A good, stinky French cheese or a good Stilton. These are things I really, really love. Dessert I can obviously live without.

The roots of creativity of cooking are hungry people trying to figure out how to take something that's not particularly fresh or tender and transform it into it something delicious that everyone will love.

Only desperation can account for what the Chinese do in the name of 'medicine.' That's something you might remind your New Age friends who've gone gaga over 'holistic medicine' and 'alternative Chinese cures.

The way you make an omelet reveals your character.

I'm not looking to freak people out - eating rodents or bugs. I don't do that anymore.

If you're training in a combat sport, deliciousness takes a backseat.

Without new ideas success can become stale