I absolutely adore Thanksgiving. It's the only holiday I insist on making myself.

The most important thing for having a party is that the hostess is having fun. I'm very organized. I make a plan for absolutely everything. I never have anything that has to be cooked while the guests are there. The only thing I might have to do is take something out of the oven and carve it.

Creme Brulee is the ultimate 'guy' dessert. Make it and he'll follow you anywhere.

My extravagance is my garden - it's the first thing I look at every morning when I wake up. It gives me so much pleasure.

Never let 'em see you sweat. Guests feel guilty if they think you've worked too hard to make dinner for them - which of course you have!

The thing about all my food is that everything is a remembered flavor. Maybe it's something I had as a child or maybe it's something I had in Milan, but I want it to taste better than you ever thought.

I get up every day, do the best that I can do, and go home and have a good time.