We would load up the yellow Cutlass Supreme station wagon and pick blackberries during blackberry season or spring onions during spring onion season. For us, food was part of the fabric of our day. Mario Batali blackberrycutlasday Change image and share on social
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 Tuscan cooks up there so they could make something edible. Mario Batali bringcookeat share on social
If you're going to buy pasta, you should buy dry pasta. If you're going to make it you can make the real thing, but you shouldn't buy fresh pasta. Mario Batali buyfreshmake Change image and share on social
I got some media coverage for using the tail, the ear, the oink. Mario Batali coverageearmedium Change image and share on social
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 castlefamilyfind Change image and share on social
I can teach a chimp how to make linguini and clams. I can't teach a chimp to dream about it and think about how great it is. Mario Batali chimpclamdream Change image and share on social
Are we Darwinists - where we live and let live? Or are we nurturing as a society? There has to be a standard of living that we decide to support. Mario Batali darwinistdecidelive Change image and share on social
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. The slamming door was our punctuation mark. Mario Batali argumentconversationdoor Change image and share on social
