Everyone makes pesto in a food processor. But the texture is better with a mortar and pestle, and its just as fast. – Mario Batali
Shop often, shop hard, and spend for the best stuff available – logic dictates that you can make delicious food only with delicious ingredients. – Mario Batali
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
The way the bankers have kind of toppled the way money is distributed, and taken most of it into their own hands, is as good as Stalin or Hitler. – Mario Batali
The thing about being at home versus being out in the world working is, its a whole different vibe. When Im home with my kids and partner, I will cook – even though shes a very good cook. Shes learned over the years. We started with basics, you know, how to saute onions, how to saute mushrooms. – Cat Cora