FAVORITE VACATION DESTINATION:

Brazil. “Where do I start? Brazil is one of the most beautiful and culturally diverse countries I have ever been.”

MOST-HATED HOUSEHOLD CHORE:

All things cleaning

FAVORITE WORD:

Krasivaya. (It means “beautiful” in Russian.)

FAVORITE FOOD:

Japanese and Thai

HIDDEN TALENT:

Reading and writing poetry in Russian

BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER RECEIVED:

Treat your husband like your best friend.

SURPRISING THING ABOUT YOU:

“I speak English, Russian, Portuguese, Swedish, Spanish and Ogoni.”

BACKUP CAREER:

“I am already living my backup career as a cookbook author, food photographer and personal chef through my publishing company, Dreams of Food, which has published my three cookbooks. I also have a cooking school, the World in Juliette’s Kitchen.”

WORST JOB EVER:

Flipping burgers during the red-eye shift