My food hero would be someone like Elizabeth David, because I think what she did for Britain was amazing. Also David Thompson,… — John Torode Copy Share Image
What I'm trying to do as an Australian is to say to people, 'You've got to go back out to Australia,' because… — John Torode Copy Share Image
I'm an Australian - I grew up in Melbourne and Sydney - but as a kid you don't learn much about the… — John Torode Copy Share Image
I cooked, which was pretty un-Australian. And I didn't really like Australian music... I preferred the New Romantics and punk and stuff… — John Torode Copy Share Image
I want people to throw on a hat, head out into the outback and see the real Australia. You can do it how you… — John Torode Copy Share
The weekend is all about teaching the children life skills and getting them out in all weathers. — John Torode Copy Share
My father did lots of things. He had an orange-juice factory. He did real estate. He did commercial selling. He was always up and… — John Torode Copy Share
Let's be honest, we all love a roast, but Sunday lunch could be a huge plate of salade nicoise; it could be eggs benedict;… — John Torode Copy Share
There are three types of palate. There's the palate that can't taste anything, there's the normal palate, and there's the Super Palate. I don't… — John Torode Copy Share
Tomatoes and mozzarella work very well together because the milk is rich in summer when the grass is very very green, and makes the… — John Torode Copy Share
MasterChef's' about real people and for real people. It's aspirational and inspirational. There's nothing snobbish about it. — John Torode Copy Share
Street stalls, be they in Korea, Thailand or anywhere else in Asia, in a covered market or simply on a street corner with a… — John Torode Copy Share
In our family a whole ham on the bone would be bought three days before Christmas, and then stored in a pillow case and… — John Torode Copy Share
I'm a culture person when I'm working, so my downtime is beach time: sand, surf and a barbecue. — John Torode Copy Share
