Even Martha Stewart was made to wait for a table at Totti's
Italians might have taught the world how to eat, but it was Martha Stewart who taught Americans how to cook. And garden. And entertain.
Stewart, the OG lifestyle influencer, the United States' first female self-made billionaire, convicted felon and octogenarian social media star was on stage at Darling Harbour on Wednesday night, interviewed by writer Benjamin Law as part of Vivid Sydney.
Her appearance, fresh on the heels of a hit Netflix documentary, was quite a coup for the festival which has seen its sheen dim in recent years. Lately, it's become better known for annoying crowds and price hikes now that the novelty value of 'bright lights in city' has worn off.
On stage, Stewart weighed into the ongoing recipe feud between Nagi Maehashi (aka RecipeTin Eats) and TikToker Brooke Bellamy (aka Brooki Bakehouse), but wisely chose not to definitively pick a side.
She also had a few words on the state of dining in Sydney, revealing that she'd eaten at Totti's Bondi, Justin Hemmes' influencer-friendly long lunch hotspot.
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But in true Sydney fashion, Stewart had been made to wait outside for a table. The height of disrespect, in our book. Martha Stewart walked so Totti's, and its famous bread, could run.
That said, Stewart did wax lyrical about said bread and the bottarga.
And no other Sydney establishments got a shoutout on stage – the kind of good PR not even Hemmes' billions could buy.
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