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It Helps Immerse Yourself In What You Potentially Want To Do. Being Involved, Learning Firsthand And Observing The Craft And Absorbing All You Can, Makes It Easier To Define What You Want. It Will Also Ultimately Make You A Better Chef. Culinary School, Or Even A Single Class, Is A Great Bet Too.

Food Was Always A Big Part Of My Life. My Grandfather Was One Of 14 Kids, And His Parents Had A Pasta Factory, So As A Kid, He And His Siblings Would Sell Pasta Door To Door. After He Became A Movie Producer, He Opened Up De Laurentiis Food Stores - One In Los Angeles And One In New York.

My Mother And I, Our Favorite Part Of Any Baked Pasta Is The Top, Where The Cheese Gets Crusty.

To A Billion People Around The World Surviving On Just A Dollar A Day, The Question Of What To Eat Tonight Is More About Life And Death Than About Recipes. The Struggle Of Poor People Around The Globe Weighs Heavily On Me, Especially Now That I Am A Mother, Which Is Why I Work With Oxfam.

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.