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I might use milk if I was using a touch of milk to make like a lasagna or a baked pasta. But cream? That is totally not the way they do it in Italy, and it's not a very good thing. It's kind of a blanket for flavor.

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Mario Batali
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: September 19
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Mario Francesco Batali
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