My Mother And I, Our Favorite Part

I Made Lemon Spaghetti In An Early Season Of 'everyday Italian,' And To This Day People Still Come Up To Me And Say They Love It. It's Very, Very Simple. Basically, You Cook The Pasta And Mix Together Parmesan Cheese, Olive Oil, Lemon Juice And Zest And Pour It Over The Pasta.

Food Was Always A Big Part Of My Life. My Grandfather Was One Of 14 Kids, And His Parents Had A Pasta Factory, So As A Kid, He And His Siblings Would Sell Pasta Door To Door. After He Became A Movie Producer, He Opened Up De Laurentiis Food Stores - One In Los Angeles And One In New York.

I Keep My Skin - Especially On My Face And Neck - Out Of The Sun. My Brother Died Of Melanoma Eight Years Ago, And I've Got Spf On All The Time, 24-7. It Makes You Realize, The Sun Is A Wonderful Thing, But It Can Be A Very Devastating Thing. So Sunscreen Is Key, And A Lot Of Laughter, Too.

I'm Not Just A Female Chef. I'm A Woman In A Brand New Hotel, And That's Why I Think It's So Perfect To Be At The Cromwell, In A Corner Of One Of The Busiest Intersections Of The World, With My Name In Lights. It's Different In All Those Sorts Of Ways, And I'm Hoping I'll Be Able To Carry That Through. Because If I Can't, It's A Step Back For Women In General. People Will Say - Men Will Say - "see, That's Why It's Mostly Men".

In Order To Keep Your Husband, You Have To Make Time For Him. Rather Than Going Out To Dinner, I Like To Spend Time For Just The Two Of Us.