You can freeze a nice sponge cake and then have a strawberry shortcake any time. — 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
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
If you're like me, food is a medium for communication. It's an expression of love and affection. — 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
What I learned being a young child was respect for food. Don't throw anything away. — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Don't accept what a grocery store has for you. Tell the store to get you want you want. If you want honey… — 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
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
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
Food is culture. Food is an identity, a footprint of who you are. — 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
Cooking is about the ingredients and responding, but risotto, specifically, is about the technique. — 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
That's the beauty of risotto. You can make it any flavor you want. It's a great carrier. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
My grandmother was the genesis of my connection and passion to 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
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
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 Image
I love telling stories. You know why I love it? Because people love listening. — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
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 Image
My grandmother was the genesis of my connection and passion to food. — 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 in any… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
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 Image
Holidays - any holiday - are such a great opportunity to focus on bringing the family together. — 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 in a… — 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, that gives… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
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 Image
