Working in a restaurant means being part of a family, albeit usually a slightly dysfunctional one. Nothing is accomplished independently. — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
With four-appetizer, four-entree menus, it's like, give me a break. That's not a restaurant, that's a dinner party. — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
Being general manager is like being the de facto owner. It's like wearing the crown of 'Restaurant Man' without being 'Restaurant Man.'… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
Aside from hospitality and delicious food, our [restaurateurs'] job is to entertain people. Restaurants should make people feel special, excited and fulfilled. — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
Every time I open a new restaurant, I wake up in the middle of the night moaning about bread and water. I… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
Being frugal, conscious of making money, is not a negative thing. That sensibility of creating value and finding value and reinvesting in… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
Most people who open restaurants will fail, because they lack the fundamental understanding of restaurant math. Either they think they're superstar cooks… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
There are certain things that make restaurants work and a certain kind of DNA that people who excel in restaurants need. But… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people overlook the importance of the menu as a marketing tool and a way of communicating to… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
I was raised in restaurants. My parents opened their first restaurant, Buonavia, in Queens when I was just 3. This business has… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
My grandparents in Istria had a frasca, which is about the most basic kind of grocery/restaurant. They sold wine from their own… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
There are many things I'm looking forward to in 2013, both personally and professionally. Plans for new restaurants in the U.S., including… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
It's one thing to execute dishes on your own time for family and friends, but quite another to perform and be judged… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
He brought a sensibility and a hard-edged reasonableness to operating restaurants that had a lasting impact on me and still affects how… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
Frankly, Milan kind of sucks as a restaurant city. Its so fashion-obsessed that people dont pay that much attention to the food. — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
Maitre d's are at the financial spigot of the restaurant, meaning they control who gets in and who doesn't, but aside from… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
'Restaurant Man' is kind of the story, an unabridged story of what happened in my life, the good bad and ugly. Some… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
He brought a sensibility and a hard-edged reasonableness to operating restaurants that had a lasting impact on me and still affects how I run… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
There are certain things that make restaurants work and a certain kind of DNA that people who excel in restaurants need. But it's a… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
Babbo's menu is only four pages, but it's overwhelming - there are 20 different pastas in there, a lot of stuff. There is nothing… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
Most people who open restaurants will fail, because they lack the fundamental understanding of restaurant math. Either they think they're superstar cooks or they… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
Maitre d's are at the financial spigot of the restaurant, meaning they control who gets in and who doesn't, but aside from that, they… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
In Italy, food is an expression of love. It is how you show those around you that you care for them. Having a love… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
Classics can be phenomenal when done right. A simple roast chicken dish could be the best thing you ever eat. — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
'Restaurant Man' is kind of the story, an unabridged story of what happened in my life, the good bad and ugly. Some people might… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
Pasta is the one food I can't live without. It's the food I eat to fuel my running. — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
There are many things I'm looking forward to in 2013, both personally and professionally. Plans for new restaurants in the U.S., including Eataly Chicago,… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
Selling wine is all about sizing people up, and it takes a certain amount of chutzpah. The tableside bottle sell is a very funny… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
I was raised in restaurants. My parents opened their first restaurant, Buonavia, in Queens when I was just 3. This business has always been… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
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