--- title: "9 Cooks Quotes By Mario Batali" description: "9 Cooks quotes by Mario Batali. Plus more from Mario Batali and more Cooks sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e4/mario-batali-4002_coast_the-gulf-coast-has-the-potential-to-crea_158115.jpg" --- > [The Gulf Coast has the potential to create a culinary raw ingredient paradise that smart cooks can capitalize on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/the-gulf-coast-has-the-potential-to-create-a-culinary-raw-ingredient/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e4/mario-batali-4002_coast_the-gulf-coast-has-the-potential-to-crea_158115.jpg) > [In growing up in Seattle, I don't know a single family that didn't barbecue or cook on the weekends and make its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/in-growing-up-in-seattle-i-don-t-know-a-single-family-that-didn-t/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d7/mario-batali-4002_barbecue_in-growing-up-in-seattle-i-don-t-know-a_1297506.jpg) > [As they say in Italy, Italians were eating with a knife and fork when the French were still eating each other. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/as-they-say-in-italy-italians-were-eating-with-a-knife-and-fork-when/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8f/mario-batali-4002_cooks_as-they-say-in-italy-italians-were-eatin_556270.jpg) > [I would challenge any American cook, regardless of what they've learned from their mom, to operate a restaurant and not have spent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/i-would-challenge-any-american-cook-regardless-of-what-they-ve/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed1/mario-batali-4002_challenge_i-would-challenge-any-american-cook-rega_3224208.jpg) > [The objective.. is to achieve a comfort level between the cook/artist/performer and the customer/viewer/diner. And if we can achieve that, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/the-objective-is-to-achieve-a-comfort-level-between-the-cook-artist/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/941/mario-batali-4002_achieve_the-objective-is-to-achieve-a-comfort-le_2625484.jpg) > [The very common error of young or unconfident cooks is to keep putting more of their own personal ideology into a plate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/the-very-common-error-of-young-or-unconfident-cooks-is-to-keep/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/mario-batali-4002_common_the-very-common-error-of-young-or-unconf_1477590.jpg) > [I can tell in two minutes if I should hire someone in the kitchen. Two minutes. It's his desire. It's that open-eyed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/i-can-tell-in-two-minutes-if-i-should-hire-someone-in-the-kitchen-two/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/348/mario-batali-4002_chimp_i-can-tell-in-two-minutes-if-i-should-hi_622602.jpg) > [I was at a party, and some squiggly looking dude with a bow tie came up and said, 'How'd you like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/i-was-at-a-party-and-some-squiggly-looking-dude-with-a-bow-tie-came/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7d/mario-batali-4002_believe_i-was-at-a-party-and-some-squiggly-looki_1213075.jpg) > [Twelve-piece cookware sets for ninety-nine bucks are routinely hawked on late-night TV - often by friends of mine. But with a mere…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/twelve-piece-cookware-sets-for-ninety-nine-bucks-are-routinely-hawked/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b10/mario-batali-4002_bucks_twelve-piece-cookware-sets-for-ninety-ni_1700626.jpg) ## Other authors on Cooks ## More by Mario Batali > [I put hibiscus flower in every cup of tea I have. It's sweet, sexy, and cleansing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/i-put-hibiscus-flower-in-every-cup-of-tea-i-have-it-s-sweet-sexy-and/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) > [ \[If\] we can celebrate that in a way that celebrates our love for New England as well as our love for the Italian culture… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/if-we-can-celebrate-that-in-a-way-that-celebrates-our-love-for-new/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) > [When I was in college, I used to write little ditties and short stories and poetry for my friends. Writing a book is another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/when-i-was-in-college-i-used-to-write-little-ditties-and-short/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) > [I really want to be a rock star.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/i-really-want-to-be-a-rock-star/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) > [Food is "everyday"-it has to be, or we would not survive for long. But food is never just something to eat. It is something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/food-is-everyday-it-has-to-be-or-we-would-not-survive-for-long-but/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) > [Cookbooks have all become baroque and very predictable. I'm looking for something different. A lot of chefs' cookbooks are food as it's done in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/cookbooks-have-all-become-baroque-and-very-predictable-i-m-looking/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) > [Jimmy Fallon and I play regularly at the Bayonne Golf Club in Jersey. He's eighteen holes of fun. Any time we play he has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/jimmy-fallon-and-i-play-regularly-at-the-bayonne-golf-club-in-jersey/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) > [The Gulf Coast has the potential to create a culinary raw ingredient paradise that smart cooks can capitalize on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/the-gulf-coast-has-the-potential-to-create-a-culinary-raw-ingredient/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) > [I come from an Italian family. One of the greatest and most profound expressions we would ever use in conversations or arguments was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/i-come-from-an-italian-family-one-of-the-greatest-and-most-profound/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) > [When you use Tabasco in the marinade, it kind of infuses everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/when-you-use-tabasco-in-the-marinade-it-kind-of-infuses-everything/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/i-think-that-there-is-philanthropy-and-there-is-publicity-if-you-can/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) > [Finishing food is about the tiny touches. In the last seconds you can change everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/finishing-food-is-about-the-tiny-touches-in-the-last-seconds-you-can/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) > [I obsess everyday about everything. Not only about what we do well but what we can do better... In the end, the only reason…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/i-obsess-everyday-about-everything-not-only-about-what-we-do-well-but/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) > [Are we Darwinists - where we live and let live? Or are we nurturing as a society? There has to be a standard of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/are-we-darwinists-where-we-live-and-let-live-or-are-we-nurturing-as-a/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) > [The pendulum of cookery techniques became more significant than the actual experience. And when that happens, the customer's satisfaction becomes secondary to the chef's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/the-pendulum-of-cookery-techniques-became-more-significant-than-the/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cooks/mario-batali/#itemlist", "name": "9 Cooks Quotes By Mario Batali", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Gulf Coast has the potential to create a culinary raw ingredient paradise that smart cooks can capitalize on.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mario Batali" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/the-gulf-coast-has-the-potential-to-create-a-culinary-raw-ingredient/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e4/mario-batali-4002_coast_the-gulf-coast-has-the-potential-to-crea_158115.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e4/mario-batali-4002_coast_the-gulf-coast-has-the-potential-to-crea_158115.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e4/mario-batali-4002_coast_the-gulf-coast-has-the-potential-to-crea_158115.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Gulf Coast has the potential to create a culinary raw ingredient paradise that smart cooks can…” — Mario Batali", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In growing up in Seattle, I don't know a single family that didn't barbecue or cook on the weekends and make its own kind of simple, pared-down, what I call Pacific Northwest cooking.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mario Batali" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/in-growing-up-in-seattle-i-don-t-know-a-single-family-that-didn-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d7/mario-batali-4002_barbecue_in-growing-up-in-seattle-i-don-t-know-a_1297506.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d7/mario-batali-4002_barbecue_in-growing-up-in-seattle-i-don-t-know-a_1297506.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d7/mario-batali-4002_barbecue_in-growing-up-in-seattle-i-don-t-know-a_1297506.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In growing up in Seattle, I don't know a single family that didn't barbecue or cook on the weekends and make…” — Mario Batali", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As they say in Italy, Italians were eating with a knife and fork when the French were still eating each other. 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