My grandmother was the genesis of my connection and passion to food. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
That's the beauty of risotto. You can make it any flavor you want. It's a great carrier. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
Why do you think millennials are so into food? It's the way they relate to each other. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
Food is culture. Food is an identity, a footprint of who you are. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
Julia Child came to my house and wanted a lesson in making risotto. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
Italians are very conscious of what they eat, how they eat, and its digestion. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
When I first came here, Italian food wasn't anything I recognized. I didn't know what Italian American food was; we never ate… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
I think people make it too systematic in a way, like it's a chemistry formula. Food is not like that; food is… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
When I say, 'Everybody to the table and eat,' I mean it. That is the glue, the center that holds the family,… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
The food of a country is my story. It is a small story, but people relate so much to it. I want… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
You should just feel comfortable with food and your own culinary culture, whatever your mother and grandmother know. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
Italy is so influenced by others: couscous in the south, cinnamon in the north because of the Venetian spice trade - I… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
The filming happens in my home, and I cook like I do at home, on my home stove with my house pots… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
I think that lunch is one of the most enjoyable and important things in the day. But you need to create the… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
I attended classes and taught classes, in Food Anthropology at Pace University, with an anthropology professor. You can trace history by the… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
We had our wheat. We made our own olive oil. We made our wine. We had chickens, ducks; we had sheep, cows,… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
In 1981, we opened Felidia, and the newspapers, the city papers, the big timers came, and I got invited on the 'Today… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
Whether you talk about the olive oil, whether you talk about Aceto Balsamico, whether you talk about Grana Padano, whether you talk… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
Match the right food to the right occasion. Think about what you are celebrating. If you are honoring people, what are their… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
What I continuously remember is when I was a child in the courtyard with my grandmother and we milked the goat and… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
A box of spaghetti can take seven minutes to cook, and you can make a sauce at that time with perhaps garlic,… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
My grandmother had a courtyard of animals, like goats and chickens. She made ricotta cheese, cooked with potatoes warm from the garden,… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
Cooking is about the ingredients and responding, but risotto, specifically, is about the technique. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
What I learned being a young child was respect for food. Don't throw anything away. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
I'm simple in my approach and straightforward. I connect with the average person that is interested in food. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
If you're like me, food is a medium for communication. It's an expression of love and affection. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
As a chef, I feel that it is my duty to make the most of what the earth gives us. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
Italian food really reflects the people. It reflects like a prism that fragments into regions. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
You can freeze a nice sponge cake and then have a strawberry shortcake any time. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
It's in the nature of Italians to live life with a positive tone and to celebrate the invitations that come along in… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
If we don't focus on when we eat - like, let's say we watch television or something - you eat much more.… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
The filming happens in my home, and I cook like I do at home, on my home stove with my house pots and so… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share
I love telling stories. You know why I love it? Because people love listening. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share
What really makes your business is your workers - their commitment, their knowledge, how you train them, how you treat them. They have to… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share
Choose recipes like a base recipe; make a big pot of soup and freeze it. From then on, you can take it in any… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share
I see how people connect with me on different level through my show, how they want to transport what I cook into their home… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share
Holidays - any holiday - are such a great opportunity to focus on bringing the family together. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share
I'll get home from work on Friday night and take out some beans and soak them. The next morning, I'll put them in a… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share
When I say, 'Everybody to the table and eat,' I mean it. That is the glue, the center that holds the family, that gives… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share
For me, it's the ultimate to be able to nurture and nourish someone. They trust you. It's a basic form of intimacy in a… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share
America has many cultures which makes it great, but it's difficult to create one strong identity. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share
