I think you can tell the food is close to my heart, too, because I'm doing what I do best.

My grandfather's family used to own a pasta factory in Naples and they would go door-to-door selling their pasta. So his love of food came from his parents, which was then passed down to my mother and then again to me.

My mother and I, our favorite part of any baked pasta is the top, where the cheese gets crusty.

It's almost ingrained in people that, just like you can't be a smart model, you can't be a good-looking cook.

I lost my brother when he was 30, and that was devastating for me. I don't know if I will ever get over it.

I'm most comfortable in T-shirts, but they have to have some style to them.

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.