled egg, but I have had a soldier or two.

Food is, for me, for everybody, a very sexual thing and I think I realised that quite early on. I still cannot exaggerate how just putting a meal in front of somebody is really more of a buzz for me than anything. And I mean anything. Maybe that goes back to trying to please my dad, I don't know. It's like parenting in a way I suppose.

Good kitchens are not about size; they are about ergonomics and light.