PQ: What’s your food philosophy?
BM: I subscribe to Umberto’s philosophy of clean, uncomplicated fresh food.
PQ: One food you can’t live without?
BM: Sushi.
PQ: Weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?
BM: Ants.
PQ: Where would you go to eat if you could go anywhere in the world?
BM: Tuscany.
PQ: Most memorable meal?
BM: Venison cooked by Ron Lammie.
PQ: Where would you go for your last meal in Whistler?
BM: The bar at Trattoria.
PQ: Greatest professional moment?
BM: Cooking for Umberto on the beautiful isle of Sonora.
PQ: Best trend in food/restaurants?
BM: Open kitchens.
PQ: Worst trend in food/restaurants?
BM: Small, pretentious proportions.
PQ: Personal hero?
BM: Chappalucci.
