1 I arrived just as Bill Cunningham, the photographer, was dashing into the luncheon to capture images for the New York Times.

2 Somers Farkas and Muffy Potter Aston wearing a fantastic blue hat

3 A sea of amazing hats!

4 This is always such a festive and colorful event.

5 Tiffany & Co. sponsored the luncheon and everyone went home with a Tiffany blue tote bag and umbrella.

6 Sharon Burdick, Gerri Koppelman, and Bryn Rose

7 Jane Heller wearing another great creation by Suzanne http://suzannemillinery.com/

8 The lovely tablecloths were provided by Scalamandré and Steven Stolman and were being sold afterwards for $150. The pretty floral arrangements were from Andrew Pascoe Flowers, Ltd.

9 This woman wore a simple, yet elegant derby.

10 Here I am with my friend, Jane. My hat was made by Barbara Feinman http://feinmanhats.com/ and I was wearing a Valentino gabardine sheath.

11 This is Pat Toogood and her daughter, Heather.

12 Elizabeth Lake and Julie Merck

13 A beautiful mother and daughter hailing from Rockport, MA

14 Carter Lee and Marsee Lee

15 Memrie Lewis and Fraser Edwards

16 A really great hat

17 Very funny!

18 The luncheon menu - provided by Abigail Hirsch Catering Relationships - Chilled Asparagus Vichyssoise with Parmesan Panna Cotta, Conservancy Cobb Salad with Truffled Deviled Egg, and a Duo of Miniature Sundaes - Lemon Raspberry and Cappuccino Crunch.

19 Anne Harrison, the current president of the Women's Committee, at the podium

20 Gillian Miniter, who has been working for the Park in several capacities, and J P Morgan (the bank) were honored for their ardent and longtime support of the Conservancy.

21 Mary Callahan Erdoes, CEO J.P. Morgan Asset Management

22 Susan Magrino and Sarah Wolfe

23 This hat caught my eye with all of its soft silk flowers.

24 Peggy Siegal acting up again!

25 Julia Koch

26 Blaine Trump and Karen Lefrak

27 This was my favorite hat at the luncheon, which matched the wearer's dress perfectly.

28 Everyone was having such a good time.

29 A very nice shot of Gillian Miniter

30 Designer Lela Rose wore a Carmen Miranda inspired fruit bowl complete with watermelon, banana, pear, cherries, and grapes.

31 She even had a banana clutch to match.

32 Such pretty sapphire feathers

33 Carmina Roth, who was also wearing amazing feathers

34 So pretty!

35 Lydia Carlston always has the greatest hats.

36 It was so much fun wandering around looking at all the hats.

37 The luncheon always draws a few men.

38 Here I am with Anne Harrison, the president of the Women's Committee.

39 And here I am with Anne's husband, Bill Harrison, the Chairman of J.P. Morgan Chase

40 Posing with Gillian Steel, who is a real live wire

41 A pink silk peony

42 A charming bonnet with real blossoms

43 How fun!

44 Bridget Koch looked amazing.

45 I love the twisted nature of this hat.

46 Christine Schwarzman (black hat) and her friend looked great!

47 Another shot of Mary Callahan Erdoes

48 As you can see, the Tiffany blue umbrellas were put to good use!

1 This episode is entitled, 'And Martha Stewart Have A Ball.'

2 Here I am arriving at the Warner Bros. Television studio. The television division was created in 1955 and has produced such shows as 77 Sunset Strip, F Troop, Kung Fu, Wonder Woman, The Dukes of Hazzard, Night Court, Gilmore Girls and, of course, 2 Broke Girls.

3 The cast members of 2 Broke Girls drove by on a golf cart.

4 The studio houses many different stages and currently films shows like The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Conan, The Big Bang Theory, Harry's Law, Two and Half Men, Mike and Molly, and more.

5 The lot features many familiar streets with outdoor sets, like this courthouse on the set 'NY Street.' Frank Sinatra famously sang on these steps in the 1964 musical, 'Robin and the Seven Hoods.'

6 Posing with some of the very lifelike and notable characters from Warner Bros. films - V for Vendetta, The Matrix, and Predator.

7 Seated for the table-read - all of the actors read through the script once with the directors and producers before any rehearsals begin.

8 These readings are also called 'cold' readings because there has been no rehearsal time. It gives all present a chance to hear what works and what doesn't, before going forward with the project.

9 Michael Patrick King is the Executive Producer. He was also the producer for Sex and the City, Will & Grace, and Cybill.

10 Jonathan Kite plays Oleg, a cook. Sitting next to him is Garrett Morris, who plays Earl, a cashier. Matthew Moy, who plays Han Lee, is the owner of the restaurant where the girls work.

