Italian Cooking Quotes

I learned to cook from my mom. Most of what I ate growing up was Italian cooking.

80% of Italian cooking is done in a sauté pan.

Life is a combination of magic and pasta.

I just signed to do my next book with Ecco Press, a new primer or encyclopedia. This will be my take on what classic Italian cooking is.

I can't stand people that do not take food seriously.

The tradition of Italian cooking is that of the matriarch. This is the cooking of grandma. She didn't waste time thinking too much about the celery. She got the best celery she could and then she dealt with it.

A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money. Plus, if you let fruit rot, it turns into wine, something brussel sprouts never do.

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.

I just love food, especially my mom's Bulgarian cooking. Taco Bell is my favorite fast food restaurant. I also love Italian food.

Happiness is German engineering, Italian cooking, and Belgian chocolate.

I love eating shabu-shabu in Japan - a kind of beef hotpot. But if you're talking about authentic, traditional food, then Italian cooking is one of the best in the world.