my head chef Robert Reid said to me said way to go from him laughing and I said
way to go from him laughing and I said
way to go from him laughing and I said to him when I was a young boy mister you
to him when I was a young boy mister you
to him when I was a young boy mister you read you said tell me about a restaurant
read you said tell me about a restaurant
read you said tell me about a restaurant in Paris called faster which was the
in Paris called faster which was the
in Paris called faster which was the ultimate because it had three stars in
ultimate because it had three stars in
ultimate because it had three stars in mission and five red knives and forks I
said we’ve got three cells with four
said we’ve got three cells with four like knives and forks
[Music]
[Music] let’s go for five red knives and forks
let’s go for five red knives and forks
let’s go for five red knives and forks the next three years we push to be
the next three years we push to be
the next three years we push to be pushed and we push too we did everything
pushed and we push too we did everything
pushed and we push too we did everything in January 9 th we were not least asked
in January 9 th we were not least asked
in January 9 th we were not least asked with five red knives and thoughts I’d
with five red knives and thoughts I’d
with five red knives and thoughts I’d realize my dream all those years later
realize my dream all those years later
realize my dream all those years later and battery I had when I was 17 years
and battery I had when I was 17 years
and battery I had when I was 17 years old I was now 37 years old so for 20
old I was now 37 years old so for 20
old I was now 37 years old so for 20 years I’d worked to realize my dream
years I’d worked to realize my dream
years I’d worked to realize my dream things don’t happen overnight you have
things don’t happen overnight you have
things don’t happen overnight you have to make the emotional of personal
to make the emotional of personal
to make the emotional of personal investment to make your dreams come true
and my father sent me to Harrogate which
and my father sent me to Harrogate which was a star town and told me to find a
was a star town and told me to find a
was a star town and told me to find a job the most daunting task in my life I
job the most daunting task in my life I
job the most daunting task in my life I went to Harrogate and I found a job at
went to Harrogate and I found a job at
went to Harrogate and I found a job at the hotel suite Georgian however I
the hotel suite Georgian however I
the hotel suite Georgian however I started there on the 20th March 1978 it
started there on the 20th March 1978 it
started there on the 20th March 1978 it wasn’t great food but what they taught
wasn’t great food but what they taught
wasn’t great food but what they taught me was how to push how to run how to be
me was how to push how to run how to be
me was how to push how to run how to be consistent because consistency is
consistent because consistency is
consistent because consistency is another discipline how never to be late
another discipline how never to be late
another discipline how never to be late how to go to work when you’re not
how to go to work when you’re not
how to go to work when you’re not feeling well and let the chef send you
feeling well and let the chef send you
feeling well and let the chef send you home
my advice to young chefs from the age of
my advice to young chefs from the age of 16 to sort of 2930 is 14 years of a
16 to sort of 2930 is 14 years of a
16 to sort of 2930 is 14 years of a sponge the absorbing knowledge don’t
sponge the absorbing knowledge don’t
sponge the absorbing knowledge don’t take a job to take up money don’t worry
take a job to take up money don’t worry
take a job to take up money don’t worry about earning 500 pound a month or a
about earning 500 pound a month or a
about earning 500 pound a month or a year more somewhere else don’t get
year more somewhere else don’t get
year more somewhere else don’t get knowledge for that become the bigger
knowledge for that become the bigger
knowledge for that become the bigger passport for everything the money will
passport for everything the money will
passport for everything the money will come once you’ve mastered your craft and
come once you’ve mastered your craft and
come once you’ve mastered your craft and you become incredibly talented work for
you become incredibly talented work for
you become incredibly talented work for big chef and find a different level of
big chef and find a different level of
big chef and find a different level of comfort when things get too comfortable
comfort when things get too comfortable
comfort when things get too comfortable and you’re still living with your
and you’re still living with your
and you’re still living with your parents and you’ve still got your first
parents and you’ve still got your first
parents and you’ve still got your first job and you want to move out because
job and you want to move out because
job and you want to move out because they’re easy to accomplish get out and
they’re easy to accomplish get out and
they’re easy to accomplish get out and please self in a strange situation in
please self in a strange situation in
please self in a strange situation in the middle of Barcelona put yourself in
the middle of Barcelona put yourself in
the middle of Barcelona put yourself in the middle of Paris put yourself in the
the middle of Paris put yourself in the
the middle of Paris put yourself in the middle of Belgium and see what’s
middle of Belgium and see what’s
middle of Belgium and see what’s available it’s amazing how much
available it’s amazing how much
available it’s amazing how much completely gives you more importantly
