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“The geographical location of Sweden and, therefore, short growing season meant that the range of produce is not as abundant like say France, Italy or Spain. This influenced the cooking culture and forced cooks to be creative with a handful of ingredients. It's a very modern way of cooking.”
“I love to draw and paint. I did all the illustrations in my books, so I always have my watercolours with me. I was creative as a child and studied art at Central Saint Martins before getting into food.”
“Don't be afraid to play with combinations and quantities of spices to create your own bespoke spice rub.”
“Whether it evokes pleasant memories of holidays in the Caribbean, or best-forgotten outings to Notting Hill, most of us have experienced jerk chicken in one form or another.”
“Alot of my inspiration comes from people that you don't see on TV like my mum and my grandma. There's so much history and knowledge.”
“Failing ownership of a wood-fired oven, whacking pizza dough straight on to the hot grill is the next best way to achieve that beautiful scorched crust.”
“I would try and barter a cake for some help with coding. I'm not the best coder. I have some basic HTML but that's about it.”
“While we Brits love a curry, the French get their spicy kicks from the culinary traditions bestowed by their North African population.”
“I was fortunate that what you see on TV is who I am. I didn't change the way I dress.”
“I'm not one for souvenirs though I do have a treasured yellow pot I bought at Maison d'Empereur in Marseille.”
“Savoury cakes are very popular in France, they appear in boulangeries and with a side salad on lunch menus in chic cafes, but they're most likely to appear at a picnic.”
“I love watching the fishermen step off their boats and lay out their catch - typically sardines, monkfish and everything you'd find in bouillabaisse.”
“I want to be taken seriously: I can cook, I do have qualifications, OK, I do make mistakes, but I want to show that on camera. I'm not perfect. I'm someone who works hard, who is serious about what they're doing. It's substance over style.”
“I made it quite clear that I want to be female-friendly. I don't want to be too sexualised because a woman in a kitchen is already a loaded image.”
“I don't like wasting food.”
“Warming and nourishing bowls of food are something I love wrapping my hands around when the cold nights drawn in.”
“True to his Malay Chinese heritage, my dad would regularly whip up a revitalising spicy broth in the depths of winter. He was a firm believer that spicy food is the solution to most problems, and feeling under the weather was no exception.”
“Sweden endured a potato famine like in Ireland and loads of people emigrated to the US.”
“I realised filming in my own apartment that it was nice to come home and have some space. It worked for 'The Little Paris Kitchen' but now I've learned a lot about TV; you need space for the camera and you want to be mentally sound after filming.”
“Mum and Dad grew vegetables and every day it would be beans for dinner and we'd have to go and pick them, and weed and stuff. If you wanted your pocket money you did your chores.”