American - Chef | February 21, 1947 -
I am a transporter of the Italian culture - culinary culture, family culture - because I love it, I thrive in it, and I think it's the right way.
Lidia Bastianich
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All of my books have been about authentic Italian food in Italy and bringing that message about simple and authentic food.
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When I started as a young chef, I was Italian, and I was a woman, and everyone else in New York was French and a man.
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Cooking for somebody is very personal.
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I think Chicago's a great city. Like New York, it's full of energy.
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What I do is my life, but it's not like I spend 18 hours a day, seven days a week in the restaurants.
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I just love engaging a live audience - I love that.
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Kids today are really so alienated from the source of food. If they are going to nourish themselves properly, if they are going to safeguard this environment we have and the economy that goes with it and world hunger that goes with it, they need to know about food.
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Whether you talk about the olive oil, whether you talk about Aceto Balsamico, whether you talk about Grana Padano, whether you talk about Mozzarella di Bufala. These are all traditional Italian products that are hard to beat, and they're easy to transport and buy. You don't have to do much around it. Just eat them.
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I think people make it too systematic in a way, like it's a chemistry formula. Food is not like that; food is very forgiving. Connecting and making do with a lot of the food elements can be fun and exciting.
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I am blessed that the food business is good for me. Good to me.
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I see how people connect with me on different level through my show, how they want to transport what I cook into their home kitchens for their own families. It's my responsibility to always make sure that is quality.
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