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" America has many cultures which makes it great, but it's difficult to create one strong identity. "

Lidia Bastianich

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" When you invite friends over, especially for food, with the food you want to send out a message of affection, of appreciation, of celebration. But also of culture - who your family is. "

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" I had my first child at 21, my first restaurant at 24. "

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" With the Industrial Revolution, the production of food was delegated to big companies in order for women and men to be in the labour force, to come home, stick something in the oven, and eat. It became a big industry that does not have a love affair with food nor is really concerned about nurturing you or giving you the right nutrition. "

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" I love cooking vegan. Anybody can come in any time to any of our restaurants and get a vegan meal or a gluten-free meal as well. "

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" It's important to let children fly on their own. I understood that they needed to create their own life and not be my shadow. Let them make their own decisions, and support them along the way. "

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" When I first came here, Italian food wasn't anything I recognized. I didn't know what Italian American food was; we never ate it at home. It was the food of immigrants who came here and made use of the ingredients they had. "

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" Telling my grandchildren stories of my growing up is some of our favorite times spent together. They want to know what it was like and what I did as a child. They seem to be especially interested in the organic and simplistic setting I grew up in. "

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" I think people make it too systematic in a way, like it's a chemistry formula. Food is not like that; food is very forgiving. Connecting and making do with a lot of the food elements can be fun and exciting. "

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" In 1981, we opened Felidia, and the newspapers, the city papers, the big timers came, and I got invited on the 'Today Show' and so on. A lot of food luminaries would come to Felidia - Julia Child, James Beard, they all came. "

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" I love making apple strudel. "

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" I love teaching. "

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" You should just feel comfortable with food and your own culinary culture, whatever your mother and grandmother know. "

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" Food is kind of my entry card into everything. Food kind of opens the doors... because food is peace. It's good; it's positive. "

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" I'm not an entertainer - that's not what I do. I want to teach viewers; I want to show them. I want to share my culture. "

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" Food is all about the story of a people through the ages. "

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" My grandmother taught me the seasonality of food. She lived with the rhythms of nature. That's the way we should live. Why do we need raspberries in January flown from Chile? "

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" There is a history to Italian food that goes back thousands of years, and there's a basic value of respecting food. America is young and doesn't have that. "

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" Cooking is about the ingredients and responding, but risotto, specifically, is about the technique. "

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" Holidays - any holiday - are such a great opportunity to focus on bringing the family together. "

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" Physically, women have some challenges in the kitchen, like lifting heavy pots on and off the stove. You learn to adapt; you learn to find a way. But the biggest challenge for women in this industry is how to balance a family with such a demanding career. "

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" That's the beauty of risotto. You can make it any flavor you want. It's a great carrier. "

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" What I continuously remember is when I was a child in the courtyard with my grandmother and we milked the goat and we made the ricotta. The still-warm ricotta from our goat, on top of a piece of bread, and we used to sprinkle just a little bit of honey or sugar on it. That flavor, that stays in my memory. "

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" Why do you think millennials are so into food? It's the way they relate to each other. "

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" I cherish my beautiful Italian heritage. "

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" If I'm not tasting wine and food... I'm thinking about wine and food. If I'm not thinking about wine and food... I'm writing about wine and food. "

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" I love telling stories. You know why I love it? Because people love listening. "

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" I think a ricotta cheesecake is very easy to make. "

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" The Caprese salad perfectly represents the colors of the Italian flag. While I am not so sure that the colors of the flag stem from the cuisine, there is no denying that those colors do evoke a typical Italian plate. "

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" When I started as a young chef, I was Italian, and I was a woman, and everyone else in New York was French and a man. "

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