Heston Blumenthal Quotes

"No, when I worked as an accountant I was falling asleep waiting for 5 o'clock."
- Heston Blumenthal
(Related: Waiting)

"Now my complaint is there are only 18 hours to work in a day."
- Heston Blumenthal
(Related: Work, Complaint, Day, Now)

"Television forces people to be larger than life. I would be too shy."
- Heston Blumenthal
(Related: Life, People, Television)

"We sunk everything into it. It came close to going under several times."
- Heston Blumenthal

"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
(Related: Money, Thought, Eating, France)

"What gets me excited is the original principle."
- Heston Blumenthal

"You need to do the work to bring the money in, but not compromise standards."
- Heston Blumenthal
(Related: Money, Work, Compromise)

"It was quite a challenge to make people eat crab ice cream."
- Heston Blumenthal
(Related: People, Challenge)

"You know how sad your life is when you know the release date of DVDs."
- Heston Blumenthal
(Related: 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
(Related: Work)

"Being branded number one restaurant in the world is actually very humbling."
- Heston Blumenthal
(Related: Being, World)

"It was not easy with a newborn, asking your wife to give up the family home and your security."
- Heston Blumenthal
(Related: Family, Home, Wife, Security)

"I was determined that if I failed it wouldn't be due to lack of effort."
- Heston Blumenthal
(Related: Effort)

"I have this desire to keep improving, so I find fault."
- Heston Blumenthal
(Related: Desire, Fault)

"A lot of country pubs will receive Michelin stars."
- Heston Blumenthal
(Related: Country, Stars, Will)

"I would try doing a dish 30 different ways."
- Heston Blumenthal

"I've got around 400 cookbooks."
- Heston Blumenthal

"If it doesn't taste good it doesn't go on the menu."
- Heston Blumenthal
(Related: Taste)

"And I like asking questions, to keep learning; people with big egos might not want to look unsure."
- Heston Blumenthal
(Related: People, Learning, Questions, Want)