I wanted to be a literary writer, so I wrote story after story and sent them to 'The New Yorker.'

Writing is work and cooking is relaxing.

One thing that improved my cooking skills was being a poor student in California... If you don't have much money, you have to learn to cook.

I like cream cheese in just about anything.

I'm always astonished to see how badly people can behave when they think no one is noticing.

Catering is extremely demanding financially and physically. It's a business.

In a mystery, the sleuth must be believably involved and emotionally invested in solving the crime.