There's a battle between what the cook thinks is high art and what the customer just wants to eat.

Quote by Mario Batali

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As they say in Italy, Italians were eating with a knife and fork when the...

As they say in Italy, Italians were eating with a knife and fork when the...

I just signed to do my next book with Ecco Press, a new primer or...

I just signed to do my next book with Ecco Press, a new primer or...

You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your...

You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your...

We would load up the yellow Cutlass Supreme station wagon and pick blackberries during blackberry...

We would load up the yellow Cutlass Supreme station wagon and pick blackberries during blackberry...

There are pockets of great food in Spain, but there are also pockets of very...

There are pockets of great food in Spain, but there are also pockets of very...

To eat the boiled head of a pig sliced like salami is very strange. It...

To eat the boiled head of a pig sliced like salami is very strange. It...

When I was in college, I used to write little ditties and short stories and...

When I was in college, I used to write little ditties and short stories and...

The passion of the Italian or the Italian-American population is endless for food and lore...

The passion of the Italian or the Italian-American population is endless for food and lore...

In America, I would say New York and New Orleans are the two most interesting...

In America, I would say New York and New Orleans are the two most interesting...