Who's done well and will continue to do well.

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Morimoto is very focused, ... He's all about business and a veteran of a lot of competition. I was just very aware of who I was going against.

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I'm very proud of him, ... He is well- deserving, hard-working and very humble.

219

Execution is everything at 'Iron Chef,' ... It is something that is taken very seriously in the world of culinary art.

206

It was a good fight, ... I (was) honored to be chosen to participate in this battle of the wits.

194

I feel ecstatic about it, ... It's a great opportunity to showcase your skills.

147

You walk in there, and it's all for real, ... You have to have an idea with some variance.

134

You have to think of Latin food as a couple of culinary superpowers: the Caribbean-African influence and the Central American corn, rice and beans. And from South America comes fresh seafood; Peru, the birthplace of potatoes; and in Chile and Argentina, you see the European influence.

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I am wearing a Mexican flag bandanna, ... I was not playing. I was there to win.

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