A Conversation with Ina Garten

I love the Food Network and one of my favorite shows in Ina Garten.  Last spring I saw an ad for her talk at the Symphony Hall and I impulsively bought a ticket.  Flash forward to November 20th.  I had just gone nine rounds with the plague and it was cold and rainy.  I thought about skipping out and going to bed early but JO rallied me with chants of "FOMO" and reminding me that Uber makes everything easier. 

I'm so glad I went.  Ina Garten is the same in person that she is on her show.  She is just so genuine and sweet and sincere.  I loved hearing about how she went from working at the White House, to buying the Barefoot Contessa, to making the leap to the Food Network.  And of course, I loved hearing about her and Jeffrey because could they be any cuter!!!

Some of my favorite lines included:

*Find someone who makes you feel like you are the most important person in the world and you will be happy forever.

*When I invite someone to dinner it's because I love them and I want to make them food that they love.  If that means I serve canned cranberry sauce next to homemade sauce so be it.

*Find something you love and figure out how to make a living from that.

*And for goodness sake, just follow the recipe!

On the quick Uber ride home, I was reminded just how lucky I am to live in the city.  I say it all the time, but I get to go to all of these events and performances because it's not a production for me.  I can easily get into and out of the city, and as a result, I get to do a lot of really fun things, like see the one and only Ina Garten live!