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
Although the skills aren't hard to learn, finding the happiness and finding the satisfaction and finding fulfillment in continuously serving somebody else something good to eat, is what makes a really good restaurant. Mario Batali continuouslyeatfind share on social
To eat the boiled head of a pig sliced like salami is very strange. It may seem cutting edge, but it's actually a lot older than any of the other traditional salami. Mario Batali boilcuteat Change image and share on social
Look at cookbooks with your kids and ask them what sounds good. Mario Batali cookbookgoodkid Change image and share on social
I like cast iron coated with enamel for longevity and forgiveness if I happen to take my eyes off the prize while pouring Chianti. Mario Batali castchianticoat Change image and share on social
You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your first really good tomato of the season, those are the moments that define the cook's year. I get more excited by that than anything else. Mario Batali acornasparaguscook share on social
When you cut that eggplant up and you roast it in the oven and you make the tomato sauce and you put it on top, your soul is in that food, and there's something about that that can never be made by a company that has three million employees. Mario Batali companycuteggplant share on social
There are pockets of great food in Spain, but there are also pockets of very mediocre food in Spain, and the same in Morocco and the same in Croatia and the same in Germany and the same in Austria. Mario Batali austriacroatiafood Change image and share on social
When you taste things in the right order, sometimes they taste so much different than if you taste them out of order. Not that there's a right order, like by rule, but just like in a thoughtful way that makes sense. Mario Batali makeorderrule 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
