“The best thing you can do, my love, is do all of it in advance. Do a cold appetizer, so you can pre-prep it on plates. For your entrée, do something slow-cooked,” she says. “Do something in a tray or pot that you can leave. Don’t do elaborate Ottolenghi side dishes—no one wants that. People just want comfort food, like lasagna. Do NOT do a risotto.”
