In growing up in Seattle, I don't know a single family that didn't barbecue or cook on the weekends and make its… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
I might use milk if I was using a touch of milk to make like a lasagna or a baked pasta. But… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
I think Tabasco brings me pure heat and Southern kind of familiarity, along with the vinegar and the barrel-aged spices. — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
My favorite thing is always a nice, inexpensive draft beer, but if someone wants something a little more complicated than that, then… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
The way the bankers have kind of toppled the way money is distributed, and taken most of it into their own hands,… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
The perfect recipe for a margarita is 2 ounces tequila, 2 ounces fresh lime juice, 1 ounce Cointreau, and a tiny splash… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
We need to figure out a 'harvest system' to collect the produce that stores don't put out for customers to buy because… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
When you add just a little bit [of Tabasco] at the end, what you taste is the spectrum between the cooked chile… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
I put hibiscus flower in every cup of tea I have. It's sweet, sexy, and cleansing. — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
[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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The Gulf Coast has the potential to create a culinary raw ingredient paradise that smart cooks can capitalize on. — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Finishing food is about the tiny touches. In the last seconds you can change everything. — Mario Batali Copy Share Image