The passion of the Italian or the Italian-American population is endless for food and lore and everything about it.

Twelve-piece cookware sets for ninety-nine bucks are routinely hawked on late-night TV - often by friends of mine. But with a mere five pieces, you can do whatever you like - slay the dragon and then cook its tenderloin in the style of the duke of Wellington, if you want to.

I just signed to do my next book with Ecco Press, a new primer or encyclopedia. This will be my take on what classic Italian cooking is.

Unlike curing cancer or heart disease, we already know how to beat hunger: food.

I am happiest when I am with my wife, Susi, and our two boys exploring and loving something for the first time.

The way the bankers have kind of toppled the way money is distributed, and taken most of it into their own hands, is as good as Stalin or Hitler.

One of the most important leadership lessons is realizing you're not the most important or the most intelligent person in the room at all times.