Bravotv.com: What did you think of the Quickfire Challenge? How much experience do you have making desserts?
I thought the Quickfire was fair. I knew a dessert challenge was inevitably going to make an appearance, so I was slightly mentally prepared. Desserts are not my strong suit, which I mentioned on the show. I really do not enjoy making them. My experience level in that arena is limited to what I learned in culinary school and making cookies at home when I was a kid.

Bravotv.com: Did you know who the guest judge was? What did you think of his critiques?
Nope ... I honestly had never heard of him before. All of us were kinda like "Who's he?" His critiques were hard to understand. He has a very heavy French accent and I couldn't really grasp what he was trying to say most of the time.

Bravotv.com: You've been criticized for making scallops, were you worried at all the chefs would criticize you rather than praise you for your dish because of it?
I wasn't worried about what the other chefs may have said. I was more concerned about the judges' perception. Plus, for me I knew it was a gamble to do the scallops again, but I really wanted to redeem myself. I knew that I could sear a scallop perfectly, and I wanted to showcase that. Since it was served family style, I thought it would be great for each guest to have their own scallop that was properly cooked, rather then breaking into a big piece of fish or meat.