Features Quotes by Mario Batali

I put hibiscus flower in every cup of tea I have. It's sweet, sexy, and cleansing.

— 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…

— 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…

— Mario Batali

I really want to be a rock star.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Mario Batali

The Gulf Coast has the potential to create a culinary raw ingredient paradise that smart cooks can capitalize on.

— 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…

— Mario Batali

When you use Tabasco in the marinade, it kind of infuses everything.

— 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…

— Mario Batali

Finishing food is about the tiny touches. In the last seconds you can change everything.

— Mario Batali