The personality of a restaurant is very important.

The personality of a restaurant is very important.

Food should be simple, colorful and accessible to everybody.

Food should be simple, colorful and accessible to everybody.

The secret of making a mistake is not to regret it, or regret it until a certain point, but to learn from it.

The secret of making a mistake is not to regret it, or regret it until a certain point, but to learn from it.

I thought, 'This is not going to drag me down, this is going to make me a better man.' So I came out of prison a man with a plan, determined to set up a business importing Italian ingredients.

I thought, 'This is not going to drag me down, this is going to make me a better man.' So I came out of prison a man with a plan, determined to set up a business importing Italian ingredients.

I was a boy, so I decided to get married and then I will be a man.

I was a boy, so I decided to get married and then I will be a man.

Only the French people say French food is the finest cuisine in the world. If you ask anyone else, they will tell you the best food in the world is Italian.

Only the French people say French food is the finest cuisine in the world. If you ask anyone else, they will tell you the best food in the world is Italian.

We Italians respect food and ingredients more than anyone else.

We Italians respect food and ingredients more than anyone else.

My house is very normal - only I have three dishwashers, two fridges and hobs everywhere.

My house is very normal - only I have three dishwashers, two fridges and hobs everywhere.

Between my brain and my mouth there should be a filter where common sense kicks in before I deliver a word, but I think when God made me he forgot the filter.

Between my brain and my mouth there should be a filter where common sense kicks in before I deliver a word, but I think when God made me he forgot the filter.

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.

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.

Get on with your life and learn to become a better man and that's the way I live my life.

Get on with your life and learn to become a better man and that's the way I live my life.

I don't care about flowers or chocolates or anything like that, that's not me.

I don't care about flowers or chocolates or anything like that, that's not me.