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Sedaris was born in upstate New York but grew up in Raleigh, N.C., where her non-Greek mother perfected the art of Greek cooking to please her Greek husband. "Roast beef on Sundays and fried fish on Friday," recalls Sedaris, who says she and her five brothers and sisters loved to play cocktail party on mornings after her parents' Saturday night bashes. "Those were my first steps in hospitality," she says.
"I am generally not open to meeting new cooks," Sedaris says. "I like the ladies from the past like Fannie Farmer and Betty Crocker." She dutifully yukked it up as [Martha Stewart] exhibited a perfect Lady Baltimore cake baked from a Sedaris recipe. Martha said she preferred it served with hot fudge or raspberry ice cream; Sedaris's choice was a big tumbler of Scotch."I loved doing Martha's show, and I loved seeing how big her crew is and how big her kitchen is," Sedaris says. "But she did have a panty line."See the full content of this document
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You Won't Be Soiree
Comedian and cool entertainer Amy Sedaris doesn't want you to leave your next shindig up to fete
By Jura KonciusAMY Sedaris usually adores having friends over for homemade blue-cheese balls or mushroom casserole. But this year, after having spent w...See the full content of this document
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