Mario Batali Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“My family makes these vinegars - out of everything from grapes to peaches and cherries. We go through the whole process with the giant vat and drainer, label them, and give them as Christmas presents.”

“You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your first really good tomato of the season, those are the moments that define the cook's year. I get more excited by that than anything else.”

“Spaghetti is love.”

“Michigan is my antidote to Manhattan. This is where I come to relax.”

“Passion is what adds so much value to life. And if you think about the things that you do, there's so much juice potential for them if you do it.”

“The way the bankers have kind of toppled the way money is distributed, and taken most of it into their own hands, is as good as Stalin or Hitler.”

“You have to live life to its full chorizo.”

“All the information you could want is constantly streaming at you like a runaway truck - books, newspaper stories, Web sites, apps, how-to videos, this article you're reading, even entire magazines devoted to single subjects like charcuterie or wedding cakes or pickles.”

“When you taste things in the right order, sometimes they taste so much different than if you taste them out of order. Not that there's a right order, like by rule, but just like in a thoughtful way that makes sense.”

“Shop often, shop hard, and spend for the best stuff available - logic dictates that you can make delicious food only with delicious ingredients.”