The first book was out and for the first time we were on a book tour. Being the son of an immigrant, I'd never dreamt of being on book tours. Suddenly the attention was huge.

Chefs have a new opportunity - and perhaps even an obligation - to inform the public about what is good to eat, and why.

Scandinavian-Danish cuisine was something quite rustic, mostly known for pastries and smorgasbord cuisine, which in itself has become a joke.

My last meal on Earth, I would love it to be a bowl of blueberries with cold cream.

People will travel anywhere for good food - it's crazy.

Take a trip to the forest and experience the greatness of getting on your knees and picking your own food and going home... and eating it.

There is no conflict between a better meal and a better world.

If you see someone in the kitchen that has good hands and a quick brain, then you need that person to be in the front of everything.

Learning about issues such as sustainability and locavorism are things that you need to have as part of you as a chef because it will make you cook more delicious food.

Close interaction with farmers and scientists can expose the chef to new flavours that can be used to delight diners.

When you get close to the raw materials and taste them at the moment they let go of the soil, you learn to respect them.

Mother's love created our awe-inspiring moral sense

We were in recycling before recycling was cool.

From day one, I have been told I am no different from the male astronauts. As a pilot, I flew in the sky. Now that I am an astronaut, I will fly in space.

You hold on to old experiences: injuries, injustices, and great love affairs, too. And you hold them in your joints and your organs, and wear them on your skin.

I grew up thinking that if I wanted to go be prime minister, I could.

Midnight blue is the only color that can ever compete with black.

I think you can look at the British economy with confidence.

The characters have their own lives and their own logic, and you have to act accordingly.

That's what keeps me going. Everywhere I go there are young people with shining eyes wanting to tell me, "Dr. Jane, we're going to make the world a better place."

Come to think of it, maybe God is a He after all, because only a cruel force would create something this beautiful and make it inaccessible to most people