As a toddler, he was once served a vegetarian pesto pasta and apple juice containing plumped up basil seeds, but was jokingly told they were "toad skin" sauce and "frog spawn" juice. When asked his opinion, he replied, "I'm not sure yet... What beer goes with toad?" Asked if he knew what frog spawn was, he announced, "It's those bubbles that go pop when you squish 'em. I've always known that.".