Ina Garten: Cooking Is Hard; Plus an Essay from Susan Orlean
With the Food Network program \u201cBarefoot Contessa,\u201d Ina Garten became a beloved household name. Although she is a gregarious teacher and presence on television, Garten\xa0prefers to do her actual cooking alone. \u201cCooking\u2019s hard for me. I mean, I do it a lot, but it\u2019s really hard and I just love having the space to concentrate on what I\u2019'm doing, so I make sure it comes out well.\u201d\xa0Garten joins David Remnick to reflect on her early days in the kitchen, and to answer listener questions about holiday meals and more. Her latest book is \u201cGo-To Dinners.\u201d Plus, Susan Orlean joins with an installment from her column \u201cAfterword.\u201d She writes about the life of a Texas man who founded a rattlesnake handling business. He liked providing a service for his neighbors, and for whatever reason, he just loved rattlesnakes\u2014a passion that proved fatal.