Cookbooks have all become baroque and very predictable. I'm looking for something different. A lot of chefs' cookbooks are food as it's done in the restaurants, but they are dumbed down, and I hate it when they dumb them down. Mario Batali baroquechefcookbook share on social
Working at the Food Bank with my kids is an eye-opener. The face of hunger isn't the bum on the street drinking Sterno; it's the working poor. They don't look any different, they don't behave any differently, they're not really any less educated. They are incredibly less privileged, and that's it. Mario Batali bankbehavebum share on social
The hardest part of anything is making a dish consistently great - you order it seven years later, if it's still on the menu, and it's still as good as what you remember. Mario Batali consistentlydishgood Change image and share on social
Everyone makes pesto in a food processor. But the texture is better with a mortar and pestle, and it's just as fast. Mario Batali fastfoodmake Change image and share on social
If you want your kids to listen to you, don't yell at them. Whisper. Make them lean in. My kids taught me that. And I do it with adults now. Mario Batali adultkidlean Change image and share on social
Bologna is the best city in Italy for food and has the least number of tourists. With its medieval beauty, it has it all. Mario Batali beautybolognacity Change image and share on social
My wife Susi and my kids quite simply are the most fun of all my friends. Mario Batali friendfunkid Change image and share on social
I obsess everyday about everything. Not only about what we do well but what we can do better... In the end, the only reason I am motivated to do what I do is for the hedonistic pleasures of the table. Mario Batali endeverydayhedonistic Change image and share on social
The passion of the Italian or the Italian-American population is endless for food and lore and everything about it. Mario Batali americanendlessfood Change image and share on social
In America, I would say New York and New Orleans are the two most interesting food towns. In New Orleans, they don't have a bad deli. There's no mediocrity accepted. Mario Batali acceptamericabad Change image and share on social