John Torode

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

— John Torode

Fact is, I'm a carnivore.

— John Torode

There's nothing worse than a sterile house.

— John Torode

I love South Australia.

— John Torode

In winter I love a pasty.

— John Torode

Sydney-siders don't drive.

— John Torode

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

— John Torode

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

— John Torode

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

— John Torode

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

— John Torode

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

— John Torode

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

— John Torode

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

— John Torode

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

— John Torode

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

— John Torode

My earliest memory of cooking is my grandmother showing me how to make chicken gravy on the big combustion stove in her…

— John Torode

As I'd travelled, I'd seen more and more people drinking rose. Given the amount of grapes we grow in Australia, I just…

— John Torode

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

I'm an Australian - I grew up in Melbourne and Sydney - but as a kid you don't learn much about the…

— John Torode

I'm not someone who jumps in a car to make for the country, I'm an urbanite. I love living in London and…

— John Torode

For the children it will always be a lemonade float at the Christmas table as a special treat.

— John Torode

My affinity for beef extends into my home life, so you'll notice canvas prints of cows, a cowhide rug and prints of…

— John Torode

I'm a culture person when I'm working, so my downtime is beach time: sand, surf and a barbecue.

— John Torode

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

Restaurant kitchens are highly pressurised environments, with lots of young men, and that means one thing: testosterone. It's not brutal - it's…

— John Torode

I do think about how different my life might have been had my mother not died so young, but I try not…

— John Torode

I think restaurants and family homes and stuff are about conversation and about chatting. Food is there because you want to enjoy…

— John Torode

I never use organic vegetables. Why would you want to? The idea of taking a courgette grown in a third-world country in…

— John Torode

Yes, I am a judge on 'MasterChef,' where I taste thousands of dishes, and yes I am a trained chef which has…

— John Torode

I think that most things, if you want to use them properly, take quite a lot of time and I don't necessarily…

— 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

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

— John Torode

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

— John Torode

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

— John Torode

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

— John Torode

Raft Point is among the greatest examples of ancient indigenous art we know of.

— John Torode

I don't think a 12-month TV campaign really changes what anyone thinks.

— John Torode

Vegetarian' is just another word for 'bad hunter.'

— John Torode

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

— John Torode

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

— John Torode