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In a day and age when there are so many culinary competitions - ranging from contests of taste to those of technique - The World Food Championships will be the ultimate food competition.

Competition is very good... as long as its healthy. It's what makes one strive to be better.

There are a lot of eating disorders in our sport, so I try very hard not to get consumed by all that.

I do believe food plays an important role in preparation for the Olympics or any competition.

Being a food show and being me, I always kicked it up a notch, which means I would always elevate the spice level or the complexity of a particular dish. So, it was always like we're going to kick this up a little bit.

Healthier team members get a bigger food discount. We give our sickest team members an option to go through what we call the Total Health Immersion, where we take them off for a week, and we do intensive diet-and-lifestyle education.

Most people don't know that I'll eat anything spicy. A little extra kick is always a good thing!

A good spicy challenge strikes a balance between flavour and fear.

Food really is fuel - and hydration as well - but for athletic activity, you really got to take it seriously, or else it can negatively impact your performance.

During such a competition players are there for a long time as well as all the people around them. They need to train, to eat, to go out. There ought to be something in it for everyone. On that particular point, my experience has been a bonus.