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Alexandra Guarnaschelli, executive chef at Butter, a New York City restaurant, grew up with food aficionados for parents. She fondly remembers how her mother, a noted cookbook editor, helped her gain confidence in the kitchen. "She'd say, 'Oh, you're so good at this' and 'You've got a real, natural inclination for this stuff.'" But just as important to Guarnaschelli--as it is for other families who cook together--was the opportunity for parent-child bonding. "We built a strong, emotional connection from cooking together," she says. "My mother and I were able to talk about everything...
...mess with success? Maria Guarnaschelli, the editor who carried out the herculean labor of assembling the new Joy, provides a candid answer: "The company would like the book to sell more than 100,000 copies a year. They would like to sell at least a million or two the first year and anywhere from 200,000 to 500,000 annually [after that...
Even less thrilled with her Joy experience is Elaine Corn, the author of, among other works, 365 Ways to Cook Eggs. She received a phone call from Guarnaschelli, she recalls, saying "she wanted me to do the Joy of Cooking chapter on eggs." Corn agreed to the six-week deadline ("Eggs were fresh on my mind") and shelved other projects. "I worked my butt off on this thing," she says, only to find her work rejected by Guarnaschelli. A few weeks ago, Corn learned that she is listed as a contributor in the new Joy, even though she was paid...
Sour grapes? Spilt milk? Some observation about what you have to do to make an omelet? Lunching at Restaurant Daniel, a four-star establishment in Manhattan ("I never cook anymore"), Guarnaschelli dismisses Corn's complaint: "I thought maybe she could deliver a great chapter. It wasn't what I could use. That's all there is to it." What about all the turmoil surrounding the preparation of the new Joy, most of which has been blamed on her? "I'm emotional, but I'm not difficult," she counters. "I'm dramatic, I'm intense, but people like to work with...
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