Julia Louis-Dreyfus

And so she found this store in the Hamptons, a food specialty store called the Barefoot Contessa, and it was for sale. And she bought it. She bought it.

And so she found this store in the Hamptons, a food specialty store called the Barefoot Contessa, and it was for sale. And she bought it. She bought it.

No, not at all. Except she has, there is something about her that's quite, I think, rarefied in terms of her approach to food and making it accessible for everybody. That is unusual, what she's done. Right. But something I found really interesting, Mommy, is that she got married when she was 20. She's been married for 55 years.

No, not at all. Except she has, there is something about her that's quite, I think, rarefied in terms of her approach to food and making it accessible for everybody. That is unusual, what she's done. Right. But something I found really interesting, Mommy, is that she got married when she was 20. She's been married for 55 years.

And she made a decision when she got married that she was not going to have kids. And this was based on the fact that she had a very difficult childhood. She did not have a lot of joy as a child. She didn't have much agency, and she couldn't really make decisions for herself.

And she made a decision when she got married that she was not going to have kids. And this was based on the fact that she had a very difficult childhood. She did not have a lot of joy as a child. She didn't have much agency, and she couldn't really make decisions for herself.

And so she made the choice not to have kids, which really strikes me as something to remark on because nowadays to make that decision is one thing, but to make that decision in the late 60s, early 70s is extraordinary, right? Yeah. I mean, like for you, Mom, in the period of time when you were having kids, did it ever occur to you not to have kids?

And so she made the choice not to have kids, which really strikes me as something to remark on because nowadays to make that decision is one thing, but to make that decision in the late 60s, early 70s is extraordinary, right? Yeah. I mean, like for you, Mom, in the period of time when you were having kids, did it ever occur to you not to have kids?

Yeah, it's exciting to know where she came from and how she's taken what was a hardship and turned it into an enormous strength. Hey, speaking of recipes, there's one food that Ina Garten hates, and it's cilantro.

Yeah, it's exciting to know where she came from and how she's taken what was a hardship and turned it into an enormous strength. Hey, speaking of recipes, there's one food that Ina Garten hates, and it's cilantro.

Yeah, that's right. And she says that if there's even a tiny leaf, it really, really bothers her. And I personally cannot get enough cilantro.

Yeah, that's right. And she says that if there's even a tiny leaf, it really, really bothers her. And I personally cannot get enough cilantro.

When we have Ina and Jeffrey over, we won't be making things with cilantro. We will pretend it doesn't exist. Oh, well, wait a minute. Actually, we just looked this up, and there's actually a genetic reason that some people think cilantro tastes like soap.

When we have Ina and Jeffrey over, we won't be making things with cilantro. We will pretend it doesn't exist. Oh, well, wait a minute. Actually, we just looked this up, and there's actually a genetic reason that some people think cilantro tastes like soap.

These particular people have a variation in a group of, we just looked this up, olfactory receptor genes that allows them to strongly perceive the soapy flavored aldehydes in cilantro leaves. So Ina must have that gene. And it turns out, mom, that it's present in about four to 14% of the US population. So your made up bullshit statistic was spot on.

These particular people have a variation in a group of, we just looked this up, olfactory receptor genes that allows them to strongly perceive the soapy flavored aldehydes in cilantro leaves. So Ina must have that gene. And it turns out, mom, that it's present in about four to 14% of the US population. So your made up bullshit statistic was spot on.

I don't know. You pulled that out of your ass and you were right. Okay. Okay. Love you, honey. Love you, mommy. I'll see you tomorrow.

I don't know. You pulled that out of your ass and you were right. Okay. Okay. Love you, honey. Love you, mommy. I'll see you tomorrow.

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