Baking as a career is very different to baking as a hobby. Business plans are needed and it's not all plain sailing. — John Whaite Copy Share Image
Make the choice, if you can, to get milk direct from farms or farm drop services. We need the supermarkets, of course we do,… — John Whaite Copy Share
I like pie! Pie with proper pastry and a meaty filling always works. It just makes you feel good. — John Whaite Copy Share
I was a 23-year-old law student when I won the 'Great British Bake Off' in 2012. For 10 weeks I had balanced my degree… — John Whaite Copy Share
I grew up on a farm, so I've always been keen on nature, animals and the simpler things in the life - that simple… — John Whaite Copy Share
After 'Bake Off,' I got these book deals that were very much baking books. But the books I'm producing now like 'Perfect Plates in… — John Whaite Copy Share
Especially as a chef, I didn't really want to talk about it because I felt like it kind of undermined my entire career. How… — John Whaite Copy Share
Baking is very meditative. It's precise - you have to weigh out the ingredients, follow it step by step and focus on everything, so… — John Whaite Copy Share
It seems unlikely that a 70-something-year-old grandmother could be one of Britain's most iconic celebrities, but Mary Berry defies all expectations. — John Whaite Copy Share
During the 'The Great British Bake Off' I didn't get to know Mary all that well. We weren't allowed to interact with the judges… — John Whaite Copy Share
On 'Bake Off' there's lots of stuff no one notices until afterwards. At the time you're too busy concentrating. All the other bits, like… — John Whaite Copy Share
If I'm going through a particular period at work or where I feel that I'm out of control and everything's sort of spiralling, I've… — John Whaite Copy Share
At school I used to hang out with the girls - they looked after me but the boys would call me gay and I'd… — John Whaite Copy Share
