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Molly Fischer

Molly Fischer has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2022. She covers books, style, the media, and culture at large.

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Ina Garten and the Age of Abundance
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With her new memoir, “Be Ready When the Luck Happens,” the star of the Food Network’s “Barefoot Contessa” and “Be My Guest” looks back on her troubled childhood, her East Hampton store, her collaboration with Martha Stewart, and her marriage to Jeffrey.

How Quinta Brunson Hacked the Sitcom
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Molly Fischer on the Emmy Award-winning actress, and how the comedian and writer, who got her start with the Girl Who’s Never Been on a Nice Date, created a network hit.