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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'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. "

Lidia Bastianich

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" Kids today are really so alienated from the source of food. If they are going to nourish themselves properly, if they are going to safeguard this environment we have and the economy that goes with it and world hunger that goes with it, they need to know about food. "

" Vin brule is a version of mulled wine enjoyed in Piemonte, in northwestern Italy. It's a perfect choice for holiday entertaining because you can double or even triple the recipe and leave it over very low heat, ladling it out as your guests come in from the cold. "

" I'm simple in my approach and straightforward. I connect with the average person that is interested in food. "

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

" 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. "

" The filming happens in my home, and I cook like I do at home, on my home stove with my house pots and so on. That's who I am. I am very true to my real profile. "

" I started in the restaurant industry when I was 22, so I've had quite a long tenure, if you will. "

" By cooking with your kids, you can help them understand that food is a powerful tool in connecting human beings. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" Don't accept what a grocery store has for you. Tell the store to get you want you want. If you want honey from a local farmer, organic honey, you tell them. We are in control. It's up to us as the consumer to get what we want. "

Lidia Bastianich

Farmer

Control

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

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

" I see how people connect with me on different level through my show, how they want to transport what I cook into their home kitchens for their own families. It's my responsibility to always make sure that is quality. "

" 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. "

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

" I was born in Allied-controlled Pola. At the end of World War II, the victorious wartime Allied powers negotiated the details of peace treaties and borders with Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Finland. The Paris Treaty was signed on February 10, 1947. I was born a few days later. "

" 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. "

" I cooked for the two Popes that were here. Pope Francis I cooked for and Pope Benedict before him. Pope Benedict is German. And I did a little research - his mother was a chef. "

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

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

" 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. "

" Cooking is good therapy for me. "

Lidia Bastianich

Cooking

Therapy

" 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. "