completely gives you more importantly
completely gives you more importantly rate in travel at the same time
rate in travel at the same time
rate in travel at the same time fantastic success is born out of luck
fantastic success is born out of luck
fantastic success is born out of luck its awareness of mind that takes
its awareness of mind that takes
its awareness of mind that takes advantage of that opportunity
advantage of that opportunity
advantage of that opportunity you will all be confronted with
you will all be confronted with
you will all be confronted with opportunity you must take advantage of
opportunity you must take advantage of
opportunity you must take advantage of it because if you don’t take advantage
it because if you don’t take advantage
it because if you don’t take advantage of your opportunity you’ll never realize
of your opportunity you’ll never realize
of your opportunity you’ll never realize your dreams whether you want them or not
your dreams whether you want them or not
your dreams whether you want them or not is the relevance you don’t know that
is the relevance you don’t know that
is the relevance you don’t know that until you achieve it I think what gave
until you achieve it I think what gave
until you achieve it I think what gave me the drive to succeed
me the drive to succeed
me the drive to succeed was my insecurities reading/writing
was my insecurities reading/writing
was my insecurities reading/writing struggling it gave me that individual
struggling it gave me that individual
struggling it gave me that individual drive to prove myself because I’d been
drive to prove myself because I’d been
drive to prove myself because I’d been belittled out school I’d have been taken
belittled out school I’d have been taken
belittled out school I’d have been taken seriously as always looked upon as being
seriously as always looked upon as being
seriously as always looked upon as being a fool being stupid so it was the fuel
a fool being stupid so it was the fuel
a fool being stupid so it was the fuel behind me and that’s what made me work
behind me and that’s what made me work
behind me and that’s what made me work far harder was to prove to my father and
far harder was to prove to my father and
far harder was to prove to my father and other individuals including several
other individuals including several
other individuals including several teachers that you know maybe I struggle
teachers that you know maybe I struggle
teachers that you know maybe I struggle with reading and writing but I had
with reading and writing but I had
with reading and writing but I had possessed other great qualities so had I
possessed other great qualities so had I
possessed other great qualities so had I been dealt with as a child I may never
been dealt with as a child I may never
been dealt with as a child I may never have the energy or the fuel to drive me
have the energy or the fuel to drive me
have the energy or the fuel to drive me to get to where I got I’ve had lots of
to get to where I got I’ve had lots of
to get to where I got I’ve had lots of bad luck in my life but I think having
bad luck in my life but I think having
bad luck in my life but I think having bad luck is equally as important because
bad luck is equally as important because
bad luck is equally as important because when you have bad luck in life you have
when you have bad luck in life you have
when you have bad luck in life you have to reflect you have to take the
to reflect you have to take the
to reflect you have to take the knowledge from depth experience we’ve
knowledge from depth experience we’ve
knowledge from depth experience we’ve all been treated badly we’ve all made
all been treated badly we’ve all made
all been treated badly we’ve all made mistakes we’ve all had bad luck so what
mistakes we’ve all had bad luck so what
mistakes we’ve all had bad luck so what we have to do is reflect take the
we have to do is reflect take the
we have to do is reflect take the knowledge from that expose and then
knowledge from that expose and then
knowledge from that expose and then allow it to enrich our life it’s as
allow it to enrich our life it’s as
allow it to enrich our life it’s as simple as that
simple as that
simple as that so let’s be honest when people say
so let’s be honest when people say
so let’s be honest when people say juggling regrets Martha I say no because
juggling regrets Martha I say no because
juggling regrets Martha I say no because I did it not being for all those
I did it not being for all those
I did it not being for all those mistakes I made
mistakes I made
mistakes I made I won’t I wouldn’t have the knowledge
I won’t I wouldn’t have the knowledge
I won’t I wouldn’t have the knowledge that I have today I won’t have the
that I have today I won’t have the
that I have today I won’t have the experience what I have today because
experience what I have today because
experience what I have today because mistakes are fine as long as you take
mistakes are fine as long as you take
mistakes are fine as long as you take the knowledge from the mistake
one thing I’ve learned and experience is
one thing I’ve learned and experience is that you know if you don’t open up and
that you know if you don’t open up and
that you know if you don’t open up and you don’t delegate then you’ll kill
you don’t delegate then you’ll kill
you don’t delegate then you’ll kill yourself and if there’s one thing I’ve
yourself and if there’s one thing I’ve
yourself and if there’s one thing I’ve managed to understand is the art of
managed to understand is the art of
managed to understand is the art of delegation because if I can pass on you
delegation because if I can pass on you
delegation because if I can pass on you know to Claire Smith to areum my palette
