Chef revelations: Chris Galvin, chef-owner, Galvin Restaurants
What was your best subject at school? Sport
What was your first job? Paperboy
What was your first job in catering? Pot wash
What do you do to relax? I'm learning to sail
What's your favourite restaurant? L'Oustau de Baumaniere, France
What's your favourite hotel? Le Bristol, Paris
What do you normally have for breakfast? Cereal and fruit juice
What's your favourite drink? Negroni
Which ingredient do you hate the most?
How would you describe your desk? Reasonably tidy
What's your favourite cuisine? Italian
Who in catering have you most admired? The Roux family
Which person gave you the greatest inspiration? Sir Terence Conran
What daily newspaper/website do you read? The London Evening Standard
Describe your ultimate nightmare An empty restaurant
What irritates you most about the industry? The Government not listening to the industry
If you had not gone into catering, where do you think you would be now? A Formula 1 mechanic
Who would play you in a film about your life? Jack Nicholson
What would be your last supper? Roast chicken
Who would be in your fantasy brigade? Paul Bocuse, Michel Bras, Jean and Pierre Troisgros, and Michel Guérard
