Chefs Have A New Opportunity

I Can't Crack Jokes Because I Don't Have Any.

I've Never Had Anything But The Freedom To Do What I Wanted Just As Long As It Made Me Happy.

When You Get Close To The Raw Materials And Taste Them At The Moment They Let Go Of The Soil, You Learn To Respect Them.

The Traditional Roots Of Scandinavian Cuisine Are Not That Spectacular, To Say The Least. When We Write About The Traditions That We Are Inspired By, It's More Techniques Like Smoking, Preserving. Many Of Them Are Not Made To Make Food Delicious; They're Just Around So That You Can Make Food Last Through The Winter. There Isn't A Great Deal Of Tradition To Tap Into.

I Started To Change. It Was Sort Of A Restaurant Mid-life Crisis, You Could Say. I Lost A Lot Of Confidence, Not So Much As A Father Or As A Friend, But As A Boss, As A Chef That's To Make Decisions Throughout The Day All The Time. I Just Slowly Started Burning Out. Once You Lose Your Confidence Like That, You Start Being Angry In The Kitchen. I Couldn't Recognize Myself Anymore. I Started Writing The Journal. It Was Never Meant To Be A Book, But The Editor At Phaidon Read Parts Of It. As Editors Do, I Guess.