The Good Vanilla

On this week's episode we are joined by chef and chicken thigh enthusiast, Christian Eble! We talk about the early days of Barefoot Contessa viewing, Christian's upcoming cookbook, and a once in a lifetime NYC rendezvous with Ina, Jeffrey, and the Liebermans! Sherry Weston and her two ADORABLE children are coming to Ina's for a Pizza Party where Ina is serving up white pizzas with arugula and garlic infused oil with fresh herbs and hot pepper flakes. For dessert, chocolate fudge cake with chocolate butter cream topped with the CRAZIEST selection of candy to decorate. This episode truly takes the cake!

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Today we are taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming to bring you an extra special episode covering the recent Discovery + original, Cocktails and Tall Tales with Melissa McCarthy! Not even Covid could keep these future BFF's apart as we touch base with Ina in East Hampton and Melissa in Australia. They both discuss their early days, stand up comedy, pilot licenses, love, corn themed dinners, and so much more all while sipping on homemade whiskey sours. How fabulous is that?

Its National Puppy Day and we are celebrating with a Pooch Party! Much to Nick's chagrin, Ina is firing up the grill at the beach and hosting a group of her friends and their pooches, the guest of honor being Theo. On the menu is chicken sausages with onions and peppers, potato salad, sea breezes, and a pooch themed vanilla cake with chocolate buttercream.

Its cocktail hour at Ina's as she hosts an outdoor cocktail party in her garden for the East Hampton Historical Society. Its hors d'oeuvres galore as Ina prepares a WACKY batch of caramelized bacon, potato basil frittata, and roasted shrimp with Green Goddess dressing. She also serves up some store bought smoked chicken with horseradish sauce as well as a bowl of Marcona almonds topped with sea salt. The piece de resistance, however, is a champagne bar with all of the fixings. Cheers!

Ina has invited her book editor and designer for a working lunch and she is planning a FEAST. She's making Summer borscht, Caesar club sandwiches, egg salad tartines with smoked salmon, and chocolate peanut butter cupcakes. "mmmmm"

Ina is preparing the "Perfect Brunch" and she is enlisting the help of the A-Team: Miguel and Michael! Ina whips up a batch of homemade granola, a picture perfect fruit platter, croissants with homemade apricot butter, and baked blintzes with fresh blueberry sauce. Although the menu is foolproof, the star of this episode is the expertly styled brunch table that Miguel and Michael construct, complete with gorgeous oversized teacups, muscari inside egg shells, and apricot napkins that Nick cannot shut up about. Cheers!

On this week's episode we are joined by the one and only Robbie Rozelle! Nick and Robbie gab about the magic of Ina, the early days of the Food Network, and an encounter with Ina Garten herself!

Next its all things Elegant and Easy and Nick and Robbie break down this roller coaster of an episode. On the menu is caviar dip, strawberry country cake, potato wedges, gorgonzola sauce, roasted cherry tomatoes, and filet of beef! In the end its all about the sensual bubble bath where Ina flutters her feet while reading who knows what as she prepares for a night of entertaining. This episode has it all!

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Love is in the air at the Garten household this week as Ina prepares a trip down memory lane with Campari spritzers, Italian wedding soup, brownie pudding, and a romantic DVD compiled of clips of her and Jeffrey's best moments over the past 40 years. Ina isn't the only one with a surprise up her sleeve because Jeffrey has plans for wooing his betrothed in a romantic backyard creation of his own!

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Ina is getting ready for the weekend and recruits the ever handsome and charming T.R. to bring a haul of groceries and sweet treats out to the Hamptons for the weekend! On the menu are individual chicken pot pies, wheat berry salad, split pea soup, and a tomato sandwich with the volume turned up!

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Today is Ina's Birthday and Nick is celebrating the only way he knows how, with an episode dedicated entirely to CHOCOLATE! Ina whips up a sinfully delicious chocolate ganache cake (with the help of Lidey Heuck), a decadent chocolate creme brûlée, peanut rocky road chocolate bark, and tops it all off with iced hot chocolate!