I'm most comfortable in T-shirts, but they have to have some style to them.

Pasta doesn't make you fat. How much pasta you eat makes you fat.

I spent time at my grandfather Dino's gourmet store where he brought in chefs from Naples to cook. I thought of them as rock stars.

The holidays stress people out so much. I suggest you keep it simple and try to have as much fun as you can.

Food brings people together on many different levels. It's nourishment of the soul and body; it's truly love.

I'm into very colorful food. Obviously lots of flavor, but I think we eat with our eyes first, so it has to look great. The presentation has to be great.

When I was a kid, for my birthday every year, my mother made me pasta bechamel, which is rigatoni with a white cream sauce.

My grandfather gave me inspiration to cook, and love food and flavors. My Aunt Raffie, gave me creativity and the inspiration to create new things. My mother inspires me to find simplicity in food.

I grew up in the kitchen, mostly with my grandfather, my mother and my aunt Raffy.

Opportunities present themselves and you have to enjoy the ride. All of us get so worried about the next step that we don't enjoy the moment we're in right now.

You just need a little perspective. Warmed chocolate can give you that.

Call no man happy, said Shadow, until he is dead

I’m sorry about Finch. He was a good, screwed up kid who should have had more help.” “I feel responsible.

If you don't need what you really want, you can barely want what you really need.

Straightforwardness intimidates people. They prefer the veneer, despite what they claim.

A light like the glint of water on dewy grass flashed from under her feet as she danced.

I am in you and you in me, mutual in divine love.

People's purpose in life is always connected to their giftedness.

I've seen and learned enough to keep my music fresh and spread out.

How can women be as thin as we are? We have personal trainers to work us out. We have specially prepared meals.

The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness.