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Martha Stewart Living: An Archive

A complete record of the episodes, with the recipes and the small good things they contained.

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On this day · September 25

Years ago, on Martha.

1993Fishing Trip; Organizing Shoes; Cooking Fish; PotteryMartha Stewart Living1997Jamaica (Field Trip); Jerk Chicken; Strawberry Hill GardensMartha Stewart Living1998Columbine Ranch (Field Trip)Martha Stewart Living2001Bathroom DecorMartha Stewart Living

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Martha Stewart Living Television

The people who were there.

Mothers, neighbors, pet experts, chefs, lords. The recurring cast of Martha's first show — drawn from the marthastewart.tv archive.

Marc Morrone117

Pet expert (born June 1 1960, the Bronx). Co-founded Parrots of the World pet shop in Rockville Cent…

Mrs. Kostyra24

Martha's mother Martha Kostyra (née Ruszkowski, born 1914 Buffalo, died Nov 15 2007 Norwalk CT) — kn…

Alexis Stewart4

Martha Stewart's only child, born 1965, a frequent on-air presence whose namesake recipes — chocolat…

Daniel Boulud3

Chef-owner of Daniel (NYC) and the Dinex Group. Lyon-born, classical French training. Wikipedia cred…

Rick Bayless3

Chef and Mexican-cuisine expert; Frontera Grill, Chicago. Master Chefs collaborator.

Salli LaGrone3

Southern caterer and longtime friend of Martha's from their pre-TV catering days. Born Salli Shropsh…

James David2

Austin, Texas landscape architect who, with partner Gary Peese, ran the influential garden shop and …

John Fairey2

Designer and founder of Peckerwood Garden (now The John Fairey Garden) in Hempstead TX (est. 1971). …

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Field trips

Where Martha went.

Bakeries, hatcheries, gardens, museums. The businesses and places the camera followed Martha to.

Parrots of the Worldbusiness

Parrots of the World (Rockville Centre, NY) — Marc Morrone's pet shop, co-founded 1978 with Nick Guerra. Set of Petkeepi…

Balthazar Bakerybusiness

Balthazar Bakery, NYC — Keith McNally's French bistro and bakery in SoHo.

Danielbusiness

Daniel (NYC) — Daniel Boulud's flagship French restaurant on East 65th St.

American Museum of Natural Historymuseum

Founded in 1869, the vast natural history museum on Central Park West is one of the largest in the world. MSL made a fie…

Atlock Farmfarm

Renowned seven-acre topiary nursery at 545 Weston Canal Road, Somerset, New Jersey, founded in 1987 by Ken Selody on a p…

Balthazar Restaurantbusiness

Balthazar (80 Spring Street, SoHo NYC) — Keith McNally's French brasserie, opened 1997. Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson were co…

Breezy Hill Orchardfarm

Hudson Valley apple orchard and cider mill in Staatsburg, New York (est. 1949), owned since the 1980s by Cornell-trained…

Brewery Ommegangbusiness

Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown NY (founded 1997 by Don Feinberg and Wendy Littlefield) — Belgian-style brewery; sold to D…

Brooklyn Botanic Gardengarden

52-acre public garden founded in 1910 beside Prospect Park, renowned for its Cherry Esplanade, Japanese Hill-and-Pond Ga…

Center Art Studiobusiness

Center Art Studio, NYC — restoration studio for ceramics, glass, and decorative arts.

Every field trip and location →

By show

Twelve programs, four decades

Good Things

A few small things, well done


It is a good thing.