John Raines
1. Do you follow any soap operas?
ER
2. Cast away on a desert island, what luxury would you take?
A fishing rod
3. What was your first job in the catering business?
Kitchen porter at a camp site in Avignon, southern France
4. What do you do to relax?
Pick mushrooms
5. What do you see yourself doing in five years' time?
Cooking even better food
6. What ingredient do you hate the most?
Cucumber slices as a garnish
7. Do you have a favourite film?
Any Steve Martin film
8. What is the best advice you have ever been given?
Keep it simple
9. When did you last cry and why?
When my daughter Nina was born
10. What two words best describe you?
Fat, happy
11. What is your ideal night in?
I'd rather go out…
12. What time do you get up/go to bed on a working day?
Get up at 9am, in bed by 1am
13. Can you count to 10 in more one language, and if so, which?
French and German
14. Name one thing you could not do without
A sense of humour
15. What irritates you most about hotels?
That they stop serving breakfast at 9.30am
16. Name your all-time favourite music record
Winter Wonderland
17. What is your ideal holiday?
Tuna and marlin fishing in the
Mexican Gulf
18. Who would you most like to be stuck in a lift with?
A lift repair man
19. What is the most frustrating part of your job?
No-show customers
20. What set off your last uncontrollable bout of laughter?
About four pints of Guinness in Dublin at Christmas
21. What is the most frightening thing you have ever had to do?
Open Red Snapper
