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Frankly, Milan kind of sucks as a restaurant city. Its so fashion-obsessed that people dont pay that much attention to the food.
Joe Bastianich
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Joe Bastianich
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: September 17
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I come from a family that loves to eat, not exercise. Being fat made even walking hard.
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America has been conditioned to think of pasta as the never-ending pasta bowl and Olive Garden.
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