Be Ready When the Luck Happens

by Ina Garten

They both had the same message—use good ingredients and serve them as simply as possible. It felt so right to me.

I came out of this experience learning two important lessons: Stand up for yourself, even when it’s hard, even when it means taking a risk. And in any endeavor, find just one person who really believes in you.

My friend Erin French from the restaurant the Lost Kitchen in Maine once wrote, “Sometimes you have to trust that the hard times, the pain and the tragedies in life have purpose. They may make no sense at the time, may bring you to your knees and you will wonder why this hell is happening and if you’ll ever get through it. But trust is your trajectory, sending you along your path, and if you listen, learn, heal and grow along the way, things will one day make sense.” I hoped she was right, because nothing makes sense during a pandemic.