Heston Blumenthal - Question Everything

00:00 | Trailer
02:30 | Brian’s thoughts on the episode
03:47 | Brian’s introduction
04:27 | The experience Heston wants diners to have from eating his food creations
11:40 | Heston’s mantra, question everything and everything
13:23 | His story of the five senses and the emotions which he draws on to produce his creations
17:46 | Fear knocked on the door, faith answered, there was no-one there
27:36 | Where Heston’s curiosity and passion for food comes from
34:43 | How Heston succeeded despite the odds
37:31 | Our basic need for connectivity
46:00 | Communicating complex science in relation to food was difficult: do diners realise that connectivity
49:07 | Explanation of the symbolism incorporated in the design of his coat of arms
56:52 | Imagination enabled us to create shared beliefs
59:51 | The story of the raisin is mindful eating
1:01.00 | Why a mindful cheese sandwich is one of his next projects
1:03:04 | Heston fears he has just created something that helps nullify the need for men
1:06:56 | How the process surrounding food makes us human
1:12:33 | Has Heston transcended food or has it always been about more than food
1:16:14 | Our children can show us what we have lost in life and that we should take time to just be
1:22:46 | Relax, Heston’s journey with meditation
1:31:11 | Did he ever want to quit
1:44:00 | Wanting his work to influence how we approach our food
1:36:06 | When Heston realised, he was not being true to himself and how it was affecting his kitchen
1:40:48 | Having come to that realisation how he began the process of change
1:42:40 | Big Bang or big black hole or one of Heston’s ventures down another rabbit hole
1:44:48 | You can’t quit when running a restaurant, you just keep going
1:46:38 | What he loves about Alice in Wonderland
1:48:18 | Reaction of French Chefs to Heston’s work
His next ambition for which there is a time and a place
1:58:26 | The influence he wants to have on the world
2:01:32 | The future of food
2:25:01 | What Heston thinks he may be doing in ten years
2:30:48 | Success secrets
2:31:30 | Best advice he ever received
2:33:59 | Heston has no regrets
2:35:47 | Brian’s summing up.