BE READY WHEN LUCK HAPPENS
Characters - Alphabetical
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| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | DESCRIPTION |
| Melanie | Acevedo | A photographer. |
| Richard | Avedon | A photographer. Ina's friend. AKA: Dick. |
| Lauren | Bacall | An American actress. |
| Lee | Bailey | Ina's friend. |
| James | Beard | A chef. |
| Antonia | Bellanca | A talented florist. |
| Mel | Brooks | Ina's show guest. |
| Rose | Brown | Ina's colleague. |
| Robert | Caro | A biographer. |
| Maile | Carpenter | The editor-in-chief. |
| Sarah Leah | Chase | One of Ina's friends. |
| Julia | Child | American chef and author. |
| Kevin | Clash | Elmo's creator. |
| Misty | Copeland | A ballet dancer. |
| Stephen | Coulbert | A comedian. |
| Joel | Dean | One of the owners of Dean and DeLuca. |
| John | DeLuca | A producer. |
| Amelia | Durand | The advocate for Barefoot. |
| Amelia | Earhart | American aviation pioneer. |
| Nora | Ephron | American journalist. |
| Dick | Erb | Jeffrey's colleague. |
| Lee | Esterling | One of Diana's employees. |
| Sarah | Esterling | One of Diana's employees. |
| Kristina | Felix | Ina's colleague. |
| Roy | Finamore | The top editor at Top Cookbook. |
| Bobby | Flay | One of Ina's friends. |
| Erin | French | One of Ina's friends. |
| Jen | Garner | An American actress. |
| Alan | Garten | Jeffrey's brother. |
| Jeffrey | Garten | Ina's husband. |
| Melvin | Garten | A colonel. Jeffrey's father. |
| Chip | Gibson | Head of the Crown Publishing. |
| Steeve | Giraud | A Paris broker. |
| Suzanna | Giuliano | Ina's friend. An accountant. |
| Frank | Greenwald | An architect. |
| John | Grisham | A best-selling author. |
| Olivia | Grove | Rachel's co-producer. |
| George | Hartman | An architect. |
| Big | Ina | Ina's co-worker. |
| John | Kanas | A bank president. |
| Lia | Kiladis | An architect. |
| Johanne | Killeen | One of Ina's friends. |
| Jonathan | King | A businessman. |
| Kathleen | King | A young baker at Southampton. |
| Pam | Krauss | Ina's editor. |
| James | Lapine | A Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and director. Ina's friend. AKA: Jimmy. |
| Nigella | Lawson | A British cooking show host. |
| Christian | Liaigre | A great Paris interior designer. |
| Barbara | Libath | Tedd's wife. |
| Tedd | Libath | One of Ina's employees. |
| Hunt | MacWilliams | Martine's friend. One of Ina's employees. |
| Lydie | Marshall | Ina's teacher. |
| Rob | Marshall | A director. |
| Cindy | Massey | Ina's office manager. |
| Danny | Meyer | One of Ina's friends. |
| Robert | Moses | A city official. |
| David | Mulford | A reverend. The owner of Mulford farm. |
| Frank | Newbold | A realtor. Ina's friend. |
| Eileen | Optatut | The head of development at FoodNetwork. |
| Nick | Pleggi | Nora's husband. |
| Anna | Pump | The woman that Ina hired. |
| Missy | Robbins | One of Ina's friends. |
| Alexander | Rosenberg | Ken and Gail's adoptive son. |
| Bessie | Rosenberg | Ina's grandmother. |
| Gail | Rosenberg | Ken's wife. |
| Ken | Rosenberg | Ina's brother. |
| Morris | Rosenberg | Ina's grandfather. |
| Ina | Rosenberg-Garten | Protagonist, narrator, and author. |
| Nat | Samuels | A partner at Lehman Brothers. |
| Marcus | Samuelsson | Ina's guest. |
| Mary | Shanahan | Dick's art director. |
| Louis | Skidmore | The famous architect. |
| Susan | Spungen | The head food stylist. |
| Lesley | Stahl | American television journalist. |
| Gloria | Steinem | American Journalist. |
| Martha | Stewart | American businesswoman. |
| Jim | Stott | King's business co-owner. |
| Cecily | Stranahan | Ina and Antonia's therapist. |
| Diana | Stratta | The specialty store owner. |
| Susan | Stroman | Ina's show guest. |
| Taylor | Swift | A famous singer. |
| Michael | Symon | One of Ina's friends. |
| Kate | Tyler | Ina's publicist. |
| Cyrus | Vance | Jeffrey's boss. Secretary of State. |
| Axel | Vervoordt | A visionary designer and antique dealer. |
| Shawn | Warren | One of Diana's employees. |
| Alice | Waters | An American chef. |
| Patricia | Wells | Walter's wife. |
| Walter | Wells | Ina's friend. |
| Ted | Wolter | An antique dealer. Ina's friend. |
| Frank Lloyd | Wright | An architect. |
| Peter | Yarrow | An American singer. |
| Eli | Zabar | A famous baker. |
| Amy | Ina's store manager. | |
| Barbara | One of Ina's friends. | |
| Barbara | Ina's assistant. | |
| Buzzy | One of Ina's friends. | |
| Carolyn | Ina's friend. | |
| Carter | US President. Ina's former boss. | |
| Ford | US President. Ina's former boss. | |
| Gloria | The owner of candy and newspapers next door. | |
| Jane | Ina's customer. | |
| Janet | One of Ina's friends. | |
| Liz | One of Ina's friends. | |
| Martine | Ina's employee. The head chef. | |
| Melinda | Ina and Jeffrey's cook. | |
| Michael Karzis | A producer. | |
| Parker | Ina's chef. | |
| Rachel | A producer. | |
| Roger | Jeffrey's roommate. Ina's original date. | |
| Shore | A kitchen designer. | |
| Sue | One of Ina's friends. | |
| Sybil | One of Ina's friends. | |
| Wendy | One of Ina's friends. |
