I've Lived In The Hamptons Since 1978,

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!

I Always Like To Have Flowers On The Table. I Think They Make It Look Special.

My Mother Would Never Let Me In The Kitchen. I Always Wanted To Cook, But I Was Never Allowed To. Her View Of The World Was, "cooking Is My Job, And Studying Is Your Job." I Think, In Retrospect, She Didn't Like The Chaos. She Was Very Orderly. It Had To Be Her Way.

You Don't Have To Do Everything From Scratch. Nobody Wants To Make Puff Pastry!

The Most Overrated Tool: A Pasta Maker. Why Make It When You Can Buy It? It's A Lot Of Work!