My grandmother would let me stand on a stool stirring gravy in a large roasting dish in front of a wood-fired stove at the age of six. She wasn't worried about the whole health and safety 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 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
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 Image
I'm a culture person when I'm working, so my downtime is beach time: sand, surf and a barbecue. — John Torode Copy Share Image
