Lynne explains how she accidentally set herself on fire while cooking

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In October 2015, The Splendid Table celebrated its 20th anniversary with a live stage show at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota. At the event, contributor Melissa Clark interviewed host Lynne Rossetto Kasper about working with Shelley Winters, the time Lynne tried to swim to Europe as a child and how she accidentally set herself on fire while cooking dinner.

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Melissa Clark

Melissa Clark is a food writer, author, and host of our new podcast Weeknight Kitchen with Melissa Clark. She is a food columnist for The New York Times, and has written more than 30 cookbooks including Dinner in an Instant, Cook This Now, and In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite.