Ina Garten

I was 20, yeah. I was 20. So that was really the beginning of trying to figure out what I wanted to do.

And I totally credit him with that.

And I totally credit him with that.

I gave some pretty bad parties in the beginning. No way. I don't believe it. Seriously. I remember one party in North Carolina. I decided to invite everybody for brunch, which I hate. But I invited everybody for brunch. And I thought, well, I'll make an omelet for everybody. It was like 20 people. It was the worst idea. And I don't know. You know, now I know how to make an omelet. It's not easy.

I gave some pretty bad parties in the beginning. No way. I don't believe it. Seriously. I remember one party in North Carolina. I decided to invite everybody for brunch, which I hate. But I invited everybody for brunch. And I thought, well, I'll make an omelet for everybody. It was like 20 people. It was the worst idea. And I don't know. You know, now I know how to make an omelet. It's not easy.

I don't know what the hell I made when I was 20. I was in the kitchen the whole time. Of course you were. And I think it took like a year to get over that and give parties. I think my mother had anxiety about the people. Yeah. As well as the food. I mean, today, I have to say, I'm not a comfortable cook.

I don't know what the hell I made when I was 20. I was in the kitchen the whole time. Of course you were. And I think it took like a year to get over that and give parties. I think my mother had anxiety about the people. Yeah. As well as the food. I mean, today, I have to say, I'm not a comfortable cook.

If I'm giving a dinner party, I'm beside myself with anxiety that it's not going to come out right. Even after all this time. Even after all this time.

If I'm giving a dinner party, I'm beside myself with anxiety that it's not going to come out right. Even after all this time. Even after all this time.

really great. I hadn't gone that far, but that's, no, I totally understand.

really great. I hadn't gone that far, but that's, no, I totally understand.

It's just the worst. It's the worst. One of the things that I'm aware of when I'm writing a cookbook is how hard it is to give a dinner party.

It's just the worst. It's the worst. One of the things that I'm aware of when I'm writing a cookbook is how hard it is to give a dinner party.

It's so much work. It's so difficult. And it's so much anxiety. Unless you're I don't know, unless you're a restaurant chef. It's so hard. That's why I want the recipes to be really easy. So you can just put the carrots on a sheet pan, olive oil, salt and pepper, throw it in the oven and hope you remember to take them out. Yeah.

It's so much work. It's so difficult. And it's so much anxiety. Unless you're I don't know, unless you're a restaurant chef. It's so hard. That's why I want the recipes to be really easy. So you can just put the carrots on a sheet pan, olive oil, salt and pepper, throw it in the oven and hope you remember to take them out. Yeah.

I mean, considering that I do this professionally, I can't cook and talk at the same time. I mean, I do it on TV and that's okay. But if I know it has to come out perfectly, I mean, Jeffrey's always, you know, hanging out and talking to me. I'm like, Jeffrey, I can't talk. I just have to, because I'll forget to do something.

I mean, considering that I do this professionally, I can't cook and talk at the same time. I mean, I do it on TV and that's okay. But if I know it has to come out perfectly, I mean, Jeffrey's always, you know, hanging out and talking to me. I'm like, Jeffrey, I can't talk. I just have to, because I'll forget to do something.

And especially if I really know the recipe, if it's something I make a lot, I'll always forget an ingredient if I'm not focusing on it. It's like my attention span isn't that good. So I have to really concentrate to get it right.

And especially if I really know the recipe, if it's something I make a lot, I'll always forget an ingredient if I'm not focusing on it. It's like my attention span isn't that good. So I have to really concentrate to get it right.

Don't offer to help. Just get out of my way. And it's really inhospitable to say, don't touch it.