It might be a bloody cheek. But so what? It goes on all the time. Chefs travel the world looking for dishes and try to imitate them in their own menus. That's how good cooking spreads - it's what food is all about. Frankly, in my view, it doesn't matter a damn.

Luigi, the restaurant manager, said to me once that he keeps that particular table for the Queen of Norway or the Queen of Denmark. One night the Queen of Norway was eating at this table and the Queen of Denmark walked in. She looked at the table, she looked at the Queen of Norway, she looked at Luigi and without a word she walked out.

You don't stand a chance if you say, 'Give me the best table.' First of all, they'll say they don't have one, then they'll say you can't book it. My advice would be to go to the restaurant early, then if you don't like your table, simply ask to be moved. Go to drama school, get the lead role in several Hollywood movies. Then phone and ask for the best table.

When you take in to account travel time and time difference, there's few harder away trips in world football. We're determined to get a result though, because we know how important it is to get off to a good start in this league.

Through travel I first became aware of the outside world; it was through travel that I found my own introspective way into becoming a part of it

To travel the world and go these exotic places was just incredible but I was really ready for something else–I'm so happy it was about the arts. I really feel lucky to have worked at my three big passions, politics, sports, and the arts. My mantra has always been making the arts accessible to all. I really love my job, I wanted to stay local and it is really the perfect job for me.