Cooking For Me Is A Way To

It Will Be A Great Success To Me If My Family Comes Into The Restaurant And Says That They're Proud Of What I've Done, They're Proud Of The Way I've Represented The De Laurentiis Name, And That They Love My Food. That Is The Moment Of Pure Pride For Me.

I'm Not Just A Female Chef. I'm A Woman In A Brand New Hotel, And That's Why I Think It's So Perfect To Be At The Cromwell, In A Corner Of One Of The Busiest Intersections Of The World, With My Name In Lights. It's Different In All Those Sorts Of Ways, And I'm Hoping I'll Be Able To Carry That Through. Because If I Can't, It's A Step Back For Women In General. People Will Say - Men Will Say - "see, That's Why It's Mostly Men".

I'm Most Comfortable In T-shirts, But They Have To Have Some Style To Them.

You Just Need A Little Perspective. Warmed Chocolate Can Give You That.

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.