Arthur potts dawson

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.

It's really important to teach people how to get food, how to grow it, how to pick it, how to prepare it and what's safe to eat.

I wish that the world's food was spread evenly on everybody's plate, and that no-one got more or less than anyone else.

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

About 30% of fresh food is thrown away in supermarkets every day, although they will deny it. British households are throwing an estimated 30% of their food away, too.

My food hero has to be Auguste Escoffier. And the villain? The man who's been most responsible for the death of food in my time is Ronald McDonald. He's always scared me, I think he's evil - he's a...