Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman.

The cocktail party is probably America's greatest contribution to the world of entertaining.

I can keep learning about all the different technologies. It's my most telling characteristic. I'm interested in trying anything new.

I adore summer entertaining. For a dinner party at the farm, I might prepare homemade fettuccine with porcini mushrooms, soft-shell crabs, spinach from the garden, and lemon tarts with fraises des bois for dessert.

I love Champagne and I love to drink it out of any kind of beautiful glass.

Once you realize that you have identified a passion, invest in yourself. Figure out what you need to know, what kind of experience and expertise you need to develop to do the things that you feel in your heart you will enjoy and that will sustain you both mentally and economically.

It is within everyone's grasp to be a CEO.