MasterChef's' about real people and for real people. It's aspirational and inspirational. There's nothing snobbish about it. — John Torode Copy Share Image
Pumpkin and nutmeg tarts are a small, sweet version of the classic tart, a combination that is a particular favourite of mine. — John Torode Copy Share Image
If you go to a restaurant and you go with people you like, your food will always taste really good. — John Torode Copy Share Image
Cooking is a great leveller. You can be a sports star, an actor, an entrepreneur, anything, but cooking strips it all away. — John Torode Copy Share Image
I got quite into Spam once, in Korea. On their Thanksgiving, they give boxes of it to their friends. I fry it… — John Torode Copy Share Image
It seems that the more we travel, the more we want flavour and variation in our food - and the bolder it… — John Torode Copy Share Image
I always gauge the deliciousness of the food in markets by the number of 'people eating and waiting - the more the… — John Torode Copy Share Image
Cooking is what I do professionally and it is my way of life, but it is also the way I relax. It… — John Torode Copy Share Image
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
The food I had as a child was not complicated, but by heck it was tasty. My Nanna's cauliflower cheese was awesome,… — John Torode Copy Share Image
My nanna was an extraordinary lady, and a good old-fashioned cook. She'd just be pottering around, cooking dinner for 25 people on… — John Torode Copy Share Image
My grandmother would let me stand on a stool stirring gravy in a large roasting dish in front of a wood-fired stove… — John Torode Copy Share Image
My earliest memory of cooking is my grandmother showing me how to make chicken gravy on the big combustion stove in her… — John Torode Copy Share Image
I think restaurants and family homes and stuff are about conversation and about chatting. Food is there because you want to enjoy… — John Torode Copy Share Image
Street stalls, be they in Korea, Thailand or anywhere else in Asia, in a covered market or simply on a street corner… — John Torode Copy Share Image
Let's be honest, we all love a roast, but Sunday lunch could be a huge plate of salade nicoise; it could be… — John Torode Copy Share Image
Yes, I am a judge on 'MasterChef,' where I taste thousands of dishes, and yes I am a trained chef which has… — John Torode Copy Share Image
If I go to a restaurant the last thing I want to do is sit with somebody I don't like because then… — John Torode Copy Share Image
I already have my fantasy job. I run a restaurant and film 'MasterChef,' both of which mean I get to cook and… — John Torode Copy Share Image
I ate some really amazing food in Thailand. I had river turtle, and dried rat, which was quite chewy and interesting and… — John Torode Copy Share Image
Tomatoes and mozzarella work very well together because the milk is rich in summer when the grass is very very green, and… — John Torode Copy Share Image
Those who know me well will tell you that I love a market, and when I say market, I mean food market.… — John Torode Copy Share Image
I love Moroccan food, but I don't want to eat a goat or sheep's head, thanks. — John Torode Copy Share Image
We're all so busy we don't make time to enjoy our lives, good company and good food. — John Torode Copy Share Image
Cooking steak is a joy because it is a terrific piece of meat that has great flavour whether it is grilled or… — John Torode Copy Share Image
People think the restaurant industry is hard and takes no prisoners, but so does baking, so does retail and so does bus… — John Torode Copy Share Image
I have no qualms with people who want to be vegetarians; it's just foolish. They are missing out on the best things… — John Torode Copy Share Image
Australia is an extraordinary country full of people who eat extraordinary food. There are Greeks, Italians, Vietnamese, Koreans, Chinese, Brits. It's so… — John Torode Copy Share Image
The culinary world is a fascinating place that has been influenced over the centuries by culture, religion, fashion, war, art, science and,… — John Torode Copy Share Image
The most used thing I have is my wok. I prefer it to a pan or pot. It is my wonder. They're… — John Torode Copy Share Image
My kind of cooking is not a single style - French, Asian, Australasian or British - it's not modern, old-fashioned or classic;… — John Torode Copy Share Image
The inspiration to cook came from my grandmother and my father who were both wonderful home cooks. But I would say I… — 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 Image
The weekend is all about teaching the children life skills and getting them out in all weathers. — John Torode Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Few people think about the Top End of Australia as a travel destination. — John Torode Copy Share Image
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 Image
MasterChef's' about real people and for real people. It's aspirational and inspirational. There's nothing snobbish about it. — John Torode Copy Share Image
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 Image
