We're all equals - once you've got a jacket on, you're a chef. It's not about gender - it's your ability to… — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
Growing up as a young chef, the cookbooks I had, and I remember, were the Roux brothers. The Roux brothers for me… — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
A perfect holiday for me is somewhere warm with a beach because I love swimming in the ocean, while my husband and… — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
I like to adapt some of the traditional dishes from my childhood from both NZ and Samoa using British ingredients and European… — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
At home we cook very simple food. A grilled rib of beef or a baked side of fish, for example, and lots… — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
The food culture that has most impressed me is Oman's. I learned to make an amazing spice mix that they rub into… — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
I have a huge collection of cookery books, like most chefs. do I regularly revisit Michel Roux Snr's 'The Collection,' particularly for… — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
I just love it when the chefs start to gain in confidence and it gets really exciting. — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
Food is about the flavours that work well together, but when you've got great ingredients half the job is done for you. — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
Culturally, you know, I come from a Samoan background where the food is very humble, it's very simple. — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
I grew up in Samoa, where food is an important part of our culture. I remember this sea worm, called the palolo,… — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
Some people find the appearance of cuttlefish off-putting, but I think this lesser eaten fish is really exciting and versatile. It's similar to squid… — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
I never had holidays when I was a kid, because my parents couldn't afford them. — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
When the earthquake hit Christchurch in 2011, the factory that produces Marmite was closed for two years. The supermarket shelves were empty and people… — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
I think people took a while to accept me for who I am, and I've learnt to articulate myself better when on camera. — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
We're all equals - once you've got a jacket on, you're a chef. It's not about gender - it's your ability to cook. — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
Fresh, ripe cocoa is amazing. It's so sweet but if you eat too much you get a sore stomach. — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
As a child I loved to be in the kitchen with my mum and aunties, eavesdropping on the adults. — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
I was raised in the Pacific Islands, so I remember picking fruit every morning for breakfast or collecting the eggs from the chickens in… — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
I always go for something like mac and cheese if I'm hungover. Pasta is great for soaking everything up. — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
