Christina Tosi

I can't think of a community that couldn't benefit from communal thinking. ”

Know who you are and stay true to it. Have a point of view, keep your head down when noise tries to drown out your inner voice, and whatever you do, keep pushing. ”

I'm a fan of the hand-me-down recipes - friends, family, bake sales, community cookbooks - those are the recipes that have withstood the test of time and fed many hungry fans. ”

I went to college, and I didn't want to be in a sorority, so I started working in restaurants. In my mind, that was my social outlet. ”

I was always taught to be myself, be honest, and be true to my roots. ”

My family, as you can probably guess, was more into Christmas cookies and not so much the fruitcake. ”

I was an infamously picky eater as a child but also had an infamous sweet tooth. All I wanted was dessert for every meal of the day. ”

Every time I baked cookies for people as a kid, it made me so happy. But when I was in culinary school and working in fine-dining restaurants, that was not a thing. ”

When I get up early, I appreciate the quiet time to enjoy a coffee or water my plants. ”

I like to be in over my head always, at all times. ”