My Family Truly Believes They Are Better

Lidia Bastianich, Sorry, But Kind Of Boring. I Mean, I Love Lidia, But You Can Fall Asleep Watching Her. And Mario Batali? I Love Mario To Death... But He's Not Romantic Or Sensual. Those Are The Things I Bring To The Table.

I Wasn't Looking To Get Into Tv. My Family Was In The Movie Business, So I Was Never Interested In That World.

I Love To Do Yoga, Even If It Means Getting Up At 5:30 In The Morning. It Helps Me Breathe And Stop All The Chatter In My Head. That Can Help You Get Through Everything.

My Goal Is To Make Italian Food Clean And Accessible And Beautiful And Tasty, With Simple Ingredients That People Can Find At A Local Grocery Store, Because People Don't Want To Go To A Gourmet Shop In Search Of Items That Will Sit In Their Pantry For Years After They Use Just A Teaspoon Or Pinch Of Them.

Any Time You Do Anything Different In This Life, It's Risky. But I've Only Done Things Differently, And It's Gotten Me Quite Far. If You Want To Make A Splash, You've Got To Step Out On That Ledge And Jump. And I Could Land Flat On My Face And It Would Be The Biggest Nightmare Of My Life. I'm Willing To Risk It. I Want To Help Change The Way Male Chefs See Females. I Want To Show Them That, Yes, We're Emotional And, Yes, Sometimes We Make Irrational Decisions, But We're Passionate About What We Do, And That Passion Will Propel Us To The Next Level.