I don't think fine dining is dying, but I think those rare occasions when you really want the fanciness are diminishing... I… — 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
The tradition of Italian cooking is that of the matriarch. This is the cooking of grandma. She didn't waste time thinking too… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
Passion is what adds so much value to life. And if you think about the things that you do, there's so much… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
I think in times of bizarre strangeness, what you can and should do is spend time with your family eating lunch or… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
Every Super Bowl, I do different food each quarter from each of the hometowns of the teams competing. So I’m always hoping… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
I love simple food. I like to serve the entire animal, not only because it somehow provokes a customer to think about… — 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… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
I think any way of getting people into the field by lowering the threshold of the cost to get them to play,… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
I can teach a chimp how to make linguini and clams. I can't teach a chimp to dream about it and think… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
When we opened Babbo, we were an indie band. Now we're kinda Apple. We have 19 restaurants and 2,800 employees, we are… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
I think the more prominent the actual product in its raw nature is to its final consumer, the more sympathy and likelihood… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
I've been lucky enough in 20 years in the media to have a nice soap box that put me in a position… — 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
![“[If] we can celebrate that in a way that celebrates our love for New England as well as our love for the Italian culture as well as the American culture, then we've done something that's really good and supporting these fishermen who are doing the right thing in sustainability . . . paying…” quote by Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1ea/mario-batali-4002_american-culture_if-we-can-celebrate-that-in-a-way-that-c_45806.jpg)
