John Torode

There's nothing worse than a sterile house.

— John Torode

I don't like to eat in front of people.

— John Torode

Fact is, I'm a carnivore.

— John Torode

I love South Australia.

— John Torode

I'm definitely not a nerd, not a nerd at all.

— John Torode

Sydney-siders don't drive.

— John Torode

In winter I love a pasty.

— John Torode

It's hard to get your head around the scale of Australia.

— John Torode

I like to introduce people to new things without scaring them.

— John Torode

Sunday morning is time to slob around and perhaps go swimming.

— John Torode

I love Moroccan food, but I don't want to eat a goat or sheep's head, thanks.

— John Torode

I don't mind cooking at home, I find it relaxing.

— John Torode

I'm pretty conscious of what I eat because of my age.

— John Torode

I like all my jackets to be on wooden coat hangers, all facing the same direction.

— John Torode

Beaches are really important to me, and I love Sennen Cove and Perranporth Beach.

— John Torode

Cooking is a great leveller. You can be a sports star, an actor, an entrepreneur, anything, but cooking strips it all away.

— John Torode

Markets have long been at the centre of communities, not just somewhere to drop in and grab a bag of groceries, but…

— John Torode

Start with the basics: make pancakes, boil an egg, make toast. Get the kids used to getting a bit of toast and…

— John Torode

Men and women are not the same in the kitchen. Women tend to be uninhibited and instinctive. Men are inconsistent, egotistical show-offs.

— John Torode

Cooking steak is a joy because it is a terrific piece of meat that has great flavour whether it is grilled or…

— John Torode

Pumpkin and nutmeg tarts are a small, sweet version of the classic tart, a combination that is a particular favourite of mine.

— John Torode

MasterChef's' about real people and for real people. It's aspirational and inspirational. There's nothing snobbish about it.

— John Torode

You can't blame another person for your world being different - or things like divorce. It gets right on my goat when…

— John Torode

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

My kind of cooking is not a single style - French, Asian, Australasian or British - it's not modern, old-fashioned or classic;…

— John Torode

When you grow up in a family where you have lost a parent, everybody joins together to instil the correct values in…

— John Torode

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.…

— John Torode

My food hero would be someone like Elizabeth David, because I think what she did for Britain was amazing. Also David Thompson,…

— John Torode

Sydney has the world's best swimming pool. Walk through the Botanical Gardens and you come to the Andrew 'Boy' Charlton Pool on…

— John Torode

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

I want people to throw on a hat, head out into the outback and see the real Australia. You can do it…

— John Torode

I like to reactivate my body after a long journey by getting the sun in my eyes.

— John Torode

People sometimes forget that Sydney is a harbour and it's the ferries that make it unique.

— John Torode

I don't worry about the camera adding pounds, I am who I am.

— John Torode

How could you live without chips? I could do without bread easily.

— John Torode

Few people think about the Top End of Australia as a travel destination.

— John Torode

I think the 'Great British Bake-Off' is great.

— John Torode

My second marriage to Jessica just fell apart. It was nothing to do with restaurants.

— John Torode

We're all so busy we don't make time to enjoy our lives, good company and good food.

— John Torode

I can't understand why anyone would want to reduce vinegar.

— John Torode