Classics can be phenomenal when done right. A simple roast chicken dish could be the best thing you ever eat.

Wine pricing is an art - like painting.

Maitre d's are at the financial spigot of the restaurant, meaning they control who gets in and who doesn't, but aside from that, they don't do anything. And yet they get paid as much as the highest-paid people in the place.

I come from a family that loves to eat, not exercise. Being fat made even walking hard.

Babbo's menu is only four pages, but it's overwhelming - there are 20 different pastas in there, a lot of stuff. There is nothing I hate more than a useless, lazy menu with only three appetizers and four entrees.

In Italy, food is an expression of love. It is how you show those around you that you care for them. Having a love for food means you also have a love for those you are preparing it for and for yourself.

If you eliminate the junk food, you don't really run the risk of gaining weight if you've got a good workout routine.