“Ever since I was a little lad, the sun has seemed to shine during my birthday we…” — John Whaite

I started baking with my family and friends. We would make easy and competent dishes and spend our evenings and weekends together in the kitchen. It was quite argumentative and ferocious - it was family life. That instilled the love and comfort of food for me.

I'm all for a healthy diet. I don't eat junk very often, and I try not to have too much sugar or refined carbohydrate. But I don't mince my words or try to elevate people's perceptions of my diet into something snobbish and superior-sounding.