Bake like the pros

The great actor and director Rob Reiner tells how, as a young boy, he would eavesdrop on parties thrown by his parents, Carl and Estelle. Perched on the stairs, he ingested the wisdom and wit of guests like Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Norman Lear and a host of other seminal figures in 20th-century American comedy.

By James P. DeWan, Special to Tribune Newspapers

August 1, 2012