The kitchen really is the castle itself. This is where we spend our happiest moments and where we find the joy of being a family.
Mario BataliI come from an Italian family. One of the greatest and most profound expressions we would ever use in conversations or arguments was a slamming door. The slamming door was our punctuation mark.
Mario BataliI'm pretty confident that the seafood from the Northeastern Atlantic is one of the most delicious and unique in the country, so that we can represent that in a way that the Italians like to represent things.
Mario BataliBologna is the best city in Italy for food and has the least number of tourists. With its medieval beauty, it has it all.
Mario BataliMy favorite thing is always a nice, inexpensive draft beer, but if someone wants something a little more complicated than that, then I'd like a Michelada, which is where I take beer and a little bit of either a spicy or not-so-spicy Bloody Mary, mix it like six to one [ratio], so it's kind of a red beer.
Mario Batali