Recognise excellence. Celebrate weirdness and innovation. Oddballs should be cherished, if they can do something other people can't do.

Do we really want to travel in hermetically sealed popemobiles through the rural provinces of France, Mexico and the Far East, eating only in Hard Rock Cafes and McDonalds? Or do we want to eat without fear, tearing into the local stew, the humble taqueria's mystery meat, the sincerely offered gift of a lightly grilled fish head? I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once.

I'm really happy to see the explosion of interest in Korean food, and this hybrid Korean-American food.

I'm away 250 days a year. It's a tough situation.

I don't snack. I don't generally eat sweets or drink soda. I never eat between meals or even before big ones.

I'm a decent cook; I'm a decent chef. None of my friends would ever have hired me at any point in my career. Period.

I am in no way supportive of hunting for trophies or sport - would never do it and don't like it that others do. But if you kill it, then eat it, it's fine.