WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW." LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU KNOW
MY NEXT GUEST AS A BELOVED FOOD NETWORK STAR, A BESTSELLING
COOKBOOK AUTHOR, OR SIMPLY AS "THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," INA GARTEN!
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>> Stephen: IT'S SO NICE TO SEE YOU.
SINCE YOU ARE HERE I THINK WE NEED TO CONTESSA UP THIS
INTERVIEW SPACE JUST A LITTLE BIT, SPREAD THAT OUT A LITTLE
BIT THERE. >> IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR A
CONTESSA. >> Stephen: THERE YOU GO,
THERE YOU GO. THIS IS THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA.
WHAT DID YOU MAKE? >> Stephen: THIS IS YOURS.
>> FROM MY NEW BOOK. >> Stephen: THIS IS YOUR WATER
MELON MARTINI. >> SAY GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY.
>> Stephen: IT COULD JUST BE FOR SHOW, IF YOU WANT.
>> IS THE GLASS BIG ENOUGH? >> Stephen: AND THESE, THESE
RIGHT HERE. >> OH, YES!
>> Stephen: CHIPOTLE CHEDDAR CRACKERS FROM MY NEW BOOK.
R.N.A. >> ARE THEY GOOD.
>> Stephen: SWEET LORD. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> SO HAPPY TO BE HERE.
THAT LIKE GATORRADE, BUT I WON'T.
YOUR 13th BOOK. >> YEAH, ISN'T THAT CRAZY?
IT'S CALLED "GO-TO-DINNERS." YOU-- YOU REALLY-- YOU SAY THAT
THE PANDEMIC CHANGES YOUR IDEA OF A GO-TO DINNER.
.>> IT DID. >> Stephen: HOW SO.
>> BECAUSE YOU WERE COOKING ALL THE TIME.
I WAS WORKING ON A COOKBOOK. I WAS DOING RECIPES FOR
INSTAGRAM SO PEOPLE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH WHAT WAS IN
THEIR PANTRIES. I WAS DOING A RECIPE FOR
INSTAGRAM. AND THEN I REALIZED I HAD TO
MAKE BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER.
I WAS LIKE OH, MY GOD! THIS IS NUTS.
SO I FOUND THAT IF I COULD MAKE-- INSTEAD OF MAKING, LIKE,
LAMB AND ORSO AND, YOU KNOW, ALL KINDS OF VEGETABLES, IF I COULD
MAKE ONE THING, IT WAS REALLY GREAT.
SO I WOULD MAKE EGGS IN PURGATORY.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S EGGS IN PURGATORY?
>> IT'S A TOMATO SAUCE WITH POACHED EGGS ON IT, AND IT WAS
JUST DELICIOUS. IT WAS REALLY SATISFYING, BUT IT
WAS ONE THING. OR, LIKE, CHICKEN WITH ORSO AND
CHICKEN IN A POT WITH ORZO. IT'S A BIG POT WITH CHICKEN AND
ORZO-- >> Stephen: YOUR LAMB SHANKS
ONE-POT DINNERS WAS AMAZING. I WATCH YOU EVERY NIGHT BEFORE I
COME OUT HERE. >> DO YOU, REALLY.
>> Stephen: WHEN I AM BEING MADE UP-- SPOILER ALERT, THIS IS
MAKE-UP. ME AND THE GLAM SQUAD ARE
WATCHING YOU TONIGHT. >> I LOVE THAT YOU WATCH
COOKING. >> Stephen: I FIND YOU
INCREDIBLY SHOOTING. >> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE SUCH A GREAT PRESENCE ON TELEVISION.
AND IT WAS RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING, AND I KNOW THAT
BECAUSE WE HAVE A CLIP HERE OF YOUR VERY FIRST SHOW.
>> YOU DO. >> Stephen: 20 YEARS AGO.
>> 20 YEARS AGO. >> Stephen: YOUR VERY FIRST
SHOW. JIM.
>> DON'T YOU JUST LOVE FRESH LEMONADE, NOT THAT STUFF YOUR
MOTHER USED TO BRING HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE, BUT THE REAL
THING MADE WITH FRESHLY SQUEEZED LEMONS.
IT'S JUST REALLY TART AND SWEET AND IT'S JUST SO DELICIOUS.
I'M GOING TO JEWS ABOUT SIX LEMONS.
IT'S ABOUT A CUP OF LEMON JUICE. THAT'S PERFECT.
I THOUGHT LEMONADE WOULD BE GREAT FOR A MEDITERRANEAN FEAST,
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIKE A LITTLE SOMETHING SPECIAL, YOU
CAN MIX IT WITH VODKA. >> SOME THINGS DON'T CHANGE!
>> Stephen: WILL SO, 20 YEARS IN, THERE YOU ARE, RIGHT OUT OF
THE-- FRESH OUT OF THE EGG, DOING IT PERFECTLY.
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED OVER 20 YEARS?
