Revelations: Kieren Steinborn-Busse, co-founder, the Falcon, Buntingford, Hertfordshire
What was your best subject at school?
Home economics and PE
What was your first job?
Potwash at the Stag & Hounds pub in Binfield, Berkshire
What was your first job in catering?
Commis chef at the Goring hotel when I was 17. It was long hours for next to no pay, but I loved every minute
What do you do to relax?
Watch Chelsea play with a beer in hand
Which is your favourite restaurant?
What's your favourite hotel?
The Goring. I worked there for three years and it was my first exposure to the kitchens of London.
What is your favourite drink?
Beer
What is your favourite food?
A kebab from Best Mangal, Fulham
Which ingredient do you hate?
Juniper
Are there any foods that you refuse to cook with?
Snake. I'm petrified of them
What flavour combinations do you detest?
Chocolate and lime
If not yourself, who would you rather have been?
Frank Lampard
If you had not gone into catering, where would you be now?
A failed footballer
Which person in catering have you most admired?
Marco Pierre White. He made being a chef cool
Which person gave you the greatest inspiration?
Marco and Phil Cooper (head chef under Marco at Quo Vadis)
Describe your ultimate nightmare?
Snakes on a plane
What irritates you most about the industry?
Untrained chefs
What's your favourite film?
Back to the Future, Lost Boys and Goodfellas
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