Like anything, you don't force kids to cook. It just becomes part of life - have them be around it, keep them informed - talk about it. I try to relay my passion for it in these ways. The second you try to force anything on your own kid, they rebel.

In addition to the Boston restaurant English holds a second Olives at the five-star Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas and a third in New York City in Union Square which was recently renovated and under the direction of new executive chef Patrick Malone. The restaurant was named Best New Restaurant by Boston magazine and has been honored as Best Food and Top Table by Gourmet magazine. restaurant in Las Vegas was inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame.

His life and career received a chapter in Super Chef by Juliette Rossant who had written previously about English for Forbes magazine's Celebrity 100 list. William Todd English (born August 29 1960) is a celebrity chef restaurateur author entrepreneur and television personality based in Boston Massachusetts United States.