“I serve this at 7 PM sharp,” she says. “By 7:15, someone is crying in the bathroom about their mother. By 8, we are taking shots of Limoncello. That is entertainment .”

Her non-negotiable: The triple screen scroll. While her espresso pulls, she is on TikTok (watching drama), Instagram (posting a mirror selfie in last night’s silk slip), and texting her group chat, The Housewives of Manhattan Access .

If it doesn’t spark joy, spray paint it gold until it does. The Entertainment: Dinner Is a Performance You haven’t lived until you’ve been on Annie’s group text. You haven’t survived until you’ve been to her dinner party.