it's one of the dishes are good friend sidney poitier orders all the time when he comes to spago.avis: this book is laid out in such a beautiful way. these photos are amazing. >> even when you eat you eat with your eyes first. if it looks good you are already happy. you say, i can't wait to taste it. we always have the first impression. and eyes and you smell it tasted. if you buy good ingredients and cook them right they look good. willu cook them right they have a beautiful color. if you overcook them they are mushy. my seven-year-old if i overcooked the broccoli and it gets mushy, he sends it. chef. send it back to the you train your seven-year-old. i feel sorry for any chef who has to feed your kid. >> my eight-year-old loves white truffles. we go to the italian restaurant, and they have pasta, and he says, can i have mine with white truffles? is eight. he >> and expensive kid. tavis: since you mentioned sidney poitier, this happened i think the first time years ago -- i have been honored and blessed in my life to be a friend of his. i think the first time i wanted was a bustl

they had a big event where my father was working as a janitor, and harry belafonte and sidney poitierdlined the event. afterwards i said, i want to go down this summer and work for king. byatt sent me to ella baker. baker had the snake test. i met a volunteer who had been a student at union seminary. when the coordinating committee came down that summer, marion barry was the chairperson. they came and met. that summer berry was going to the convention, the democratic and republican conventions, to the platform committee. they were trying to influence that. they decided to hold their first meeting -- south wide meeting in the fall of 1960. they said, we don't know who did what in alabama, mississippi, and louisiana. she and ella looked up at to her. i went as a scout. when i hit cleveland, in seymour was the one who told us what to do. was the one who told me what to do. he understood the sit in movement was a big deal. he was looking at that energy and said we need to get that energy here but not to do direct he was sitting on the data about voter registration. i had been to all of th

decades on the stage, television, and more than 50 movies, including "a raisin in the sun" with sidney poitierdee's most famous collaboration was with ossie davis. they were married for more than half a century and made five films together, including "do the right thing. of. >> hey! you old drunk! what did i tell you about drinking in front of my stoop? move on. you're block my view. >> pelley: off screen, davis and dee fought for civil rights and were kennedy center honorees. after davis died in 2005, dee kept acting, earning an oscar nomination for "american gangster. >> i got to go. >> don't lie to me. don't do that. >> pelley: she once told a reporter, "i really don't believe in retiring. as long as you can breathe." ruby dee was 91. in a moment, some of america's most enduring stars and the song that brings a crowd to its feet. [announcer] if your dog can dream it, purina pro plan can help him achieve it. ♪ epic classical music stops ♪music resumes music stops ♪music resumes [announcer] purina pro plan's bioavailable formulas deliver optimal nutrient absorption. [owner] come on. [announce

her most famous role was playing opposite sidney poitier in "a raisin in the sun." >> nothing happens for you in this world unless someone gets paid off. >> well then leave me alone. >> dee married a fellow actor. they shared in more than a dozen films and productions to the, including spike lee's "do the right thing." >> hey, you old dunk! what did i tell you about drinking in front of my students? move on. you're blocking my view. >> she played the role of emcee at the march on washington in 1963. in 2004 they received a kennedy center honor for their work in the performing arts. wherever there was ossie, there was ruby. the two were married for more than half a century. >> the most meaningful thing i suppose has been this relationship with ossie. >> ossie passed away in 2005, but ruby continued performing. in 2008 she was nominated for an oscar for her feature role in "american gangster." >> please, don't lie to me! >> her presence on screen was just as powerful off of it and is often regarded with increasing opportunities for african-americans in the entertainment industry. while

sidney appointy. not to drop names. you can't talk to poitier more than five minutes without hearing about robison.ellefonte more than three minutes before hearing about paul robeson. >> three seconds. tavis: they will tell you they are not who they are without paul robeson. >> absolutely, i actually speak about an experience with mr. poitier in my book "transforming pain to power." i got to take a private tour of the america i am exhibit with mr. poitier. he was just so shocked to see himself featured a few times in that exhibit. stand on the shoulders of harry bellefonte, of ruby dee and ossie davis and, of course, of paul robeson. i am just honored to be able to have experiences with people like that and when they talk about their giants, that's when you know that this is somebody we need to pay attention to. tavis: you mentioned your book, i mentioned it, "transforming pain to power," unlock your unlimited potential, what's the message you want to get through this text? >> my father was a heroin addict and heroin dealer, been in and out of prison 59 times through the course of my life. my broth