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Heston Blumenthal
English
Celebrity
About the author
I am not the world's most confident person.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
#World
No, when I worked as an accountant I was falling asleep waiting for 5 o'clock.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
#Waiting
Now my complaint is there are only 18 hours to work in a day.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
#Now
#Work
#Day
#Complaint
Television forces people to be larger than life. I would be too shy.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
#Life
#People
#Television
We sunk everything into it. It came close to going under several times.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
We were saving, saving, saving then going to France and blowing the money eating. She was a nurse and had never experienced fine dining but she loved it, too. Our mates thought it absurd.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
#Eating
#Thought
#Money
#France
What gets me excited is the original principle.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
You need to do the work to bring the money in, but not compromise standards.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
#Work
#Money
#Compromise
It was quite a challenge to make people eat crab ice cream.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
#People
#Challenge
You know how sad your life is when you know the release date of DVDs.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
#Life
But most is all to do with work. There are aspects of work that are enjoyable, that you could call a hobby.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
#Work
Being branded number one restaurant in the world is actually very humbling.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
#World
#Being
It was not easy with a newborn, asking your wife to give up the family home and your security.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
#Security
#Wife
#Family
#Home
I was determined that if I failed it wouldn't be due to lack of effort.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
#Effort
I have this desire to keep improving, so I find fault.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
#Desire
#Fault
A lot of country pubs will receive Michelin stars.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
#Will
#Country
#Stars
I would try doing a dish 30 different ways.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
I've got around 400 cookbooks.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
If it doesn't taste good it doesn't go on the menu.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
#Taste
And I like asking questions, to keep learning; people with big egos might not want to look unsure.
Heston Blumenthal,
English
Celebrity
#Want
#People
#Questions
#Learning