know to Claire Smith to areum my palette
know to Claire Smith to areum my palette my understanding my knowledge then grab
my understanding my knowledge then grab
my understanding my knowledge then grab it run it and then pass on to your team
it run it and then pass on to your team
it run it and then pass on to your team don’t hold that inside staying in front
don’t hold that inside staying in front
don’t hold that inside staying in front of the competition because there’s two
of the competition because there’s two
of the competition because there’s two wages industry you move with it or it
wages industry you move with it or it
wages industry you move with it or it moves you and I’ve seen so many sad
moves you and I’ve seen so many sad
moves you and I’ve seen so many sad stories across the decade where Scheffel
stories across the decade where Scheffel
stories across the decade where Scheffel just got lazy got lazy given up and
just got lazy got lazy given up and
just got lazy got lazy given up and locked that hunger to be competitive
locked that hunger to be competitive
locked that hunger to be competitive because it’s the best job in the world
because it’s the best job in the world
because it’s the best job in the world that’s not really a job it’s a passion
that’s not really a job it’s a passion
that’s not really a job it’s a passion because when you’re rubbing shoulders
because when you’re rubbing shoulders
because when you’re rubbing shoulders and here we are now ten years later and
and here we are now ten years later and
and here we are now ten years later and I’ve got a restaurant next door to Jamie
I’ve got a restaurant next door to Jamie
I’ve got a restaurant next door to Jamie Oliver’s and we’re both literally 2
Oliver’s and we’re both literally 2
Oliver’s and we’re both literally 2 meters apart phenomenal chef and we keep
meters apart phenomenal chef and we keep
meters apart phenomenal chef and we keep each other on our toes
each other on our toes
each other on our toes so that’s exciting for me and that’s
so that’s exciting for me and that’s
so that’s exciting for me and that’s been the one key issue across the ten
been the one key issue across the ten
been the one key issue across the ten years of filming Kitchen Nightmares you
years of filming Kitchen Nightmares you
years of filming Kitchen Nightmares you never ever ever give up
since years its patella geisha what we
since years its patella geisha what we need to do is is coverage conferencing
need to do is is coverage conferencing
need to do is is coverage conferencing in yourself how cooking with an amazing
in yourself how cooking with an amazing
in yourself how cooking with an amazing journey and so that you can learn it
journey and so that you can learn it
journey and so that you can learn it within triple years it’s like studying
within triple years it’s like studying
within triple years it’s like studying medicine has over ten to fifteen year
medicine has over ten to fifteen year
medicine has over ten to fifteen year period I 42 years of age I’m still
period I 42 years of age I’m still
period I 42 years of age I’m still learning new exciting things now that I
learning new exciting things now that I
learning new exciting things now that I bring back to the fault but more
bring back to the fault but more
bring back to the fault but more importantly division
importantly division
importantly division I didn’t think fringe was important at
I didn’t think fringe was important at
I didn’t think fringe was important at school and I could kick myself now
school and I could kick myself now
school and I could kick myself now because I went living fast for sure you
because I went living fast for sure you
because I went living fast for sure you as and became bilingual but I wish I’ve
as and became bilingual but I wish I’ve
as and became bilingual but I wish I’ve studied harder with a second language on
studied harder with a second language on
studied harder with a second language on my god that gives you that the culture
my god that gives you that the culture
my god that gives you that the culture gives you a completely different level
gives you a completely different level
gives you a completely different level of confidence learning French French
of confidence learning French French
of confidence learning French French cuisine mannerism and cooking in a very
cuisine mannerism and cooking in a very
cuisine mannerism and cooking in a very robust a tenacious ways so yeah vision
robust a tenacious ways so yeah vision
robust a tenacious ways so yeah vision and open-mindedness and never cut
and open-mindedness and never cut
and open-mindedness and never cut corners I mean you start cutting corners
corners I mean you start cutting corners
corners I mean you start cutting corners in food timeout there’s no worse job to
in food timeout there’s no worse job to
in food timeout there’s no worse job to have than to cut corners in food so
have than to cut corners in food so
have than to cut corners in food so attention to detail an amazing exciting
attention to detail an amazing exciting
attention to detail an amazing exciting journey one of the very few job anywhere
journey one of the very few job anywhere
journey one of the very few job anywhere in the world that you can travel get
in the world that you can travel get
in the world that you can travel get paid and experience phenomenal food
paid and experience phenomenal food
paid and experience phenomenal food anywhere in the world
anywhere in the world
anywhere in the world brilliant my first passion before food
brilliant my first passion before food
brilliant my first passion before food was was football I was always the Vita
was was football I was always the Vita
was was football I was always the Vita great level team grew up
