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Sometimes in a restaurant you'll see a lady dressed very nice, she picks up a menu or something... a little fan is always a little bit nice.

Nobody took you out for lunch when I started. Carla Bruni took me out for lunch once. She was really nice. Otherwise, you don't get fed.

I'm a chef, I own restaurants, and there's a behavior in the kitchen you have to have.

I wanted people to come to the restaurant and feel at home, so I put it in a house.

Bringing out service staff on to the dining floor does change the atmosphere.

If your mother cooks Italian food, why should you go to a restaurant?

What I learned is that how we present ourselves to the world is really how we get treated. So if you want to be treated really well in a restaurant, you really have to dress up. You cannot just show up.

Nothing goes perfectly, especially when you're opening a restaurant.

I'll make a horrible housewife. It's not like I'm disgusting, but I'm pretty bad about having a drink or eating something and then leaving the plate and rushing to go.

A woman can look powerful in a party, but when she arrives at home, all she wants is to feel comfortable.