Pasta Doesn't Make You Fat. How Much

My Grandfather's Family Used To Own A Pasta Factory In Naples And They Would Go Door-to-door Selling Their Pasta. So His Love Of Food Came From His Parents, Which Was Then Passed Down To My Mother And Then Again To Me.

My Goal Is To Make Italian Food Clean And Accessible And Beautiful And Tasty, With Simple Ingredients That People Can Find At A Local Grocery Store, Because People Don't Want To Go To A Gourmet Shop In Search Of Items That Will Sit In Their Pantry For Years After They Use Just A Teaspoon Or Pinch Of Them.

I Had A Very Tough Childhood. I Came Here From Italy In The '70s And Didn't Speak A Word Of English, So The Kids At School Tormented Me. Truly, It Was Horrifying The Names They Called Me, And The Teachers Never Really Did A Thing To Stop It.

Lidia Bastianich, Sorry, But Kind Of Boring. I Mean, I Love Lidia, But You Can Fall Asleep Watching Her. And Mario Batali? I Love Mario To Death... But He's Not Romantic Or Sensual. Those Are The Things I Bring To The Table.

Attitudes Toward Food Have Completely Changed.