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" When you meet someone, ask about what hobby they have, not what they do. People always ask me about cooking, but I prefer to talk about tennis or boxing. "
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" I grew up so poor in Austria that we never took a vacation with my family. "
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" If you're cooking for a woman, make a good risotto and a salad. If you don't have time to make desert you can go and buy some macaroons to have afterwards. "
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" I always tell people that they are really the critics. If people come three times a week to your restaurant they are the ones who find something they really love. "
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" Italian food is all about ingredients and it's not fussy and it's not fancy. "
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