Tom Aikens quotes:

With two women every week in England and Wales being killed by their partner or ex-partner, we need to act now to end domestic violence. I am only too pleased to add my name to the Real Man campaign for Women's Aid.

Don't play safe. Cook outside of your comfort zone, otherwise you're just going to do the same things.

I think people will want to eat more street food, things that are more off the cuff, things with a food truck background that people have flipped into a restaurant. If you look at the new places opening, they're quite gutsy, earthy places.

We only get better by pushing ourselves.

If you look at the new places opening, they're quite gutsy, earthy places.

Kids are very visual, and they might not eat a food just because of its colour.

Kids get very animated when it comes to food and it's nice to see how they react.

We all have firm favourites we bring out at a dinner parties, but it's nice to try something a bit more edgy, or more time-consuming.