MARCH.
CHRIS ROCK HOSTED WITH MUSICAL
GUEST MEGAN THE STALLION.
AROUND THIS TIME TWO YEARS AGO
WE TOOK YOU TO THE HAMPTONS HOME
OF INA GARTEN KNOWN TO HER FANS
AS THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA.
THAT'S WHERE SHE HAS BEEN TRYING
OUT RECIPES FOR HER NEW BOOK
WITH HER HUSBAND OF 51 YEARS AS
THE LUCKY TASTE TESTER.
SHE'S ALSO BEEN VIDEOING HER NEW
SHOW.
SHE IS CAMERA WOMAN, AUDIO
ENGINEER AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
WE GOT TOGETHER OVER ZOOM FOR A
SUNDAY SIT DOWN TO CATCH UP AND
HAVE A DRINK.
>> IT SOUNDS COMPLICATED BUT
IT'S EASY TO MAKE.
>> SHE HAS A WAY OF MAKING
THINGS LOOK EASY.
EVEN WHEN HER JOB HAS NEVER BEEN
MORE DIFFICULT.
>> SORRY, I'M NOT A CAMERA MAN.
DID I DO THAT WRONG?
OKAY.
OH, SHOOT.
I ALMOST LOST THE WHOLE THING.
>> COVID-19 DRAMATICALLY CHANGED
THE PRODUCTION OF HER FAMED FOOD
NETWORK SHOW BAREFOOT CONTESSA.
WITH NO CREW IN HER HOME, SHE
HAS BEEN FILMING NEW EPISODES ON
HER OWN.
>> IT'S TAKING FOREVER.
>> AND ACTING AS CAMERA WOMAN
FOR INTERVIEWS LIKE OURS.
>> I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
>> I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU TOO.
>> YOU'RE SORT OF A ONE WOMAN
BAND DOING YOUR SHOW BY
YOURSELF.
>> I'M THE ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR
AND PLAYING ALL THE INSTRUMENTS
AT THE SAME TIME.
IT'S JUST INSANE.
I HAVE DONE AN ENTIRE SHOW AND I
FORGOT TO TURN THE MIC ON SO I
HAD TO DO IT AGAIN.
THAT WAS BAD.
>> I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THAT ONE.
>> LET'S JUST SAY I KNOW HOW TO
MAKE THAT DISH REALLY WELL.
I DID IT THREE TIMES.
>> THAT LOOKS AMAZING, DOESN'T
IT?
>> OVER 18 YEARS OF HER HIT
SHOW, THE BELOVED COOK, AUTHOR,
AND TV PERSONALITY HAS MADE A
LIVING BY INVITING US INTO HER
HOME.
WE FIRST TOURED HER EAST HAMPTON
DREAM HOUSE IN 2018.
>> SO I BUILT THAT HOUSE 25
YEARS AGO.
DO YOU LIKE MY COMMUTE TO WORK.
>> DO YOU NEED A HAND IN THE
KITCHEN?
>> YEAH.
I ALWAYS NEED A HAND IN THE
KITCHEN.
IT'S JUST ANOTHER DAY AT THE
OFFICE.
>> THESE DAYS IT'S QUITE
DIFFERENT.
>> IN THE MIDDLE OF MAY I WAS
CURLED UP IN A BALL IN BED GOING
I CAN'T MAKE DINNER ANYMORE.
I CAN'T NOT SEE MY FRIENDS.
I WAS DOING INSTAGRAM EVERY DAY
SO PEOPLE COULD HAVE IDEAS.
>> I HAVE TO IMAGINE FOR SOMEONE
LIKE YOU WHO MAKES HER LIFE, NOT
JUST HER LIVING BUT HER LIFE
ABOUT GATHERING PEOPLE, THOSE
FIRST FEW MONTHS MUST HAVE BEEN
TOUGH.
>> I LOST THE REASON WHY I COOK.
IT'S NICE TO COOK FOR JERRY.
BUT I WOULD NEVER COOK FOR
MYSELF.
I COOK BECAUSE I LOVE TO TAKE
CARE OF PEOPLE.
SO WE MADE ANOTHER PLAN ONE IS
THAT WE WOULD SEE PEOPLE
OUTSIDE.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THE PLACES
THAT WE ALL NEED.
>> FRIENDS OUTDOORS AND SPENDING
TIME IN HER GARDEN.
>> THAT'S WHERE WE WERE
EXPLORING.
WE WERE LOOKING FOR THFIGS AS I
RECALL.
>> A FIG TREE BUT IT NEVER HAD
FIGS.
SEE EVERYTHING ISN'T PERFECT IN
WONDERLAND, RIGHT?
>> DO YOU SEE THEM?
TINY LITTLE FIG THERE.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> I SEE THEM.
>> I THINK I'M SO LUCKY THAT I
GET UP EVERY MORNING AND SAY
WHAT DO I FEEL LIKE DOING TODAY?
AND THAT'S TESTING A RECIPE.
