There's Nothing Like A Home-cooked Meal -

Everything In Moderation.

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.

I Have Been Blessed With A Good, Fun, And Wonderful Life, But I've Also Seen A Whole Lot Of Pain.

Food Was Always A Big Part Of My Life. My Grandfather Was One Of 14 Kids, And His Parents Had A Pasta Factory, So As A Kid, He And His Siblings Would Sell Pasta Door To Door. After He Became A Movie Producer, He Opened Up De Laurentiis Food Stores - One In Los Angeles And One In New York.

It's Almost Ingrained In People That, Just Like You Can't Be A Smart Model, You Can't Be A Good-looking Cook.