Eric Ripert says his parents insisted he eat brains when he was a kid

At his acclaimed, Michelin-starred restaurant, Le Bernardin, chef Eric Ripert serves up seafood delicacies like scallops, lobster and octopus. But something the French chef will never add to his menu is brains.

"I basically eat everything except for brains," Ripert tells Yahoo Life. "I do not like brains.