I think that there is philanthropy and there is publicity. If you can marry the two to do something good, then I think it's great. Some of the other guys go around and slag people as a profession. That's not so interesting to me, because it's easy to take down, it's harder to build.
Mario BataliIt's fascinating to travel around Italy and realize just how many different ways they make spaghetti.
Mario BataliI was at a party, and some squiggly looking dude with a bow tie came up and said, 'How'd you like to be on TV?' Turns out he was the programming guy at the Food Network. They had me come into the office, and I did a 'Ready, Set, Cook' with Emeril Lagasse, I believe.
Mario BataliI can teach a chimp how to make linguini and clams. I can't teach a chimp to dream about it and think about how great it is.
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