You don't have to look far to taste some of the best food the world has to offer. I'd pit my grandmother against a 3-star Michelin chef any day.
First and foremost you've got to make yourself happy. Essentially being who you are is the most important thing. When you're after truth happiness always comes.
I eat mostly vegetarian. I love meat but I think it should be enjoyed on occasion - like cheesecake or blackouts.
My parents immigrated from Italy and spent 40 days and 40 stinking nights on a boat so we didn't have to eat things like gizzards.
Often with television particularly with lifestyle entertainment they really try and box you in.
I grew up in a family where the women were just nuts. They didn't stand around in cardigans making polite conversation while they chopped tomatoes.
Dinner is often a stew of beans or legumes which are awesome for dieting; they give you that meaty satisfaction and both are excellent with whole grain rice or bread.
North America was ready for something other than a vanilla cooking show and we were providing the double dark chocolate fudge.
You don't just turn on a camera and do a cooking show. If you want to go somewhere with something you've got to make it look like what it's supposed to look like five years from now.
Just because one likes to cook up a great meal or decorate their home doesn't mean they have to do it with granite counter tops and duck a l'orange.
I work out four to five days a week alternating three workouts.
You know we don't have any decorative sprigs of rosemary; we're not placing little matchstick radishes onto an hors d'oeuvre... The food's gotta taste good. The concept's gotta taste good.
Exercising with a trainer makes my quality of life go through the roof.
Shkoff' is to eat. 'Shkiaff' is to slap. Like 'Gettouttahere I'm gonna give you a couple of shkiaffs ' or 'Forget presentation just shkiaff the food onto the plate.'
I believe that anyone can cook a great meal. Basically all you need to do is get your hands on some fresh ingredients and not be afraid to make a mess in the kitchen.
Julia Child wasn't afraid to have fun. She made fantastic food but knew how to have a good time and not be too stuck up about the kitchen space.
Like the old Italian saying goes 'It ain't rocket surgery.
I was a ravenous child. I'm a ravenous adult. I love to eat.