Mario Batali

I just signed to do my next book with Ecco Press, a new primer or encyclopedia. This will be my take on what classic Italian cooking is. ↗

— Mario Batali

#classic #cooking #encyclopedia #i #italian

I like cast iron coated with enamel for longevity and forgiveness if I happen to take my eyes off the prize while pouring Chianti. ↗

— Mario Batali

#eyes #forgiveness #happen #i #iron

I obsess everyday about everything. Not only about what we do well but what we can do better... In the end, the only reason I am motivated to do what I do is for the hedonistic pleasures of the table. ↗

— Mario Batali

#am #better #end #everyday #everything

I put hibiscus flower in every cup of tea I have. It's sweet, sexy, and cleansing. ↗

— Mario Batali

#cup #every #flower #i #put

I really want to be a rock star. ↗

— Mario Batali

#really #rock #rock star #star #want

If you're going to buy pasta, you should buy dry pasta. If you're going to make it you can make the real thing, but you shouldn't buy fresh pasta. ↗

— Mario Batali

#dry #fresh #going #make #pasta

In America, I would say New York and New Orleans are the two most interesting food towns. In New Orleans, they don't have a bad deli. There's no mediocrity accepted. ↗

— Mario Batali

#accepted #america #bad #deli #i

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 moments of brilliance, but also moments of utter catastrophe. ↗

— Mario Batali

#any #brilliance #catastrophe #club #eighteen

Look at cookbooks with your kids and ask them what sounds good. ↗

— Mario Batali

#cookbooks #good #kids #look #sounds

The passion of the Italian or the Italian-American population is endless for food and lore and everything about it. ↗

— Mario Batali

#endless #everything #food #italian #italian-american