Lidia Bastianich quotes - page 3

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)
Italy is so influenced by others: couscous in the south, cinnamon in the north because of the Venetian spice trade - I just want to divulge as much information as I can. View quote
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Julia Child came to my house and wanted a lesson in making risotto. View quote
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Cooking for somebody is very personal. View quote
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I had my first child at 21, my first restaurant at 24. View quote
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My grandmother had a courtyard of animals, like goats and chickens. She made ricotta cheese, cooked with potatoes warm from the garden, grew everything from beans to wheat. It was simple, seasonal food, and we all ate what was produced 10 miles from where we lived. It was that way for centuries. View quote
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When I first came here, Italian food wasn't anything I recognized. I didn't know what Italian American food was; we never ate it at home. It was the food of immigrants who came here and made use of the ingredients they had. View quote
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Don't accept what a grocery store has for you. Tell the store to get you want you want. If you want honey from a local farmer, organic honey, you tell them. We are in control. It's up to us as the consumer to get what we want. View quote
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You can freeze a nice sponge cake and then have a strawberry shortcake any time. View quote
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Younger generations, they ask more questions, like on a recipe. But they ask them online. If my staff doesn't know how to answer it, I will answer. View quote
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I think Chicago's a great city. Like New York, it's full of energy. (Lidia Bastianich)
The filming happens in my home, and I cook like I do at home, on my home stove with my house pots and so on. That's who I am. I am very true to my real profile. View quote
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It's important to let children fly on their own. I understood that they needed to create their own life and not be my shadow. Let them make their own decisions, and support them along the way. View quote
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Make your refrigerator or freezer like a treasure chest. View quote
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I attended classes and taught classes, in Food Anthropology at Pace University, with an anthropology professor. You can trace history by the architecture and food of a place. Food is one of those things that transcends and stays in the culture. View quote
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Everybody can cook. You don't have to do anything fancy. You can do a nice antipasto spread with sardines, anchovies, some meats, marinated vegetables, fruits, cheese, nuts, and crackers. View quote
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Italians are very conscious of what they eat, how they eat, and its digestion. View quote
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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. View quote
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I love teaching. View quote
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Food is kind of my entry card into everything. Food kind of opens the doors... because food is peace. It's good; it's positive. View quote
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I think that lunch is one of the most enjoyable and important things in the day. But you need to create the space and the time to do just that. And in Italy, we do that. (Lidia Bastianich)
The Caprese salad perfectly represents the colors of the Italian flag. While I am not so sure that the colors of the flag stem from the cuisine, there is no denying that those colors do evoke a typical Italian plate. View quote
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Nature recharges me. View quote
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I love telling stories. You know why I love it? Because people love listening. View quote
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Traditions are our roots and a profile of who we are as individuals and who we are as a family. They are our roots, which give us stability and a sense of belonging - they ground us. View quote
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