Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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First of all, the cake part is off the chain. Don't you think? And the frosting is yummy to the 10th power. Yeah. I can't talk to you. I've got to eat this. Oh, my God. We need a picture of this. Does anybody have a camera?

First of all, the cake part is off the chain. Don't you think? And the frosting is yummy to the 10th power. Yeah. I can't talk to you. I've got to eat this. Oh, my God. We need a picture of this. Does anybody have a camera?

Well, hello there. It's me, Julia Louis-Dreyfus. I'm so happy to be back with Season 3 of Wiser Than Me. And to celebrate that, I am so excited to share that we have partnered with Lingua Franca, a New York City-based luxury and sustainable clothing brand, to offer our listeners Wiser Than Me-specific hand-embroidered sweaters, sweatshirts, and more. LEMONADA LEMONADA

Well, hello there. It's me, Julia Louis-Dreyfus. I'm so happy to be back with Season 3 of Wiser Than Me. And to celebrate that, I am so excited to share that we have partnered with Lingua Franca, a New York City-based luxury and sustainable clothing brand, to offer our listeners Wiser Than Me-specific hand-embroidered sweaters, sweatshirts, and more. LEMONADA LEMONADA

Once in our travels, when I was a little girl of about eight, I think, when my daddy Tom was a surgeon on the Hope hospital ship, we were living in Tunisia. And I remember very vividly that I was so upset with my mom because she said I had to finish my dinner before I had dessert, which made no sense at all. And And there was another couple there who were working with my dad.

Once in our travels, when I was a little girl of about eight, I think, when my daddy Tom was a surgeon on the Hope hospital ship, we were living in Tunisia. And I remember very vividly that I was so upset with my mom because she said I had to finish my dinner before I had dessert, which made no sense at all. And And there was another couple there who were working with my dad.

And the woman in the couple said, well, how about I take you out for lunch, just you and me, and then you can have dessert first. And so that was very appealing, as you can imagine. And I did. We went to lunch, and I ordered a huge hot fudge sundae. I mean, just huge. And I just gobbled that fucker up. And then when it was time to actually order lunch—

And the woman in the couple said, well, how about I take you out for lunch, just you and me, and then you can have dessert first. And so that was very appealing, as you can imagine. And I did. We went to lunch, and I ordered a huge hot fudge sundae. I mean, just huge. And I just gobbled that fucker up. And then when it was time to actually order lunch—

well, I couldn't really order lunch because I was too full. But I assure you of one thing. I did not learn a lesson that day. I've always been a true and deep lover of sweets and desserts. In fact, One of my earliest memories is of these peanut butter cookies that my grandma Didi made for me, you know, the kind that have the fork imprint on them.

well, I couldn't really order lunch because I was too full. But I assure you of one thing. I did not learn a lesson that day. I've always been a true and deep lover of sweets and desserts. In fact, One of my earliest memories is of these peanut butter cookies that my grandma Didi made for me, you know, the kind that have the fork imprint on them.

I still have her handwritten index card with the cookie recipe engraved. Well, actually, I think I have it. I don't know where it is. My mom may have it. I don't know. But I love dessert so much. I don't know exactly why, other than it's so sweet and yummy. But God, why not? It's always been like that for me.

I still have her handwritten index card with the cookie recipe engraved. Well, actually, I think I have it. I don't know where it is. My mom may have it. I don't know. But I love dessert so much. I don't know exactly why, other than it's so sweet and yummy. But God, why not? It's always been like that for me.

And so, you know, when our kids were little, providing for them, obviously, this is some instinctual maternal thing. You just get this incredible joy out of your kids finishing a meal that you made for them, right? The most basic kind of nurturing. And I'm also very captive to ritual, as I think we all are to a certain extent.

And so, you know, when our kids were little, providing for them, obviously, this is some instinctual maternal thing. You just get this incredible joy out of your kids finishing a meal that you made for them, right? The most basic kind of nurturing. And I'm also very captive to ritual, as I think we all are to a certain extent.

So I put great store into birthdays and making sure that both of our kids always had memorable birthdays. And so when our first son, Henry, was little, you know, just a little toddler, I was so looking forward to baking him a birthday cake. And so I asked him what kind of cake he wanted. And I mean, honestly, he was little. He was barely even talking. What does he know about cakes?

So I put great store into birthdays and making sure that both of our kids always had memorable birthdays. And so when our first son, Henry, was little, you know, just a little toddler, I was so looking forward to baking him a birthday cake. And so I asked him what kind of cake he wanted. And I mean, honestly, he was little. He was barely even talking. What does he know about cakes?

But he was a fanciful kid. So when I said, what kind of cake do you want, hen? And he said, orange. And this was clearly the color orange. I don't think that he had any idea that a cake could even have an orange flavor. This was just about the look of it. You know, think about it. Just a giant orange cake. So... I set about looking for an orange cake that I could make for him. And I did.

But he was a fanciful kid. So when I said, what kind of cake do you want, hen? And he said, orange. And this was clearly the color orange. I don't think that he had any idea that a cake could even have an orange flavor. This was just about the look of it. You know, think about it. Just a giant orange cake. So... I set about looking for an orange cake that I could make for him. And I did.

I found a Bundt cake made with real oranges that I then jerry-rigged into a three-layer cake. And then I concocted this cream cheese frosting to go with it. And I shouldn't say this because, you know, it's not very, you know, farm-to-table cake. But I dyed the frosting orange, not a bright orange, more sort of a peachy salmon color so that it was aesthetically pleasing, you know.