HOW HAVE YOU CHANGED? >> I WAS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED
WHEN I DID THAT. >> Stephen: REALLY?
>> JUST TERRIFIED. >> Stephen: YOU DON'T SEEM
LIKE IT AT ALL. >> WHEN I FURST SAW THE FILM AND
I THOUGHT, WELL, IT WASN'T AS HORRIBLE AS I THOUGHT IT IT WAS
GOING TO BE. I SAID TO MY DIRECT, "JUST THINK
WHEN I GET COMFORTABLE WITH IT, IT'S GOING TO BE MUCH BETTER."
AND SHE SAID, "NOT NECESSARILY." SHE SAID, "THAT ENERGY, THAT
FEAR REALLY KEEPS YOU ALIVE. YOU SHOW UP.
>> Stephen: DO YOU STILL GET NERVOUS?
>> I'M STILL BESIDE MYSELF WITH FEAR.
>> Stephen: REALLY? >> I CAN'T GET OVER IT, BUT IT
SEEMS TO WORK. >> Stephen: YOU HAVE A NEW
SHOW CALLED "BE MY GUEST," WHERE YOU INVITE PEOPLE, EMILY BLUNT,
NATHAN HILL, SO FAR. TO COOK WITH YOU.
>> WE SIT AND TALK AND COOK TOGETHER AND WE TAKE A LITTLE
RIDE AROUND EAST HAMPTON. >> Stephen: DO YOU LIKE
INTERVIEWING PEOPLE. >> I DO.
AM I ENCROACHING ON YOUR AREA HERE.
I LOVE IT, I JUST LOVE. YOU KNOW WHAT I LOVE-- I'M SURE
YOU DO,s TOO? I LOVE THE RESEARCH.
I LIKED WITH EMILY BLUNT TO SEE THE FIRST MOVIE SHE EVER MADE.
>> Stephen: WHICH WAS? >> IT'S CALLED "GIDEON'S
DAUGHTER." AND SHE WAS FANTASTIC,
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. SO I GET TO SEE THE ARC OF
SOMEBODY'S CAREER, BUT ALSO THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE.
LIKE EMILY HAD A STUTTER WHEN SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL.
>> Stephen: I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
>> AND IF SHE HADN'T HAD A STUTTER, HER TEACHER WOULDN'T
HAVE TODAY SADE TO HER, "YOU SHOULD TRY OUT FOR THE SCHOOL
PLAY." SHE HAD NO INTEREST IN ACTING
AND THAT CHANGED HER LIFE. I FIND THOSE THINGS REALLY
INTERESTING TO HEAR ABOUT PEOPLE.
>> Stephen: SPEAKING ABOUT PEOPLE'S EARLY CAREER.
WE JUST HAD PETE BUTTIGIEG OUT HERE.
>> I SAW YOU. >> Stephen: PEOPLE MAY NOT
KNOW YOU WORKED IN THE WHITE HOUSE FOR FOUR YEARS THROUGH THE
END OF THE FORD AND BEGINNING THE CARTER ADMINISTRATION.
DO YOU MISS ANYTHING ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE?
>> NO. >> Stephen: NO HAPPY MEMORIES?
>> I MEAN, IT WAS INTERESTING. IT WAS REALLY FUN.
BUT IT WAS IN THE 70s, AND NOTHING HAPPENED.
IT DROVE ME CRAZY. >> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU MEAN
NOTHING HAPPENED? >> NOTHING HAPPEN.
.>> Stephen: YOU CAN GAS PRICES, THE CAMP DAVID ACCORD.
>> YOU COULDN'T MAKE ANYTHING HAPPEN.
YOU SEND SOMETHING TO THE BILL, THEY'D TAKE IT OUT, WE'D PUT IT
BACK IN, THEY'D TAKE IT OUT, AND IT WAS A NIGHTMARE AND IT'S SO
MUCH WORSE NOW. >> Stephen: I WAS GOING TO
SAY, NOW IS NOT A BASTION OF... BACK THEN YOU SENT YOUR BILL TO
THE CAPITOL HILL, NOT A MOB. IN YOUR INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW
BOOK, "GO-TO DINNERS," RIGHT THERE, IT STARTS, "I LOVE YOU.
COME FOR DINNER. ISN'T THAT THE INVITATION WE ALL
WANT TO HEAR?" HOW DOES ONE GET THAT INVITATION
TO DINNER AT YOUR HOME? I'M ASKING FOR A FRIEND.
>> YOU'RE ASKING FOR A FRIEND. >> Stephen: I'M ASKING FOR A
FRIEND. >> TELL YOUR FRIEND I WOULD LOVE
YOUR FRIEND TO COME TO DINNER WITH HIS WIFE.
>> Stephen: REALLY? CAN WE BRING ANYTHING?
NO, JUST YOURSELVES. >> Stephen: INA, ANOTHER
DELIGHTFUL BOOK. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S "GO-TO DINNERS." INA GARTEN, SO LOVELY TO SEE
YOU. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.