I swear, I didn't really go in thinking, 'I'll be the Simon Cowell' of 'Top Chef.' I was just used to being a judge on British food shows where people are much more outspoken and rather rude. That's the culture over here. Toby Young britishchefcowell share on social
You know when you tell a self-deprecating story at a dinner party, everyone's laughing along with you? But then when someone else repeats that same story at another dinner party you feel they're all laughing at you? Toby Young deprecatedinnerfeel share on social
I've never been to a shrink. But my parents were very psychologically literate - my father had undergone Freudian analysis - and we often talked about other people in psychological terms, so I picked up a lot of that. Toby Young analysisfatherfreudian share on social
There's no reason why you can't deliver a grammar-school curriculum to an all-ability intake. Toby Young abilitycurriculumdeliver Change image and share on social
America thinks of itself as a meritocracy, so people have more respect for success and more contempt for failure. Toby Young americacontemptfailure Change image and share on social
Oddly, I do have a problem with authority. I find it very difficult to knuckle down and follow rules. Which are the classic symptoms of someone who has a troubled relationship with their father. And yet, I never had a problem with my father. Toby Young authorityclassicdifficult share on social
I miss being fawned over by restaurateurs and chefs. Toby Young cheffawnmis Change image and share on social
If anything bad happens, the media will leap on it. We're under a huge obligation to be successful. Toby Young badhugeleap Change image and share on social
I was once hired to write a column for 'The Guardian' and then got fired before I'd submitted my first one. That was unusual. Most newspapers wait until I've written at least one piece for them before firing me. Toby Young columnfireguardian share on social
People in London think of London as the center of the world, whereas New Yorkers think the world ends three miles outside of Manhattan. Toby Young centerendlondon Change image and share on social
