Pizza was made for television in so many ways: it is easy to heat up, easy to divide and easy to eat in a group. It is easy to enjoy, easy to digest and easy-going. It is so Italian!

A well-made salad must have a certain uniformity; it should make perfect sense for those ingredients to share a bowl.

Brunch, for me, is an extended breakfast that should be enjoyed whenever you have time properly to engage in cooking and eating.

Pasta with melted cheese is the one thing I could eat over and over again.

Mothers and grandmothers: these are the people that I admire most, not so much chefs.

The way to entice people into cooking is to cook delicious things.

The combination of olive oil, garlic and lemon juice lifts the spirits in winter.