Without my team, I am nothing.
Susi, Benno, and Leo, who make life the constant source of joy that it is.
My communications team led by Pamela Murphy, with David Gruber, Katy-Jo Previte, and Tess Koenig, for making everything work smoothly with aplomb, poise, and style.
Designer Douglas Riccardi and his team at Memo for making the pages smart and beautiful.
Photo shoot art director, food artist Krista Ruane.
Chef and kitchen manager Liz Benno and her team, Verinder Carouse and Justin Skribner.
Prop stylist Rick Gilbert, for truly being the coolest prop person on this planet.
My editor Karen Murgolo at Grand Central Life & Style, for making this a smooth and delightful process. And kudos to her team, Matthew Ballast in publicity, Pippa White, Morgan Hedden, and Kallie Shimek in editorial.
Food photographer Quentin Bacon for his brilliance on the page and in the kitchen studio.
Still photographer Kelly Campbell for her patience and happiness in poultry.
My business partners Joe Bastianich, Lidia Bastianich, John Farber, the Farinetti and Saper clans, and Mary Giuliani for thinking big. Plus Tom Zidian and the team at Summer Garden Foods and the teams at Madeira Housewares and Dansk.
The hardworking teams at my restaurants and grocery stores for exceeding all expectations and understanding the importance of our collaboration; and more importantly, their families, for tolerating the amount of hard work we all put into our days, every day.
Cathy Frankel for keeping it all under one roof and consistent.
Tony Gardner for persevering in the truly intense and silly grind that contracts have become in a way that always impresses me.
Susan Marzano at my foundation for working hard to raise money to help share our joy.
Reyna Mastrosimone for constantly keeping the digital and entertainment world near.
To The Chew crew—Dafo, Symon, Clinton, and Carla—for making every day at work fun and funny at the same time.
To Jim Harrison, Izzy, and Gabe for the voices in my head reminding me again to love the day and the night, every day, every night…