“The Hamptons are usually filled with what I had hoped to leave behind ...” — Mario Batali Quote

The Hamptons are usually filled with what I had hoped to leave behind in New York City.

I really want to be a rock star.

Keep in mind that in 1975, when you became a cook, it was because you were between two things: you were between getting out of the military and... going to jail. Anybody could be a cook, just like anybody could mow the lawn.

My last meal? The food would be much less significant than the company.

Working at the Food Bank with my kids is an eye-opener. The face of hunger isn't the bum on the street drinking Sterno; it's the working poor. They don't look any different, they don't behave any differently, they're not really any less educated. They are incredibly less privileged, and that's it.

As for civil liberties, any one who is not vigilant may one day find himself living, if not in a police state, at least in a police city.

Others like City Hall the old way, when they could make deals behind closed doors with your tax money.

If for no other reason than the energy crisis now facing this country, the federal government should be eager to become partners with us in rebuilding our city.

Also, after people play these Sim games, it tends to change their perception of the world around them, so they see their city, house or family in a slightly different way after playing.

I've been in many of them and to some extent I would have to say this; if you've seen one city slum you've seen them all.