North America Was Ready For

People Are Complex. You Can Be Smart And Still Look Hot. You Can Be A Punk Rocker Yet Have A Refined Vocabulary. It's All About This Mashup That Makes Us Who We Are And I Think That's A Beautiful Thing.

My Parents Immigrated From Italy And Spent 40 Days And 40 Stinking Nights On A Boat So We Didn't Have To Eat Things Like Gizzards.

North America Was Ready For Something Other Than A Vanilla Cooking Show And We Were Providing The Double Dark Chocolate Fudge.

I Always Have A Good Quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil. A Cheap Quality Oil Will End Up Cheapening Your Dishes. And I Love Sweetening My Dishes With Maple Syrup. It Has A Bit Of A Bitter Kick At The End That Works Wonderfully In Savory Dishes.

Just Because One Likes To Cook Up A Great Meal Or Decorate Their Home Doesn't Mean They Have To Do It With Granite Counter Tops And Duck A L'orange.