Tyler Florence and me at QVC. Are we a couple of hunks, or what?!

Just the other day, I was at QVC launching my new “Christmas Made Easy” cookbook and Ultimate Chocolate Fantasy, a new dessert item we’re offering that, I have to say, is really amazing.

As I was waiting in the green room at QVC, I was chatting with chef Tyler Florence. You probably know him from his show on the Food Network, “Tyler’s Ultimate,” or possibly you’ve been to one of his west coast restaurants. Just as I was hearing about his new restaurant opening in Napa in November, I was called into the makeup area.

Almost everyone on TV wears makeup. The bright lights they use can make you look all washed out if you don’t. So, after 15 minutes or so of making me “camera ready,” I went back to the green room to wait for my segment.

Then it was Tyler’s turn. I was thinking, “He looks that good and he doesn’t even have makeup on yet?” I mean, he’s young, great-looking (from what the women who work in my office tell me, he’s a real heartthrob)…plus he can cook.

Well, Tyler was back in just a few minutes and I thought to myself, “Gee, his makeup was done in no time!” Of course, it made perfect sense. It took a lot less time for the makeup artist to make Tyler “camera ready” than it did me! I guess that should be no surprise!

You know, even if my looks don’t get me the oohs and aahs that Tyler gets, I’m glad my recipes still earn lots of “OOH IT’S SO GOOD!!”