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

I'm a control freak. If you're going to slap my name on something, I would like to control it.

I've long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk. Whether we're talking about unpasteurized Stilton, raw oysters or working for organized crime 'associates,' food, for me, has always been an adventure

You can call me the bad boy chef all you want. I'm not going to freak out about it. I'm not that bad. I'm certainly not a boy, and it's been a while since I've been a chef.

I lurched away from the table after a few hours feeling like Elvis in Vegas - fat, drugged, and completely out of it.

I love the masochistic aspect of eating seething, real Sichuan food in Sichuan Province.