The culinary tome the once-inexperienced cook turned to was Craig Claiborne's "New York Times Cookbook," as Garten revealed in her memoir "Be Ready When The Luck Happens." Claiborne, who died in ...

One book listed is "The New York Times Cookbook" by Craig Claiborne. Considering Claiborne eventually came to be known by some as the father of the American food revolution — and has also been ...