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In winter I love a pasty.
There's nothing worse than a sterile house.
I don't mind cooking at home, I find it relaxing.
As an Aussie, my favourite holidays are skiing ones.
I'm pretty conscious of what I eat because of my age.
It's hard to get your head around the scale of Australia.
I can't understand why anyone would want to reduce vinegar.
I don't worry about the camera adding pounds, I am who I am.
I like to introduce people to new things without scaring them.
Sunday morning is time to slob around and perhaps go swimming.
How could you live without chips? I could do without bread easily.
Few people think about the Top End of Australia as a travel destination.
I love Moroccan food, but I don't want to eat a goat or sheep's head, thanks.
Raft Point is among the greatest examples of ancient indigenous art we know of.
I like to reactivate my body after a long journey by getting the sun in my eyes.
Beaches are really important to me, and I love Sennen Cove and Perranporth Beach.
I like all my jackets to be on wooden coat hangers, all facing the same direction.
We're all so busy we don't make time to enjoy our lives, good company and good food.
My second marriage to Jessica just fell apart. It was nothing to do with restaurants.
People sometimes forget that Sydney is a harbour and it's the ferries that make it unique.
When I'm on holiday I want to clear my head and I found Marrakech too 'in your face' and busy.
For the children it will always be a lemonade float at the Christmas table as a special treat.
I'm a culture person when I'm working, so my downtime is beach time: sand, surf and a barbecue.
The most important aspect of a home is that it's a retreat, a place where you can laugh and cry.
Marriage is a very difficult thing and sometimes everyone can be a bit stubborn; it is what it is.
I have to admit to not being a great turkey fan unless they come from Paul Kelly at Kelly Turkeys.
If you go to a restaurant and you go with people you like, your food will always taste really good.
The most important ingredient of Sunday lunch is the conversation. Without that, it's dead and gone.
My worst flight was with the Indonesian carrier Garuda from Australia to Bali, which was just awful.
I'm an Australian - I grew up in Melbourne and Sydney - but as a kid you don't learn much about the Kimberley.
Sunday lunch should be about sociability, about conversation, about general stimulation and the education of the youth.
Cooking steak is a joy because it is a terrific piece of meat that has great flavour whether it is grilled or pan-fried.
I always gauge the deliciousness of the food in markets by the number of 'people eating and waiting - the more the better.
Cooking is a great leveller. You can be a sports star, an actor, an entrepreneur, anything, but cooking strips it all away.
MasterChef's' about real people and for real people. It's aspirational and inspirational. There's nothing snobbish about it.
On Christmas morning breakfast is always thick slices of ham, thick white toast, butter and pepper - oh and a glass of fizz!
Pumpkin and nutmeg tarts are a small, sweet version of the classic tart, a combination that is a particular favourite of mine.
Under-mature beef with no fat through the meat will be a dry and tasteless disappointment and you will get little yield from it.
I love the island of Majorca. I love the beach at Cala Ratjada, which is on the far side of the island where not many Britons go.
Cutting out meat or fish I could maybe just about manage - living without either? I can't see myself doing that ever, ever, ever.
Start with the basics: make pancakes, boil an egg, make toast. Get the kids used to getting a bit of toast and understanding it's hot.
I already have my fantasy job. I run a restaurant and film 'MasterChef,' both of which mean I get to cook and eat - and get paid for it.
Men and women are not the same in the kitchen. Women tend to be uninhibited and instinctive. Men are inconsistent, egotistical show-offs.
My affinity for beef extends into my home life, so you'll notice canvas prints of cows, a cowhide rug and prints of Smithfield meat market.
I'm not someone who jumps in a car to make for the country, I'm an urbanite. I love living in London and there's always something going on.
I ate some really amazing food in Thailand. I had river turtle, and dried rat, which was quite chewy and interesting and a bit like biltong.
Growing up in Australia, we didn't really go on holiday. We lived beside the beach, so when I walked out of the back gate I was on the sand.
I cooked, which was pretty un-Australian. And I didn't really like Australian music... I preferred the New Romantics and punk and stuff like that.
I got quite into Spam once, in Korea. On their Thanksgiving, they give boxes of it to their friends. I fry it in batter with herbs wrapped around.
Fish and chips by nature are greasy, so we put vinegar on it and we like it because it helps our digestive system. The vinegar breaks down the fat.