--- title: "4 Italian Quotes By Marcella Hazan" description: "4 Italian quotes by Marcella Hazan. Plus more from Marcella Hazan and more Italian sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/marcella-hazan-37668_age_not-everyone-in-italy-may-know-how-to-co_198696.png" --- > [Not everyone in Italy may know how to cook, but nearly everyone knows how to eat. Eating in Italy is one more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-hazan/not-everyone-in-italy-may-know-how-to-cook-but-nearly-everyone-knows/) [Marcella Hazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-hazan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/marcella-hazan-37668_age_not-everyone-in-italy-may-know-how-to-co_198696.png) > [The Italian comes to his table with the same open heart with which a child falls into his mother's arms, with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-hazan/the-italian-comes-to-his-table-with-the-same-open-heart-with-which-a/) [Marcella Hazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-hazan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad7/marcella-hazan-37668_arms_the-italian-comes-to-his-table-with-the_1467069.png) > [In the Italian kitchen, ingredients are not treated as promising but untutored elements that need to be corrected through long and intricate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-hazan/in-the-italian-kitchen-ingredients-are-not-treated-as-promising-but/) [Marcella Hazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-hazan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c7/marcella-hazan-37668_elements_in-the-italian-kitchen-ingredients-are-n_2912894.png) > [80% of Italian cooking is done in a sauté pan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-hazan/80-of-italian-cooking-is-done-in-a-saut-pan/) [Marcella Hazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-hazan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d27/marcella-hazan-37668_cooking_80-of-italian-cooking-is-done-in-a-saut_3063019.png) ## Other authors on Italian - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alexis-arquette-11174.jpg) William C. Brown 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/william-c-brown/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-lidia-bastianich-60192.jpg) Lidia Bastianich 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/lidia-bastianich/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-benito-mussolini-17095.jpg) Benito Mussolini 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/benito-mussolini/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-gino-d-acampo-5671.jpg) Gino D'Acampo 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/gino-d-acampo/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-riccardo-tisci-78355.jpg) Riccardo Tisci 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/riccardo-tisci/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-mario-batali-63922.jpg) Mario Batali 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/mario-batali/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-beverly-pepper-17649.jpg) Diego Della Valle 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/diego-della-valle/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-al-pacino-10179.jpg) Al Pacino 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/al-pacino/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-monica-bellucci-68996.jpg) Monica Bellucci 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/monica-bellucci/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-martin-scorsese-64785.jpg) Martin Scorsese 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/martin-scorsese/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lapo-elkann-58538.jpg) Lapo Elkann 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/lapo-elkann/) ## More by Marcella Hazan > [Not everyone in Italy may know how to cook, but nearly everyone knows how to eat. Eating in Italy is one more manifestation of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-hazan/not-everyone-in-italy-may-know-how-to-cook-but-nearly-everyone-knows/) [Marcella Hazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-hazan/) > [ \[On cooking:\] What you keep out is as significant as what you put in. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-hazan/on-cooking-what-you-keep-out-is-as-significant-as-what-you-put-in/) [Marcella Hazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-hazan/) > [“Once the pasta is sauced, serve it promptly, inviting your guests and family to put off talking and start eating.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-hazan/once-the-pasta-is-sauced-serve-it-promptly-inviting-your-guests-and/) [Marcella Hazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-hazan/) > [The Italian comes to his table with the same open heart with which a child falls into his mother's arms, with the same easy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-hazan/the-italian-comes-to-his-table-with-the-same-open-heart-with-which-a/) [Marcella Hazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-hazan/) > [I don't cook 'concepts.' I use my head, but I cook from the heart, I cook for flavor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-hazan/i-don-t-cook-concepts-i-use-my-head-but-i-cook-from-the-heart-i-cook/) [Marcella Hazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-hazan/) > [Eating in Italy is essentially a family art, practiced for and by the family. The finest accomplishments of the home cook are not reserved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-hazan/eating-in-italy-is-essentially-a-family-art-practiced-for-and-by-the/) [Marcella Hazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-hazan/) > [I need to smell its smells, to hear its sounds, to see food in a pot that simmers, bubbles, sizzles. I enjoy the physical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-hazan/i-need-to-smell-its-smells-to-hear-its-sounds-to-see-food-in-a-pot/) [Marcella Hazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-hazan/) > [What people do with food is an act that reveals how they construe the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-hazan/what-people-do-with-food-is-an-act-that-reveals-how-they-construe-the/) [Marcella Hazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-hazan/) > [In the Italian kitchen, ingredients are not treated as promising but untutored elements that need to be corrected through long and intricate manipulation and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-hazan/in-the-italian-kitchen-ingredients-are-not-treated-as-promising-but/) [Marcella Hazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-hazan/) > [80% of Italian cooking is done in a sauté pan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-hazan/80-of-italian-cooking-is-done-in-a-saut-pan/) [Marcella Hazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-hazan/) > [Cooking is an art, but you eat it too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-hazan/cooking-is-an-art-but-you-eat-it-too/) [Marcella Hazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-hazan/) > [“The explanation is that I consider cooking to be an act of love. I do enjoy the craft of cooking, of course, otherwise I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-hazan/the-explanation-is-that-i-consider-cooking-to-be-an-act-of-love-i-do/) [Marcella Hazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-hazan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/marcella-hazan/#itemlist", "name": "4 Italian Quotes By Marcella Hazan", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Not everyone in Italy may know how to cook, but nearly everyone knows how to eat. 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