- Nov 07, 2020
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- Kitchen
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in the kitchen, mostly with my grandfather, my mother and my aunt Raffy.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
My grandfather's family used to own a pasta factory in Naples and they would go door-to-door selling their pasta. So his love of food came from his parents, which was then passed down to my mother and then again to me.
- Firsthand
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- Nov 07, 2020
It helps immerse yourself in what you potentially want to do. Being involved, learning firsthand and observing the craft and absorbing all you can, makes it easier to define what you want. It will also ultimately make you a better Chef. Culinary school, or even a single class, is a great bet too.
- Lost
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- Nov 07, 2020
I lost my brother when he was 30, and that was devastating for me. I don't know if I will ever get over it.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
If people are made to feel uncomfortable in the kitchen, they won't go in there. That's why I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have been blessed with a good, fun, and wonderful life, but I've also seen a whole lot of pain.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's almost ingrained in people that, just like you can't be a smart model, you can't be a good-looking cook.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a kid, for my birthday every year, my mother made me pasta bechamel, which is rigatoni with a white cream sauce.
- Favorite Part
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother and I, our favorite part of any baked pasta is the top, where the cheese gets crusty.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't looking to get into TV. My family was in the movie business, so I was never interested in that world.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
My goal is to make Italian food clean and accessible and beautiful and tasty, with simple ingredients that people can find at a local grocery store, because people don't want to go to a gourmet shop in search of items that will sit in their pantry for years after they use just a teaspoon or pinch of them.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think you can tell the food is close to my heart, too, because I'm doing what I do best.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I made lemon spaghetti in an early season of 'Everyday Italian,' and to this day people still come up to me and say they love it. It's very, very simple. Basically, you cook the pasta and mix together Parmesan cheese, olive oil, lemon juice and zest and pour it over the pasta.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
Food was always a big part of my life. My grandfather was one of 14 kids, and his parents had a pasta factory, so as a kid, he and his siblings would sell pasta door to door. After he became a movie producer, he opened up De Laurentiis Food Stores - one in Los Angeles and one in New York.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
The summer before I went to culinary school, my family wanted me to take a job on a movie to make sure that I was making the right decision. I think they hoped I would change my mind about culinary school.
- Changed
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- Nov 07, 2020
Attitudes toward food have completely changed.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
My grandfather gave me inspiration to cook, and love food and flavors. My Aunt Raffie, gave me creativity and the inspiration to create new things. My mother inspires me to find simplicity in food.
- Half
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was so nervous to turn 40, but the last year and a half has been the most fun I have ever had.
- Moderation
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everything in moderation.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
Stock up your pantry and your freezer with things that aren't perishable: Your favorite jar of tomato sauce that lists 'tomato' as the first ingredient, lots of grains, olive oils, vinegars, tomato pastes, onions, shallots. When you go to the store, you only have to pick up meats and produce.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Lidia Bastianich, sorry, but kind of boring. I mean, I love Lidia, but you can fall asleep watching her. And Mario Batali? I love Mario to death... but he's not romantic or sensual. Those are the things I bring to the table.
- Cool
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- Nov 07, 2020
These days it's cool to be ethnic and to be different, but when I was a kid, it was not cool - at all. My friends would come over and my mom would make crepes with eggs, stuffed with mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and spinach. And they'd be like, 'What is this?'
- Kitchen
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm actually a very shy person, which is why I always chose to be in the kitchen. You can make people happy and entertain them, without really being there. You can make a very short appearance and then say, 'I've got something on the stove, gotta go!'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a very tough childhood. I came here from Italy in the '70s and didn't speak a word of English, so the kids at school tormented me. Truly, it was horrifying the names they called me, and the teachers never really did a thing to stop it.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about themselves. It helped me build my ego and even start to get acceptance at school. I'd bring things to class that I'd cooked at home.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Pretty much every time I try something different or do something in front of a live audience, I truly think they might throw peanuts at me.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Food brings people together on many different levels. It's nourishment of the soul and body; it's truly love.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020