Be Ready When the Luck Happens

by Ina Garten

Dick Erb had changed the way I cook forever,

and now Lee Bailey, who later became a friend, was changing how I served food. They both had the same message—use good ingredients and serve them as simply as possible. It felt so right to me.

I knew that would seal the deal—nobody ever offered more than the asking price; they always offered less. It worked! It should have been overwhelming, but I was just too excited to notice!

In negotiations, as I learned from my dad, it’s important to figure out what each person needs to make the deal work for them, and interestingly, it’s often not about the price; it’s about something else entirely.

when changing your behavior—in this case, how I dressed—changes everything without your saying a word.

Gourmets were selective, maybe finicky. But foodies just loved food. They were adventurous, always on the hunt for new taste sensations.

He said that it was bad faith to do something you know you’re not good at, and

good faith to do the thing you’re best at doing.

food we enjoy most connects to our deepest memories of when we felt happy, comfortable, nurtured.