Paris is great. I stay at the Ritz Paris - I'm good friends with the Director, Frank Klein, and the owner. I lived there 3 years; I was the only foreigner working at Maxim's. They only took French, which was a mistake. Sirio Maccioni directorforeignerfrank share on social
I like simple food, seasoned with just salt, pepper, oil and vinegar. Complicated food and complicated lives are never good. Sirio Maccioni complicatefoodgood Change image and share on social
No one could touch the home cooking of an Italian woman. French women, they are very intelligent, very sexy - but they don't like to cook. Sirio Maccioni cookfrenchhome Change image and share on social
It didn't get any more glamorous than Havana, Cuba, in the 1950s. I used to go there when I was a waiter on a cruise ship. Sirio Maccioni 1950scruisecuba Change image and share on social
The blueberry-soy weight-loss smoothies my son makes for me taste terrible, but my doctor says they're good for me. Sirio Maccioni blueberrydoctorgood Change image and share on social
My philosophy is that one must always give a lady what she wants. That never goes out of style. Sirio Maccioni giveladyphilosophy Change image and share on social
If you don't have a pool in Las Vegas, you have to put your children in the icebox. Sirio Maccioni childiceboxpool Change image and share on social
Le Cirque is strictly New York people. New York people don't eat at home; New York people go out. Sirio Maccioni cirqueeathome Change image and share on social
In the eighties, we had the ladies who lunch, the power lunch - everything was power. At the beginning of the nineties, things changed. Sirio Maccioni beginchangeeighty Change image and share on social
My wife, she is so good. She was a famous singer - had a show in Carnegie Hall, did a big city tour for RCA. Then she made the mistake of marrying me. The next year, another tour, but the third year, she had Mario and said, 'Either I'm a mother or a singer.' Sirio Maccioni bigcarnegiecity share on social