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“Always buy dry pasta, not fresh. 90 percent of Italians use dried pasta as it keeps its al dente shape more perfectly when cooked.”
“I think it's a good thing that I eat well. Don't get me wrong, I go for fish and chips sometimes or the odd kebab, but you need more healthy food than bad.”
“Italian wines don't have to be expensive to be good. It is absolutely ridiculous that people feel that have to spend a fortune.”
“I usually have a driver, or take a taxi. But I'm down to earth. I like to clean the kitchen, I iron and wash my wife's car! I just don't usually take trains.”
“I don't care about flowers or chocolates or anything like that, that's not me.”
“I understood food from a very early age. I understood the combination of ingredients very early.”
“My wife often goes out with male friends for dinner and I go out with female friends. We have different holidays. We're together six months of the year and when we're together, we're together.”
“I like women. I enjoy the company of women. What's wrong with that?”
“For many, the gastronomic heart of Italy is the Emilia-Romagna region. Its capital is Bologna, which is often overlooked by tourists but has a beautiful historic centre and a lively yet chilled-out atmosphere.”
“Rushing around my restaurants and doing a lot of walking when I film in Italy and a bit of swimming and running keeps me thin.”
“When I decide something, I have to do something to make it happen.”
“Italian people are so proud to show off. A little bit too much, I have to say. Wherever you go, they prepare a buffet and they get offended if you don't try things.”
“If you've ever wondered what it's like to be with me in the pub or a club, just watch 'Celebrity Juice.'”
“I have a nap every afternoon like a little boy. Or an old man. Depending on how you look at it.”
“I like Chinese and Indian food, but only every couple of weeks.”
“I tell everybody that you haven't lived a good life if you haven't made a mistake.”
“Since I turned 40, my ambition is to spend more time with my family.”
“I always travel with my iPod and I've never read a book in my life. It makes me tired; my brain is not set up for reading.”
“I am still around too many Italian people to start speaking like a guy from London. I live in Italy for six months of the year, all the people in my restaurants are Italian and it means that when I speak, it is always with an Italian accent in my head.”
“The secret of making a mistake is not to regret it, or regret it until a certain point, but to learn from it.”