Sometimes you have to travel back in time, skirting the obstacles, in order to love someone.

Sometimes you have to travel back in time, skirting the obstacles, in order to love someone.

The Italians have their priorities right: They're driven, they do their work, but they really enjoy the day-to-day and they don't put off the enjoyment of the everyday for some future goal.

What has impressed me the most about the Italians whose tables we've sat at is that they are traditional cooks but also outrageously innovative. These people are wild improvisers.

I’ll always marvel at the liveliness of southern speech-so full of metaphor and hyperbole, quirks and vividness.

After owning a pool, I think the best way to enjoy the water is to have a friend who has a pool.

There is no technique, there is just the way to do it. Now, are we going to measure or are we going to cook?