See, food I can talk about. I'm Italian, I know the food.
If I'm in Rome for only 48 hours, I would consider it a sin against God to not eat cacio e pepe, the most uniquely Roman of pastas, in some crummy little joint where Romans eat. I'd much rather do that than go to the Vatican. That's Rome to me.
Italian food is simple and healthy, and it's easier for a vegetarian to choose something from the menu.
I love Italian, Mexican, Thai. Something spicy.
Being from Staten Island and Brooklyn, I'm used to eating pasta and meatballs every single day.
You really can't go wrong. There's no bad New York pizza, as far as I know.
I don't go a day without eating pasta.
My husband and I go to Il Fico every Friday, and I get the whole-wheat pizza. I won't eat pizza anywhere else!
I spent a college semester in a small town in Italy - and that is where I truly tasted food for the first time.
I think it is over-rated. Whenever I go to an Italian restaurant, I never get the tiramisu.
Oh, my wife is a wonderful cook. She comes from a food-loving Italian family - her father owned a pizzeria!
I love spaghetti and meatballs... I eat a lot.
I love Indian food and Thai food; those are, like, my favorites. I also like Japanese and some Italian.
I'm a bit old-fashioned. I like the idea of going to the cinema and then an Italian restaurant.
I am a transporter of the Italian culture - culinary culture, family culture - because I love it, I thrive in it, and I think it's the right way.
Dinner is usually just pasta with mushrooms.
A box of spaghetti can take seven minutes to cook, and you can make a sauce at that time with perhaps garlic, olive oil, and zucchini. Then you've got yourself a complete meal. The whole thing shouldn't take more than half an hour.
If I'm in Italy, I'm going to have a cappuccino and two small brioches and then a mix of orange and grapefruit. I don't drink tea in Italy.
I like Sicilian food. It's real peasant food.
Roberto Donna is a great Italian chef.
Food was a big part of our family gatherings, but it was usually pasta. We didn't eat that well. Everything was home-made but not much veg or fruit.
When I was a kid, for my birthday every year, my mother made me pasta bechamel, which is rigatoni with a white cream sauce.
Food is a passion for me, especially Italian cuisine. I prefer to have somebody cook for me, but I can do some very nice pasta dishes.
I grew up with a Mediterranean diet, so I like clean, simple food. But if there's pizza on a menu, I always end up ordering it. I can't resist it.
I love places that have an incredible history. I love the Italian way of life. I love the food. I love the people. I love the attitudes of Italians.
