Mario Batali's 12 Greatest Tips For the Home Cook

According to Batali, seasonality is important, because "As a chef who has access to raspberries 365 days a year, you can be pretty sure that I only eat raspberries when they're local and in season. When you eat a raspberry or whatever it is, wherever you happen to be, something that's local and is grown right there tastes 10 times better when you get it right when it's perfect."