Smith: 'Iron Chef Aikens is like Robocop'

Presenter Olly Smith has likened Iron Chef UK's Tom Aikens to Robocop.

The host of the new Channel 4 cookery show claimed that Aikens was the scariest of the Iron Chefs to work alongside, admitting that his "focus and determination" were scary.

"Tom Aikens, the surgeon, the Robocop, the precise master of his destiny, the man is on fire," said the TV wine expert.

"In terms of who is the most scary for their focus and determination, Aikens, definitely. It's got to be. Seriously, he's Robocop, he's The Terminator.

"Backstage, if Tom has a good day, everybody's happy. If things don't go so well, maybe not. To be honest, the guy is at the top of his game, I just can't wait for people to see what he does. He cooks so rapidly, you almost have to remind people they're not watching in fast-forward. He's got electric fingers."

Speaking about the other Iron Chefs, Smith added to DS: "Martin Blunos, looks like a WWF wrestler, heart of gold. Judy Joo - fantastic precision, she's like an artist, her dishes look sensational, you could hang them up in The Louvre, they're awesome.

"And then you've got Sanjay Divedi who's a jazz wizard, the extemporiser, you never know what he's going to do next. It's unbelievable."

Iron Chef UK airs on weeknights at 5pm on Channel 4.

> Click here to read our full interview with Olly Smith