Dropped in today before taping began on the next batch of Oh Audrey how-to’s, this time with glam lifestyle guru Audrey Bernstein shaking and baking with longtime pal Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power. This was actually my second time meeting Chan—we spent all of two minutes talking at a lively dinner last June for Karl Lagerfeld at Mr. Chow’s in Beverly Hills, an instant encounter I didn’t recall until after I’d left the set. No matter. Despite the camera crew setting up, photographer Piper Ferguson documenting the day, and Audrey trying to get through make-up, it was a chill meet and greet on the expansive deck of this Silverlake home with an artist who herself proved to be pretty inquisitive.
The house’s owner opened up her incredible digs for Audrey, just as Chan jumped at the invitation to tape not just one but four webcasts for her ol’ pal. The two met 14 years ago on New York’s Third Street, when Audrey was a competitive snowboarder and Chan was just getting her first breaks. Soon after, Chan was among the band of outlaws enjoying Thanksgiving in her apartment. “I remember, we’d make cookies on the roof.”
Today, though, it’s grandma’s recipe for sweet potato slices drizzled with honey and cayenne—which, Chan, lighting up a Gitane, notes, “is good for your circulation.” She tells me she enjoys getting out the frying pans at her home away from home in New York, Miami. “I lived in South Carolina for a year and learned to cook there, and in Miami I have a nice kitchen with lots of room. I make a lot of vegetarian dishes.”
No meat? “If I want a steak, I’ll go out and eat one,” she declares. “On the road, there’s not a lot to choose from, so I try to make as much fresh, healthier options as I can.”
“What’s this? 'The Oh Chan Show'?” teases Audrey, hands on hips, as she interrupts her friend, now in make-up. No dice. Cooking, or even singing, it’s Audrey’s show all the way.
The house’s owner opened up her incredible digs for Audrey, just as Chan jumped at the invitation to tape not just one but four webcasts for her ol’ pal. The two met 14 years ago on New York’s Third Street, when Audrey was a competitive snowboarder and Chan was just getting her first breaks. Soon after, Chan was among the band of outlaws enjoying Thanksgiving in her apartment. “I remember, we’d make cookies on the roof.”
Today, though, it’s grandma’s recipe for sweet potato slices drizzled with honey and cayenne—which, Chan, lighting up a Gitane, notes, “is good for your circulation.” She tells me she enjoys getting out the frying pans at her home away from home in New York, Miami. “I lived in South Carolina for a year and learned to cook there, and in Miami I have a nice kitchen with lots of room. I make a lot of vegetarian dishes.”
No meat? “If I want a steak, I’ll go out and eat one,” she declares. “On the road, there’s not a lot to choose from, so I try to make as much fresh, healthier options as I can.”
“What’s this? 'The Oh Chan Show'?” teases Audrey, hands on hips, as she interrupts her friend, now in make-up. No dice. Cooking, or even singing, it’s Audrey’s show all the way.
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