Working in a restaurant means being part of a family, albeit usually a slightly dysfunctional one. Nothing is accomplished independently.
Joe Bastianich
I come from a family that loves to eat, not exercise. Being fat made even walking hard.
It's one thing to execute dishes on your own time for family and friends, but quite another to perform and be judged in a competition. And... →
Cooking for my family is always a pleasure when I'm able to do it. My favorite thing to make is really whatever my kids ask for on any given day.... →
I was raised in restaurants. My parents opened their first restaurant, Buonavia, in Queens when I was just 3. This business has always been my way of... →
The kitchen really is the castle itself. This is where we spend our happiest moments and where we find the joy of being a family.
Mario Batali
As they say in Italy, Italians were eating with a knife and fork when the French were still eating each other. The Medici family had to bring their... →
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... →
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.... →
When I got 'Family Ties', I wasn't even thinking about being an actress. I thought I might become a window dresser.
Justine Bateman