Quote by Mario Batali
Cookbooks have all become baroque and very predictable. Im looking

Cookbooks have all become baroque and very predictable. Im looking for something different. A lot of chefs cookbooks are food as its done in the restaurants, but they are dumbed down, and I hate it when they dumb them down. – Mario Batali

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My family makes these vinegars – out of everything from grapes to peaches and cherries. We go through the whole process with the giant vat and drainer, label them, and give them as Christmas presents. – Mario Batali

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I was at a party, and some squiggly looking dude with a bow tie came up and said, Howd you like to be on TV? Turns out he was the programming guy at the Food Network. They had me come into the office, and I did a Ready, Set, Cook with Emeril Lagasse, I believe. – Mario Batali

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Everyone makes pesto in a food processor. But the texture is better with a mortar and pestle, and its just as fast. – Mario Batali

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Life is a combination of magic and pasta. – Federico Fellini

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I hate to say it, but the older you get, you really do have to cut down on the amount you eat. Less food and less portions. – Jackee Harry

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Talk of joy: there may be things better than beef stew and baked potatoes and home-made bread — there may be. – Ray Stannard Baker [David Grayson]

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