Remarkable 17 Selected Quotes By - Ainsley Harriott

Remarkable 17 Selected Quotes By - Ainsley Harriotte

When it comes to cooking, it's a skill you learn and develop.

— Ainsley Harriott

My brother, a businessman, is the main cook in his home and my sister teaches cookery. Good food and good music were the mainstays of my childhood.

— Ainsley Harriott

If I hadn't become a chef I would have loved to be a top tennis player, although I was never good enough so it wasn't really an option. But that has never dimmed my love of the game, which started in childhood when I was lucky enough to be a ball boy at Wimbledon.

— Ainsley Harriott

I used to quite like the idea of zooming in and out of traffic quite quickly, but when you get a decent car and kids in the back, you become more courteous.

— Ainsley Harriott

Food is an integral part of Caribbean life - it's diverse just like Caribbean culture, with flavour influences from India, Europe, China, South America and Africa.

— Ainsley Harriott

It's quite true to say that if you work with marvellous fresh ingredients, the simplest dish is taken to another level.

— Ainsley Harriott

My dad Chester was a pianist and later a well-known television entertainer so football was never really something that was on his radar. However when I was a young boy a family friend took me to see an Arsenal game and from that moment on I was totally and utterly hooked.

— Ainsley Harriott

Shouting on TV feels like it almost gives viewers licence to do it in real life.

— Ainsley Harriott

My mum was the most wonderful cook and our house was always full of delicious food and interesting people. I remember dad entertaining the likes of Des O'Connor and Bruce Forsyth. But what really shaped my childhood were the amazing Jamaican dishes that mum produced so effortlessly.

— Ainsley Harriott

I want to have a relationship with my kids. I want them to be free with me, to have a good relationship.

— Ainsley Harriott

When you're at the top you have to know how to delegate without putting the fear of God into people.

— Ainsley Harriott

When I worked as a chef I had a happy brigade. I didn't run it with a rod of iron because I didn't need to me. I honestly believe that relaxed happy staff will be reflected in the food.

— Ainsley Harriott

It's my nature to be happy, and food is something I'm passionate about.

— Ainsley Harriott

I dislike anger so much, I even find it difficult watching 'EastEnders.'

— Ainsley Harriott

A typical Sunday meal will be brunch at 11 A.M. I'll probably do muffins, proper scrambled eggs and sweetcorn fritters, which the kids love. Kedgeree's another thing I like, and if any of the West Indian family are over, definitely ackee and saltfish.

— Ainsley Harriott

I don't iron my underwear and socks, but I like things to be organised.

— Ainsley Harriott

My Mum was the main reason why I became a chef. She influenced all of my family to feel free in the kitchen - it was the centre of our home and I have wonderful memories of helping Mum cook and experiencing the love and patience that went into the food.

— Ainsley Harriott

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