I come from an Italian family. One of the greatest and most profound expressions we would ever use in conversations or arguments was a slamming door. The slamming door was our punctuation mark. – Mario Batali
Bologna is the best city in Italy for food and has the least number of tourists. With its medieval beauty, it has it all. – Mario Batali
We would load up the yellow Cutlass Supreme station wagon and pick blackberries during blackberry season or spring onions during spring onion season. For us, food was part of the fabric of our day. – Mario Batali
Working at the Food Bank with my kids is an eye-opener. The face of hunger isnt the bum on the street drinking Sterno its the working poor. They dont look any different, they dont behave any differently, theyre not really any less educated. They are incredibly less privileged, and thats it. – Mario Batali
Over the last couple of years, Ive really worked toward balancing my life out more, having a little bit more time with friends, family and my boyfriend. There was a period of time when they were way down the list. It was all about music and touring and if everything fell by the wayside, so be it. – Alanis Morissette