Just because we are not Italian, does not mean we cannot appreciate Michelangelo, it is the same with cuisine.

I am a delightfully evangelical guy about things I love. I am that annoying guy who sits everyone down and forces them to read some book I like. I'm looking across the full spectrum of genres.

My house is run, essentially, by an adopted, fully clawed cat with a mean nature.

your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.

The Italians seem to have a better attitude with kids and the food is great!

The bible of cooking. The all-time argument ender. Early in my cooking career, I wielded my Larousse like a weapon and it never let me down.

If I'm in Rome for only 48 hours, I would consider it a sin against God to not eat cacio e pepe, the most uniquely Roman of pastas, in some crummy little joint where Romans eat. I'd much rather do that than go to the Vatican. That's Rome to me.