I Truly Have A Love-hate Thing With

I Used To Watch My Grandmother Make Fancy, Julia Child-style Beef Bourguignon. And Growing Up In New York City, I Was Exposed To Many Cultures. I Experimented With Puerto Rican And Jamaican Food.

I Don't Like The Idea Of Things Being Off-limits To Kids - Like A Fancy Sitting Room Where They Can't Touch Anything. I Own Vintage Pottery Cups, And I Let My Girls Hold Them. It Teaches Them To Treat Objects With Respect.

I'm Never Sloppy, And I Never Wear Jeans. I Don't Work One Look In Particular, But It's Usually Retro - I'm A Flea-market Freak. And Detailed - I'm Always Very Done, Even At The Gym.

I Think My Career Would Probably Be In A Better Place Had I Been More Aggressive. But I Don't Have It In Me. I'm Not A Competitive Person, And I'm Also Really Private.

As A Matter Of Fact, I've Been To Italy Many Times Before I Met My Husband, Which He Can't Even Imagine That I Could Possibly Know Anything About Italian Food. But, You Know, Italian Food's Really Basic, And There's So Many Different Variations On It That What My Husband Did Is He Broke It Down For Me.