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" The food of a country is my story. It is a small story, but people relate so much to it. I want to share that, but also the idea of bringing people and family together. "

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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. "

Lidia Bastianich

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" Food feeds our souls. It is the single great unifier across all cultures. The table offers a sanctuary and a place to come together for unity and understanding. "

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

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

" The best things - when I really feel that I'm communicating, and when I really feel that people are getting it - are simple, straightforward recipes. I think simple is the hardest to achieve because you don't have all those elements to hide behind. "

" I found great rewards in cooking a dish and feeding it to someone. It was a means of communicating. I was giving part of my talent or my gift and sharing it with somebody, making somebody happy. And it gave a lot back to me, and I wanted to do more and more. "

Lidia Bastianich

Great

Gift

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I cherish my beautiful Italian heritage. "

" 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. "

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

" I love that I've become a mentor, almost like a mother, to all the people out there that love Italian, that love cooking. I seem to make them comfortable. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Chemistry was my college interest. Cooking is about chemistry. "

" I was an immigrant. I came here at 12. We were caught behind the Iron Curtain until I was 10. "

" Make your refrigerator or freezer like a treasure chest. "

Lidia Bastianich

Treasure

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" The service of food is to nurture, to please, to nourish. "

" I think Chicago's a great city. Like New York, it's full of energy. "

" All of my books have been about authentic Italian food in Italy and bringing that message about simple and authentic food. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" My grandmother was the genesis of my connection and passion to food. "

" What really makes your business is your workers - their commitment, their knowledge, how you train them, how you treat them. They have to make the entity a winning entity. "

" I think traditions change and modify with each generation. With new members joining the family, their customs and traditions have to be respected and combined with the exiting traditions. And the children that follow are part of that new evolving tradition and, as they grow, will have input that will, in turn, continue to evolve that tradition. "

" Choose recipes like a base recipe; make a big pot of soup and freeze it. From then on, you can take it in any direction. Another day put rice in it, or then put corn or sausages. From there, it's endless. "

" I love making apple strudel. "

" When I say, 'Everybody to the table and eat,' I mean it. That is the glue, the center that holds the family, that gives security. Good food brings everybody to the table. "

" I am blessed that the food business is good for me. Good to me. "

Lidia Bastianich

Business

Blessed