11 Nick Zano plays Johnny, Max's friend and love interest

12 Donnell Turner plays Officer James.

13 Matt Cook plays Brody and Brandon Bell plays Officer Mars.

14 Nick and I have the same hometown - Nutley, New Jersey!

15 My chair on set

16 Here I am on set with Beth Behrs, who plays Caroline Channing, one of the 2 Broke Girls.

17 This set is the Brooklyn restaurant where the 2 girls waitress, while working towards their shared dream of opening a cupcake shop.

18 Here I am on the apartment set that the 2 Broke Girls share.

19 This apartment is also where the cupcakes are baked.

20 Notice all of the cupcake pans on the table shelf?

21 One of my scenes takes place in a bathroom at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

22 A screen read

23 We rehearsed the scene on set. The 2 girls sneak into a museum event I'm attending, hoping to get me to taste one of their cupcake creations!

24 Taking a business call while in the makeup chair - my work never stops!

25 Ready for the scene!

26 Michael is very involved on set.

27 Taping the scene

28 Stopping for a photo op with Kat, Beth, and Michael

29 Posing with the 2 Broke Girls

30 Michael Patrick King, Kat Dennings, me, Beth Behrs, and Lead Stylist Traycee Field

31 Posing with Tim Kaiser, producer of the show, who also worked on Will & Grace with Michael Patrick King.

32 After the taping, I sat down with the CBS PR team to do a quick interview about my experience on the show.

33 Then Extra correspondent, Renee Bargh, stopped by for a quick interview about my new book, Martha's American Food.

34 I signed a copy of Martha's American Food for Michael.

35 Having a laugh on set with Kat Dennings and her mother - Kat's first television role was on Sex and The City.

36 I had a great time with Michael and the entire cast and crew of 2 Broke Girls. I hope you all tune in tonight on CBS! Check your local listings.

1 Here I am with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr, the host of the show.

2 We taped the segment in one of my photo studios at my office in the Starrett-Lehigh building in New York City last January.

3 The background was decorated with some of my favorite flowers - lovely cymbidium and lady slipper orchids and, of course, a small stack of my books.

4 The set was constructed with a false wall and windows, producing an at home-like feeling.

5 This studio space has large real windows and to soften the natural light coming in, a technician hung a large frosted panel, which acts as a diffusing scrim.

6 To help make the false windows, which were also covered with a scrim, look real, a light was placed behind to create 'sunlight.'

7 Another area of the set had a table with more orchids and neat stacks of my magazines.

8 It's interesting to see how much thought goes into styling even the simplest of sets.

9 We chose a round table with a neutral tablecloth for the interview.

10 Before Professor Gates arrived at the studio, I was in hair and makeup and the crew was making final tweaks to the set.

11 Deb Dowling, from my PR team, acted as my body double. She is tall and blonde, a perfect stand-in for me for lighting adjustments.

12 The PBS crew checked their monitors, looking for any further necessary adjustments. Good lighting is a real art.

13 When the Professor arrived, he sat in with Deb for the final lighting check and to review his materials.

14 Professor Gates is a very friendly, warm individual and he inquired about everyone's heritage.

15 After our introduction, the Professor wanted to know what type of coffee pot he should buy. He said he couldn't interview Martha Stewart and not ask for her advice on a coffee pot! I told him to purchase a Bodum French press.

16 He also told me that his daughter is getting married. He made a joke about snagging one of the wedding dresses from our prop closet. I made sure to send him home with several issues of Martha Stewart Weddings magazines for her to peruse!

17 Professor Gates, or Skip, as he likes to be called, has been interested in genealogy since he was a child. At his grandfather's funeral when he was 9-years-old, Skip was extremely curious why his grandfather was so light-skinned.

18 He began asking his parents about his family history and became hooked. He later discovered that his grandfather's heritage included Irish ancestry.

19 Before this interview, I was asked to send Skip some old family photos and information, like the names of some of my relatives and their country of origin.

20 Those photos included this one of me as a baby, taken on the shores of Lake Erie. My granddaughter, Jude, looks a lot like me in this photograph.

21 My maternal grandfather - Josef 'Joseph' Ruszkowski born 30 August 1899 in Kotun, Poland and maternal grandmother - Franciszka 'Frances; Albiniak Ruszkowski born 7 March 1890 in Janow Lubelskie, Poland

22 My paternal grandfather - Franciszek 'Frank' Kostyra born 4 October 1879 in Kopki, Poland and my paternal grandmother - Helena 'Helen' Krukar born 21 February 1890 in Zagorze, Poland

23 This family portrait with me back row center, was taken 56 years ago.

24 This was a really fun interview and I found out so many interesting facts about my family.

25 Skip presented me with this beautiful bound book that included many of his findings. He also gave me large posters of my family trees that he assembled.

26 Skip was very impressed with how much I already knew about my family history, a subject that I, too, am deeply interested in.