“The pressure, the heat, the almost impossibly fast pace at which you need work - this is the reality of working in the culinary industry. This is what professional chefs do night after night.” NeedsRealityNightIndustryPressureHeatCulinaryPaceChef Author:Joe Bastianich
“My wife and I battle over home decor. My style goes from Gothic to Baroque. Hers is minimalist.” HomeWifeStyleBattleMy WifeGothicDecorMinimalistBaroqueHome Decor Author:Joe Bastianich
“With four-appetizer, four-entree menus, it's like, give me a break. That's not a restaurant, that's a dinner party.” GivingPartyBreakFourGive MeDinnerRestaurantsMenusDinner PartyAppetizersEntrees Author:Joe Bastianich
“Being general manager is like being the de facto owner. It's like wearing the crown of 'Restaurant Man' without being 'Restaurant Man.' You're trying to run the business, but you're running the ranch without riding the big horse.” MenTryingBigsRunningHorseManagersRestaurantsOwnersRidingCrownsGeneral Manager Author:Joe Bastianich
“America has been conditioned to think of pasta as the never-ending pasta bowl and Olive Garden.” ThinkingHas BeensAmericaGardenBowlsNever EndingPastaOlivesOlive Garden Author:Joe Bastianich
“At home, I make a large batch of tomato sauce and freeze it in meal-size portions in freezer bags.” HomeSizeMealsBagsPortionsFreezeSauceTomatoesFreezer Author:Joe Bastianich
“I believe that 'MasterChef' brings something more to the table, so to speak, than simply being another reality food TV show. My hope is that it will inspire America to get more involved in the food they eat, how it prepared.” BelieveShowsRealityAmericaSpeakI BelieveInspireTvsInvolvedTablesPreparedTv ShowsMasterchef Author:Joe Bastianich
“I eat a lot of whole grains for breakfast, a lot of dried fruit. And my big thing is pasta. I do a lot of simple pasta, with great ingredients.” WholeBigsSimpleFruitIngredientsBreakfastGrainBig ThingsPastaWhole Grains Author:Joe Bastianich
“The stories of wine lords who trade wine on intimidation or food critics who trade free meals for reviews those are the stories of my life. I am telling the stories of my life in a true way.” WayStoriesLordTradeWineCriticsMealsReviewsIntimidationStory Of My Life Author:Joe Bastianich