I CAN PUT IT OUT IN THE WORLD
AND GIVE PEOPLE THE TOOLS SO
THAT THEY CAN REALLY ENJOY.
IT'S AN INCREDIBLE GIFT.
>> SO WITH ALL OF THIS COOKING
YOU HAVE BEEN DOING, HAVE YOU
DISCOVERED SOME NEW DISHES.
>> I HATE LEFTOVERS.
I ALREADY HAD IT.
IT WAS BETTER YESTERDAY.
WHAT I FOUND IS I KIND OF
WRAPPED MYSELF AROUND LEFTOVERS
SO IF I'M MAKING LIKE A SHORT
RIB STEW, THE NEXT DAY I'LL PUT
IT AND MAKE IT INTO A PASTA
SAUCE.
>> SHE IS REINVENTING IT TOO IN
HER LATEST COOK BOOK.
>> TELL ME ABOUT THE IDEA BEHIND
MODERN COMFORT FOOD.
>> IT WAS GOING TO COME OUT JUST
BEFORE THE ELECTION AND NO
MATTER WHAT SIDE OF THE AISLE
YOU WERE ON I THINK PEOPLE WERE
GOING TO BE REALLY STRESSED AND
I THOUGHT LET'S DO A COMFORT
FOOD BACK BUT MAKE IT MORE
MODERN WITH FRESHER INGREDIENTS
AND EASIER TO MAKE.
IT WAS AMAZING.
THIS IS WHERE I LIVE.
I LOVE COMFORT FOOD.
IT WITH WAS THE EASIEST BOOK
I'VE EVER WRITTEN.
IT FELT RIGHT.
>> DURING THESE STRESSFUL TIMES
IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP
TRADITIONS ALIVE.
MY FAVORITE TRADITION IS THE
COCKTAIL HOUR.
>> YOU HAVE ALSO GOTTEN A
COCKTAIL THAT BECAME AN INTERNET
PHENOMENON.
>> IN THESE TIMES, THIS IS
REALLY IMPORTANT.
>> TELL ME ABOUT THE IDEA BEHIND
THE GIANT COSMO.
>> HOW CRAZY WAS THAT?
I WAS DOWNSTAIRS WITH MY
ASSISTANT AND THERE WERE TWO
ENORMOUS MARTIN GLASSES SOMEBODY
SENT ME AS A GIFT.
I THINK I'LL BE FUNNY ABOUT IT
THINKING A FEW PEOPLE WILL SEE
IT.
IT OBVIOUSLY STRUCK A NERVE.
>> STAY SAFE, HAVE A VERY GOOD
TIME AND DON'T FORGET THE
COCKTAILS.
>> SO MY WIFE WANTS TO HAVE A
COCKTAIL WITH YOU AND JEFFREY.
WHAT DO YOU SAY WE DO IT OVER
ZOOM?
>> WE CAN DO THAT.
>> WHAT ABOUT A COSMO?
>> A REGULAR SIZED ONE.
>> ARE YOU READY FOR A COSMO.
>> CHEERS TO YOU.
>> CHEERS, GUYS.
>> CHRISTINE MADE THE DELICIOUS
PASTA OUT OF THE NEW COOKBOOK.
>> DID YOU?
>> I FELT LIKE INA FOR THE DAY.
>> I HEAR HE PROPOSED TO YOU IN
6th GRADE.
>> IN THAT CLASSROOM.
NOT IN 6th GRADE.
MANY YEARS LATER.
>> I WOULD HAVE DONE IT IN 6th
GRADE, BUT I WAS WORRIED ABOUT
THE ANSWER I'D GET.
>> THAT'S VERY DIFFERENT FROM US
BECAUSE JEFFREY STILL HASN'T
PROPOSED TO ME.
HE JUST TOLD ME WHEN WE WERE
GETTING MARRIED.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE
FIRST TIME FOR I DON'T KNOW HOW
MANY YEARS.
>> 40 YEARS.
>> IN 40 YEARS THAT I DO.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WAS GOING
TO BE GREAT.
>> BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, IT IS
AMAZING.
I THINK SOMEBODY SAID GOOD
MARRIAGES HAVE GOTTEN BETTER
DURING THE PANDEMIC AND BAD
MARRIAGES HAVE GOTTEN WORSE.
>> THANK YOU FOR LETTING US INTO
YOUR HOUSE.
WE LOVE YOU GUYS.
WE SOMEHAVE SOCIALLY DISTANCED
COCKTAILS.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE ALL NEED
DURING THIS TIME.
INA'S NEW COOKBOOK MODERN
COMFORT FOOD COMES OUT ON
TUESDAY.
IT'S AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOW
AND THOSE BRAND NEW EPISODES OF
BAREFOOT CONTESSA FEATURING HER
HANDIWORK BEHIND THE CAMERA
BEGIN SUNDAY OCTOBER 25th AT
12:00 P.M. EASTERN AND PACIFIC
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