I love spicy food, so I'm not sure why I have this aversion to wasabi, but I really detest it.

I love a waffle fry.

One of my favorite salads is spinach with pickled strawberries.

For me, the thought of spaghetti and meatballs conjures up the image of that scene where 'Lady and the Tramp' gaze into each other's eyes as they slurp a strand of pasta into a fateful kiss.

My grandmother Dora taught me how to cook. She's from a small town in West Virginia called Milton. I would pull a stool up to her kitchen counter after school. My love of food started there.