Every few years, I change my look for the simple reason that I get bored. If you Google Image me, you will see so many different looks: long hair, short hair, clean shaven, beard, etc. Johnny Iuzzini Read Quote
I see myself as half country boy and half city boy, so I need both to balance me out. I couldn’t spend all of my time in either place. Johnny Iuzzini Read Quote
I didn’t come from a wealthy family. My dad told us if we wanted spending money, we had to earn it. So I developed an early work ethic. Johnny Iuzzini Read Quote
If you take everything personally and to heart, it will tear you apart. Take criticism, learn, adjust, and move on. Johnny Iuzzini Read Quote
Chocolate is one of the backbones of the pastry kitchen. It is one of the most important ingredients in our pantry. It is very versatile, it is complex, and it is extremely temperamental. Johnny Iuzzini Read Quote
As chefs, especially pastry chefs, your creativity plays such an important part in your daily work. We truly do have a blank canvas to work with every time we create a new dish. Johnny Iuzzini Read Quote
I have been a fan of the Beastie Boys ever since I can remember. I have a ton of their music on my iPod and even still have a t-shirt from a show I saw when I was a kid. Johnny Iuzzini Read Quote
A pastry chef’s lifespan in a restaurant is limited. You have to open a bakery or pastry shop. There’s only so far you can go in a restaurant. Johnny Iuzzini Read Quote
Both my parents worked. So it wasn’t like the previous generation where we learned how to cook and bake from our mothers and grandmothers. Johnny Iuzzini Read Quote
