You have to live life to its full chorizo.

The Chinese five-spice works really well in the quantity that I used. It makes it almost imperceptibly just a little bit sweeter without making it really sweet or really even that Asian flavored.

I got some media coverage for using the tail, the ear, the oink.

Passion is what adds so much value to life. And if you think about the things that you do, there's so much juice potential for them if you do it.

I put hibiscus flower in every cup of tea I have. It's sweet, sexy, and cleansing.

I 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.

The tradition of Italian cooking is that of the matriarch. This is the cooking of grandma. She didn't waste time thinking too much about the celery. She got the best celery she could and then she dealt with it.