Chef Revelations – Martin Wishart
What was your best subject at school? Woodwork
What was your first job? When I was nine, my brother and I created a little advertising pamphlet for local businesses
What was your first job in catering? YTS training scheme
What do you do to relax? Spend time with my kids, windsurfing or cycling
What is your favourite restaurant? Oud Sluis in Holland
What is your favourite hotel? Camino Real in Huatulco, Mexico
What is your favourite drink? Coffee
Are there any foods/ingredients that you refuse to cook with? Bad quality, inferior products
What do you always carry with you? My keys
Which person in catering have you most admired? Albert Roux
Which person gave you the greatest inspiration? John Burton Race
What daily newspaper/website do you read?The Scotsman
Describe your ultimate nightmare A long distance flight with continuous turbulence
What is your favourite food/cuisine? Seafood
When and where was your last holiday? Tenerife in April
What is your favourite prepared food product? Tortilla
Tell us a secret… I can read sign language
If you had not gone into catering, where do you think you would be now? A businessman
When did you last eat a hamburger? Last week, in my kitchen - development for my new brasserie, the Honours
What's your favourite film? I love watching The Jungle Book with my kids
What do you normally have for breakfast? Porridge
What's your favourite book?The Pure Land by Alan Spence
Who would be in your fantasy brigade? Escoffier and my current team
If you had more time, what you do? Enjoy myself and have time away
Martin Wishart is chef-proprietor of Restaurant Martin Wishart, Edinburgh
