Re: What is your outlook?

Description: Bastianich sees the positive in humankind.

Question: Are you generally optimistic or pessimistic about the way the world is headed?

Transcript: Oh I am very pessimistic. No, no. The other . . . quite the other way. I am very optimistic. I think that as the world, as human beings we are very positive. And really all of us would like the best for ourselves, for our families, and even for our neighbors – absolutely. So there are those exceptions; but I have optimistic hopes and views, and almost assured that we will optimistically prevail.

Question: How will this age be remembered?

Transcript: I think this age will be remembered as an age of unrest. I think an age of the cultures really coming closer through technology, through cyberspace, through travels. You know we have never invaded each others’ space so quickly so much as we have now. So we have to adjust; but I think that this sort of invasion will turn out into expansion of knowledge and acceptance soon.

I think this age will be remembered as almost a turning point to real . . . wanting to understand, and appreciate, and enjoy, and get involved in food the way it’s supposed to be in its natural state, tasting well, socially meaningful rather than just something that you eat to live; but rather the enjoyment, the pleasure of eating.

Recorded on: 10/4/07