When you are concentrating on baking 24/7, it is incredible how much you learn. — John Whaite Baking Copy Share Image
My career could go up in smoke and as long as I've got my health and my family then nothing else matters. — John Whaite Career Copy Share Image
I definitely want to bake professionally, but as a home baker I am going to need training. — John Whaite Bake Copy Share Image
For me, as many dark days as I have, I have bright days where I can achieve so much. — John Whaite Achieve Copy Share Image
I've been very vocal in the past about my mental health issues. — John Whaite Health Copy Share Image
I do like my own space. I like to just block the noise out after a while. — John Whaite Like Copy Share Image
The refreshing tang of lemon cake makes such a change to the deep sweetness of many bakes. — John Whaite Cake Copy Share Image
During the 'The Great British Bake Off' I didn't get to know Mary all that well. We weren't allowed to interact with… — John Whaite Allowed Copy Share Image
The problem with a lot of modern recipes is that you have a great list of ingredients and you only need a… — John Whaite Food Copy Share Image
As a child my life was shrouded by fear. Every night I would crawl into the alcove outside my sisters' bedrooms and… — John Whaite Alone Copy Share Image
I just want to say to men, it doesn't matter if you're straight, it doesn't matter if you're gay, asexual, whatever you… — John Whaite Find Copy Share Image
How could anyone not use the humble chestnut at Christmas? It has a great flavour and can be used to make chocolate… — John Whaite Chocolate Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be in the food industry, so I had to break away from the novelty of the 'Bake Off'… — John Whaite Always Copy Share Image
Porridge, for me, has always been of the Scottish variety: salted, and for breakfast. The idea of claggy oatmeal mixed with hollandaise… — John Whaite Always Copy Share Image
I grew up on a farm, so I've always been keen on nature, animals and the simpler things in the life -… — John Whaite Animal Copy Share Image
When you come into the food industry from the 'Bake Off,' you're very much at the lower end of the food chain,… — John Whaite Competition Copy Share Image
Baking is very meditative. It's precise - you have to weigh out the ingredients, follow it step by step and focus on… — John Whaite Baking Copy Share Image
I started baking with my family and friends. We would make easy and competent dishes and spend our evenings and weekends together… — John Whaite Baking Copy Share Image
I can vividly remember the first time I ate a pasty. After a busy day shopping with my gran, she treated me… — John Whaite Busy Copy Share Image
After 'Bake Off,' I got these book deals that were very much baking books. But the books I'm producing now like 'Perfect… — John Whaite Baking Copy Share Image
I am an avid lover of taking photographs of the night sky. Whenever I can, I get myself off to Canada or… — John Whaite Coffee Copy Share Image
Food technology classes at school were so dull. Even as a 14-year-old going through the ignorance of my black-nailed 'goth' phase, my… — John Whaite Food Copy Share Image
I mean, you don't go into 'Bake Off' expecting anything. There's no big-money prize, no contract. It's not like 'The X Factor,'… — John Whaite Bake Copy Share Image
If you start thinking of yourself as a brand, you'll come unstuck. — John Whaite Brand Copy Share Image
Ballet is very stiff and I can do a triple timestep but who knows what I will be like at Ballroom or… — John Whaite Ballet Copy Share Image
My parents divorced when I was seven and baking was something that helped me to take my mind off things. — John Whaite Baking Copy Share Image
I'm a carboholic, so I'm always keen to get my teeth around a ribbon of al dente tagliatelle. — John Whaite Al Copy Share Image
