16 Quotes by Arthur Potts Dawson

Being a vegetarian Buddhist would be a bit harsh to deal with in the kitchen, so I'm a Taoist, I study martial arts, and I don't drink or smoke.

My plan is to open five restaurants based on the five elements in Chinese philosophy: wood, water, fire, earth and metal.

I don't come from any great culinary tradition - I'm from London!

Be mindful of what supermarkets are doing and demand to see their business practices. Stop throwing away food. Compost as much as you can, eat as locally and as seasonally as you can. Share knowledge and information.

I'm a chef, I'm a cook, I was created by this industry, and I like to think I'm giving back. But I'm not giving back because I can make a scallop souffle, I'm giving back because I can make compost.

I'd like to be a cross between Bruce Parry and Keith Floyd. Someone with a sense of adventure who truly loves food.

If people grow things themselves, their children understand, then schools in the area know that this community's generating something with its own energy, to consume.