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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. "

Lidia Bastianich

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" Food is culture. Food is an identity, a footprint of who you are. "

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" Traditions are our roots and a profile of who we are as individuals and who we are as a family. They are our roots, which give us stability and a sense of belonging - they ground us. "

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" Eating is something we all have to do. When we sit down at the table, we nurture ourselves, and hence, all our resistance goes away. We are open to receiving good and taking it in with gusto and pleasure. "

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

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" I develop trust, and I think it's the most important to my growth. If my restaurants are always full and my books sell, it's this trust. "

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" 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. "

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" Cooking for somebody is very personal. "

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" Italians are very conscious of what they eat, how they eat, and its digestion. "

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" Julia Child came to my house and wanted a lesson in making risotto. "

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" 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. "

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" Italy is so influenced by others: couscous in the south, cinnamon in the north because of the Venetian spice trade - I just want to divulge as much information as I can. "

Lidia Bastianich

" 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

" 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. "

Lidia Bastianich

" For me, it's the ultimate to be able to nurture and nourish someone. They trust you. It's a basic form of intimacy in a community. "

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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 that lunch is one of the most enjoyable and important things in the day. But you need to create the space and the time to do just that. And in Italy, we do that. "

Lidia Bastianich

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

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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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" When we're filming, I sometimes look into the camera and wonder who's out there, who will be watching. "

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" I love teaching. "

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" What I do is my life, but it's not like I spend 18 hours a day, seven days a week in the restaurants. "

Lidia Bastianich

" 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. "

Lidia Bastianich

" 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. "

Lidia Bastianich

" 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. "

Lidia Bastianich

" It's in the nature of Italians to live life with a positive tone and to celebrate the invitations that come along in life. Italian food is so conducive to all of that. "

Lidia Bastianich

" Italian food is seasonal. It is simple. It is nutritionally sound. It is flavorful. It is colorful. It's all the things that make for a good eating experience, and it's good for you. "

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" I just love engaging a live audience - I love that. "

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

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" When you are the host, you have to take the party into your hands like a conductor. "

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" I attended classes and taught classes, in Food Anthropology at Pace University, with an anthropology professor. You can trace history by the architecture and food of a place. Food is one of those things that transcends and stays in the culture. "

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