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Just because you eat doesn't mean you eat smart. It's hard to beat a $1.99 wing pack of three at a fast-food restaurant - it's so cheap - but that wing pack isn't feeding anyone, it's just pushing hunger back an hour. ↗

— Mario Batali

#back #beat #because #cheap #eat

Keep in mind that in 1975, when you became a cook, it was because you were between two things: you were between getting out of the military and... going to jail. Anybody could be a cook, just like anybody could mow the lawn. ↗

— Mario Batali

#became #because #between #cook #could

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

— Mario Batali

#cookbooks #good #kids #look #sounds

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. ↗

— Mario Batali

#christmas #everything #family #giant #give

My last meal? The food would be much less significant than the company. ↗

— Mario Batali

#food #last #less #meal #much

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. ↗

— Mario Batali

#adds #juice #life #much #passion

The difference between 'Molto Italiano' and 'The Babbo Cookbook' is that the ingredient lists in 'Molto' are about half or even a third the size. In 'Babbo,' they are very long, they are very real. That's exactly how we make them in the restaurant. ↗

— Mario Batali

#between #cookbook #difference #even #exactly

The hardest part of anything is making a dish consistently great - you order it seven years later, if it's still on the menu, and it's still as good as what you remember. ↗

— Mario Batali

#consistently #dish #good #great #hardest

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. ↗

— Mario Batali

#distributed #good #hands #hitler #into

There's a battle between what the cook thinks is high art and what the customer just wants to eat. ↗

— Mario Batali

#battle #between #cook #customer #eat