“Really old, fermented cheeses, like an aged goat or sheep cheese. It dominates and saturates your palate and it’s hard to get past.” 

"Hot dogs are tough! Simple, but a real killer. And chicken feet."

"The durian fruit! It’s just a very strange ingredient to work with."

"I personally hate to work with pineapple, the reason being that that was the one ingredient that played a critical role in me (and all my predecessors) being eliminated on my season of The Next Iron Chef."