Risotto Enthusiast Gifts

"Boil, toil and trouble, I wish I'd never started this risotto."

Tartine

"I was sent down to the minors and from there to Europe, and one thing just led to another."

Under pressure.

"When portions are this huge, I eat half now and the rest in a few minutes."

Pasta

I love Cannelloni

"I'll have the spaghetti, does that come on toast?"

'If I order pasta and she orders antipasta, did we really order anything?'

The Complete Spaghetti Dinner.

And then in Italy. . . "But I really don't like bubblegum gelato."

Highlights From The Annual Central Park Country Fair

"Fangul." Italian sausage.

Borgias holding a 'come as you wish to go' party

A marshmallow? Oh, no, thank you, I'm good.

'Long term I want student achievement to increase. Short time I want a cup of coffee and a biscotti.'

'I don't know how much more of this I can take!'

'Your pizza will be out in a few minutes. Tony's looking for a ladder to get it off the ceiling.'

'Well you asked for Al dente.'

Spaghetti Road

"No matter how much gelato, pizza and tiramisu I eat, I gain weight. This Mediterranean diet just isn't working."

'We've run out of Parmesan cheese.' Food in pasta.

Italian Style Fish 'n' Chips

'We go to Italy in the summer - it's like a home from home for the kids!'

'I WARNED you we had the largest slice in town!'

"Say it with Pierogies"

'The town where they make Parmesan cheese is very well to do. In fact, I hear it's a grated community.'

"And not only do I make my own pizza sauce, I have a special way of crushing the tomatoes!"

"Our Fettuccine is eaten with spoon and fork. Angle Hair gets a comb and scissors."

"When a man is tired of pasta, sir, he is tired of life. Dr. Johnson."

"We'd like bruschetta, and we'd like it pronounced correctly."

The art of pizza

'I told you I only cook with my mother's Italian spices. She just left Naples and should be here with them in about eight hours.'

"At ease!"

'I have a thing about Italian food-my wife has a thing about Italian waiters !'