What Lights My Fire?
Diane Forley, Chef, Verbena Restaurant, New York
When I tell people now who are afraid to cook, a lot of it comes from a negative association like they're afraid they're going to fail, afraid they're going to do it wrong, and from a very young age, it never occurred to me that something would flop or something would go wrong. I think in that area there's a degree of confidence that I've been able to nurture and that my mother was definitely influential in making me feel comfortable.
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