One Of The Great Gifts That You

The Planning Is Everything. Deciding Which Dishes You're Going To Prepare Can Turn Into The Make-or-break Decision Five Days Later, When You Actually Serve The Meal.

I Always Have Music. I Love It To Be Very Upbeat. When You're Having Drinks, I Like Something Like Cesaria Evora. During Dinner, I Like The Much More Traditional - Old Frank Sinatra And Things Like That.

I Worked For The Office Of Management And Budget In The White House, On Nuclear Energy Policy. But I Decided It Would Be Much More Fun To Have A Specialty Food Store, So I Left Washington D.c. And Moved To The Hamptons. And How Glad I Am That I Did!

In The Summer You Want Fresh, Light And Sort Of Quick Things; In Winter You Want Things That Are Comforting, So Your Body Really Tells You You Want To Go Towards Potatoes, Apples, Fennel, Things That Are Warm And Comforting. And Loin Of Pork.

When I Thought My Professional Career Was Over, It Hadn't Even Started Yet.