I love that I've become a mentor, almost like a mother, to all the people out there that love Italian, that love… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
When you sit down to eat at a table, you are ready to take in nourishment - we all need to eat… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
I cooked for the two Popes that were here. Pope Francis I cooked for and Pope Benedict before him. Pope Benedict is… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
There is a history to Italian food that goes back thousands of years, and there's a basic value of respecting food. America… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
Choose recipes like a base recipe; make a big pot of soup and freeze it. From then on, you can take it… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
If I'm not tasting wine and food... I'm thinking about wine and food. If I'm not thinking about wine and food... I'm… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
Everybody can cook. You don't have to do anything fancy. You can do a nice antipasto spread with sardines, anchovies, some meats,… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
When I started as a young chef, I was Italian, and I was a woman, and everyone else in New York was… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
With the Industrial Revolution, the production of food was delegated to big companies in order for women and men to be in… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
Kids today are really so alienated from the source of food. If they are going to nourish themselves properly, if they are… — 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
I'll get home from work on Friday night and take out some beans and soak them. The next morning, I'll put them… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
I found great rewards in cooking a dish and feeding it to someone. It was a means of communicating. I was giving… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
Food is kind of my entry card into everything. Food kind of opens the doors... because food is peace. It's good; it's… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
Food feeds our souls. It is the single great unifier across all cultures. The table offers a sanctuary and a place to… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
By cooking with your kids, you can help them understand that food is a powerful tool in connecting human beings. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
All of my books have been about authentic Italian food in Italy and bringing that message about simple and authentic food. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
Eating is something we all have to do. When we sit down at the table, we nurture ourselves, and hence, all our… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
Simplicity in preparation is the Italian way. Make easy dishes, and then you can elaborate the final preparation by decorating with vegetables… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
When you invite friends over, especially for food, with the food you want to send out a message of affection, of appreciation,… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
My grandmother taught me the seasonality of food. She lived with the rhythms of nature. That's the way we should live. Why… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
Italian food is seasonal. It is simple. It is nutritionally sound. It is flavorful. It is colorful. It's all the things that… — 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
