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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. "

Lidia Bastianich

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" I'll get home from work on Friday night and take out some beans and soak them. The next morning, I'll put them in a pot for soup, then just keep chopping, chopping, chopping - carrots and celery and cabbage - and in two or three hours, you have this wonderful, mellow soup that fills up the whole house with its aroma. "

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" I am the perfect example that if you give somebody a chance, especially here in the United States, one can find the way. "

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" I am a transporter of the Italian culture - culinary culture, family culture - because I love it, I thrive in it, and I think it's the right way. "

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" Whether you talk about the olive oil, whether you talk about Aceto Balsamico, whether you talk about Grana Padano, whether you talk about Mozzarella di Bufala. These are all traditional Italian products that are hard to beat, and they're easy to transport and buy. You don't have to do much around it. Just eat them. "

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" My evolution came not as a plan but as opportunities came. People offer them when they see you're doing something well. It's up to you to recognize them, take them, and then dedicate yourself to them. "

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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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" If you're like me, food is a medium for communication. It's an expression of love and affection. "

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" Match the right food to the right occasion. Think about what you are celebrating. If you are honoring people, what are their favorite foods? If it is a holiday, what is the food for it? When you give an identity to the party, people appreciate that. "

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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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