The Barefoot Contessa opens up about her “postfeminist” ideals, her number one tip for a great dinner party, and the process of writing her new memoir, ‘Be Ready When the Luck Happens.’
The memoir is pure Garten: Come for the pure Garten fun: Recipes sprinkled amid descriptions of her Richard Ginori bone china, of outfitting her Paris apartment with Axel Vervoordt furniture and Christian Tortu flower arrangements. Of Richard Avedon advising Garten on early cookbook designs , and of dinners with Nicholas Pileggi and Nora Ephron. Stay for an openness not always found in a celebrity memoir—particularly not one whose bread and butter is literal comfort food.
Did you have conversations with Jeffrey about that story, while you were working on the book? While I was working on the book, no, we didn't discuss it at all. He actually didn't even read the book until it was done. I wanted him to read it for facts to make sure I didn't get anything wrong. But no, it was my point of view. Although I don't think there was anything in the book that he would disagree with.
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