great level team grew up
great level team grew up gaalan’s polygons now so we had that
gaalan’s polygons now so we had that
gaalan’s polygons now so we had that sort of token of appreciation of
sort of token of appreciation of
sort of token of appreciation of home-cooked food then I was very lucky
home-cooked food then I was very lucky
home-cooked food then I was very lucky to get on foundation course and in the
to get on foundation course and in the
to get on foundation course and in the last year my school the foundation
last year my school the foundation
last year my school the foundation course studying math English to Nevada
course studying math English to Nevada
course studying math English to Nevada weekend and learning to cook turkey
weekend and learning to cook turkey
weekend and learning to cook turkey Martha we’re going to be sort of a new
Martha we’re going to be sort of a new
Martha we’re going to be sort of a new experiment there we had trouble with by
experiment there we had trouble with by
experiment there we had trouble with by my first set of wives and chef knives
my first set of wives and chef knives
my first set of wives and chef knives and we depend on the Banbury round table
and we depend on the Banbury round table
and we depend on the Banbury round table come up with something like 85 90 pound
come up with something like 85 90 pound
come up with something like 85 90 pound one that did to get microcredit wine so
one that did to get microcredit wine so
one that did to get microcredit wine so remember that day now and how he
remember that day now and how he
remember that day now and how he expected and there was and I got given
expected and there was and I got given
expected and there was and I got given myself had a wife and I had all the
myself had a wife and I had all the
myself had a wife and I had all the setting on the beyond that mission
setting on the beyond that mission
setting on the beyond that mission football was a sort of huge burning
football was a sort of huge burning
football was a sort of huge burning ambition and I was trying to retire
ambition and I was trying to retire
ambition and I was trying to retire yeah I had a horrific injury like
yeah I had a horrific injury like
yeah I had a horrific injury like collagen and then all of a sudden you
collagen and then all of a sudden you
collagen and then all of a sudden you know the dream today yet they did but I
know the dream today yet they did but I
know the dream today yet they did but I have a glute burden desire this little
have a glute burden desire this little
have a glute burden desire this little and chef and this ambition and then I
and chef and this ambition and then I
and chef and this ambition and then I sort of channel that frustration
sort of channel that frustration
sort of channel that frustration consider into cooking in a way that I I
consider into cooking in a way that I I
consider into cooking in a way that I I just wanted to learn the foundation
just wanted to learn the foundation
just wanted to learn the foundation course was huge they’re sitting here
course was huge they’re sitting here
course was huge they’re sitting here with 76 and I was a mature part-time
with 76 and I was a mature part-time
with 76 and I was a mature part-time students and mum doesn’t have the money
students and mum doesn’t have the money
students and mum doesn’t have the money 30 college full-time so it was it was
30 college full-time so it was it was
30 college full-time so it was it was hard but what I did do is take a job in
hard but what I did do is take a job in
hard but what I did do is take a job in the industry I work six days a week and
the industry I work six days a week and
the industry I work six days a week and went to college one day which so then
went to college one day which so then
went to college one day which so then everything started becoming clearer got
everything started becoming clearer got
everything started becoming clearer got more qualifications the basic and then
more qualifications the basic and then
more qualifications the basic and then went to London and that’s where it
went to London and that’s where it
went to London and that’s where it really just took off
and so the one thing my father gave me
and so the one thing my father gave me which was really key was that work ethic
which was really key was that work ethic
which was really key was that work ethic that ability to get myself up in the
that ability to get myself up in the
that ability to get myself up in the morning matter how tired I was to push
morning matter how tired I was to push
morning matter how tired I was to push myself through those pain barriers and
myself through those pain barriers and
myself through those pain barriers and again the combination of the loss of a
again the combination of the loss of a
again the combination of the loss of a mother at six and then you send out to
mother at six and then you send out to
mother at six and then you send out to work at ten we started work out five
work at ten we started work out five
work at ten we started work out five o’clock in the morning through the mill
o’clock in the morning through the mill
o’clock in the morning through the mill ground being dropped off at 8:45 at
ground being dropped off at 8:45 at
ground being dropped off at 8:45 at school in a milkman you they are work
school in a milkman you they are work
school in a milkman you they are work ethic so that combination of those two
ethic so that combination of those two
ethic so that combination of those two work ethic and great insecurity was what
work ethic and great insecurity was what
work ethic and great insecurity was what got me to where I went to
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