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I Grew Up So Poor In Austria That We Never Took A Vacation With My Family.

I Won't Quit My Day Job. I Like Restaurants. I Don't Do A Lot Of Television, Either, Even Though People Come To Me With Projects All The Time. I Have To Spend Time In The Kitchen.

A Lot Of Chefs Are Traditional And Do It Very Well. But The Ones Who Are The Most Successful Are The Ones Who Change Things. That Is Why Someone Like Heston Blumenthal Is A Genius.

I Think The Most Important Thing When You Are In A Competition And You Have, Let's Say, Ingredients You Have To Use Make Something You Did Already Because None Of The Judges, You Know, Probably Had It In Our Lifetime, So I Think Do Something You Feel Confident With, Not Something Completely New Where You Are Not Sure How Many Hours Or How Many Minutes You Have To Cook It Or If The Seasoning Is Right Or If The Combinations Of Spices And Herbs Are Right.

The Food Could Taste Amazing; However, If You Present A Plate Of Misfortunate Looking Food...you Would Really Question Yourself About Whether Or Not You Should Eat It.