Attitudes Toward Food Have Completely Changed.

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 Great.

I Think Children Learning To Cook Can Be Such A Wonderful Thing. It Can Help Build Confidence, Make Them Feel Good About Themselves. It Helped Me Build My Ego And Even Start To Get Acceptance At School. I'd Bring Things To Class That I'd Cooked At Home.

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. And I Have A Notebook By My Bedside So I Can Write Down Any Last-minute Ideas.

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.