Food brings people together on many different levels. It's nourishment of the soul and body; it's truly love..

You just need a little perspective. Warmed chocolate can give you that..

There's nothing like a home-cooked meal - nothing! When people ask me what the best restaurant in L.A. is, I say, 'Uh, my house.' It's more intimate.….

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, ….

Pasta doesn't make you fat. How much pasta you eat makes you fat..

Talking to other people while you're cooking, it doesn't come naturally..

When I was a kid, for my birthday every year, my mother made me pasta bechamel, which is rigatoni with a white cream sauce..

It's more intimate. Food can connect people in a forever sort of way..

As long as you're eating well and moving your body every day, age is just a state of mind.

I want my daughter to see a strong woman who goes after what she wants..

I'm into very colorful food. Obviously lots of flavor, but I think we eat with our eyes first, so it has to look great. The presentation has to be gr….

For a healthy alternative to buffalo wings, slide the bone of a human finger into a block of tofu and bake..

I made lemon spaghetti in an early season of 'Everyday Italian,' and to this day people still come up to me and say they love it. It's very, very sim….

Stock up your pantry and your freezer with things that aren't perishable: Your favorite jar of tomato sauce that lists "tomato" as the first ingredie….

Many chefs of a certain caliber do not see me as a chef. I don't have a restaurant. They see me as a TV food personality, not a chef. I've gotten res….

The holidays stress people out so much. I suggest you keep it simple and try to have as much fun as you can..

I count on chiropractic sessions to keep my body aligned. Standing for hours can impact my posture, and that can throw the rest of my body out of wha….

With my crazy schedule, that often means cutting into my sleep. But yoga gives me the energy and focus I need to get through my day. I'm not saying I….

I write everything down. I e-mail the second I think of something, or I write notes in my BlackBerry calendar. I set up reminder alerts on my phone. ….

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….

I have been blessed with a good, fun, and wonderful life, but I've also seen a whole lot of pain..