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 BataliThe 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.
Mario BataliThe Hamptons are usually filled with what I had hoped to leave behind in New York City.
Mario BataliThe 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 Batali