You can make a good show, but you still need some magical alchemy to get people to watch.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I love the alchemy of cooking, the theatre of it. It's creating something.
I just really want to make a good show and make it as interesting as I can, and anything else is kind of above my pay grade.
I love shows about creating and cooking. Sometimes they're so extraordinary, you end up setting yourself to fail.
You don't have to be a chef or even a particularly good cook to experience proper kitchen alchemy: the moment when ingredients combine to form something more delectable than the sum of their parts.
I'm like that person who hates going to magic shows - and I love magic, I love wizards - but going to a show where there is any possibility of audience participation is a nightmare for me.
You don't have to be a chef or even a particularly good cook to experience proper kitchen alchemy: the moment when ingredients combine to form something more delectable than the sum of their parts. Fancy ingredients or recipes not required; simple, made-up things are usually even better.
Ten years ago, TV cookery shows were about a man or a woman following recipes. Now, it's all about journeys and campaigns and less about the actual chopping and dicing. That's what I'd like to do with magic.
Most of my friends who got shows right away are still just doing shows, and they have no need to create.
It doesn't need to be a No 1 show, it just needs to be good.
I feel strongly that I need to try to make my shows as real as possible. What you see is what you get.