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. Heston Blumenthal Read Quote
Being branded number one restaurant in the world is actually very humbling. Heston Blumenthal Read Quote
And I like asking questions, to keep learning; people with big egos might not want to look unsure. Heston Blumenthal Read Quote
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. Heston Blumenthal Read Quote
As we get older, we tend to become more risk averse because we tend to find reasons why things won’t work. When you are a kid, you think everything is possible, and I think with creativity it is so important to keep that naivety. Heston Blumenthal Read Quote
I’m not scared of anything in particular, but I am motivated by a fear of failure as opposed to a need to succeed. Heston Blumenthal Read Quote
I write and chop with my left hand and do everything else, including eating with a knife, with my right. Heston Blumenthal Read Quote
This kitchen is completely calm. Some of the old-fashioned chefs – they become kings in their kitchen, they’ve got to be called chef. But I don’t care if someone calls me chef or Heston, it really doesn’t bother me. Heston Blumenthal Read Quote
