For a healthy alternative to buffalo wings, slide the bone of a human finger into a block of tofu and bake.

People say, "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." Because people do wild and crazy things in Vegas that they probably wouldn't do any other time. Which is why I feel like, if you're gonna open your first restaurant, this might be the place to do it.

I don't eat a lot of anything. A little bit of everything, but not a lot of everything. Small meals all day long.

Food was always a big part of my life. My grandfather was one of 14 kids, and his parents had a pasta factory, so as a kid, he and his siblings would sell pasta door to door. After he became a movie producer, he opened up De Laurentiis Food Stores - one in Los Angeles and one in New York.

I had a very tough childhood. I came here from Italy in the '70s and didn't speak a word of English, so the kids at school tormented me. Truly, it was horrifying the names they called me, and the teachers never really did a thing to stop it.

I have been blessed with a good, fun, and wonderful life, but I've also seen a whole lot of pain.

I always say to people that working full time and being a mom is probably the hardest job, because as a mom you think about your child 24/7.