Ina Garten and Alison Roman Have Strong Opinions about Host Gifts, Dining Out, and Potlucks

Alison Roman joins Ina to enjoy a bourbon sour and chat about the many things they have in common: writing bestselling cookbooks, opening specialty food stores, and the fact that they both hate potlucks. Ina enlists Alison to answer some listener questions. #HappyHour #HappyHourwithInaGarten #InaGarten #barefootcontessa #podcast #cocktail #cooking SUBSCRIBE ► Subscribe to Happy Hour with Ina Garten for new episodes every Wednesday: https://www.youtube.com/@HappyHourwithIna?sub_confirmation=1 LISTEN ► Subscribe to Happy Hour on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happy-hour-with-ina-garten/id6805930852 ► Subscribe to Happy Hour on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3W0BltHcJMrnROZBKn843p FOLLOW THE SHOW ► Happy Hour on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/happyhourwithina ► Happy Hour on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@happyhourwithina ► Happy Hour on Substack: https://happyhourwithinagarten.substack.com/welcome ► Happy Hour on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61589319634655 ► Ina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inagarten ► Ina on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InaGarten/ 00:00 Hi, Alison Roman! 00:45 Thank you to Philadelphia Cream Cheese 01:18 Ina puts what kind of liqueur in her Bourbon Sours? 01:52 Alison dressed as Ina for Halloween 02:57 It’s time to make your hosting more casual 04:37 Ina and Alison agree: it’s hard to cook at home 06:43 Put out the chipped plates 08:50 Ina made Alison whipped ricotta toast with fig jam (store-bought is fine!) 09:17 Where do you start when you write a cookbook? 12:08 Your fans spend a lot of “time” with you in the kitchen 14:31 The kitchen task Alison hates 16:26 You don’t need the herb stripper…all you need is a good knife 17:30 Soy sauce adds salt and not flavor 20:25 Alison is opening her second specialty goods store 21:09 Everything can always be made better 22:46 Williams Sonoma did it first 23:31 How Alison Roman found the best people to work in her store 24:58 Grocery is, can be, and should be thought of as hospitality 26:19 Ina’s return policy at Barefoot Contessa 27:27 How you feel always matters more than what you ate 28:03 Ina’s non-negotiable for hosting? Greet the guests at the door 29:12 Toddler Sundays are the new hungover Sundays 30:55 Ina and Alison take questions from you! 39:28 Alison’s “getting to know you” meal 39:47 Cheers!! Host: Ina Garten Executive Producers: Jenna Weiss-Berman, Suzie Lechtenberg, Ali Jaffe Ramis, and Deborah Davis Contributing Producer: Kate Tyler Senior Producer: Justine Daum Producer: Jules Natt Associate Producer: Mica Pollan Bahn Video Editor: Tim Fernandez Sound Recording: Jeff Gaumer Audio Mixing: Joe Plourde Camera Operators: Liam Lee, Gregory Purpura, and Duell Davis Music by Pink Martini Special Thanks to Cinematographer Dion Beebe Happy Hour with Ina is made by Good Wait Productions. This is a Vox Media podcast. Recipes featured in this episode can be found on barefootcontessa.com. About Happy Hour: Beloved hostess Ina Garten welcomes listeners into her New York City apartment for Happy Hour with Ina Garten. Every Wednesday, she sits down with people she’d like to meet from the worlds of culture, food, art, sports, and entertainment for the kinds of conversations you would love to overhear at a great dinner party. Warm, funny, personal, and often unexpected, Happy Hour mixes in-depth conversation with stories, recipes, and, of course, cocktails. Pull up a chair, pour yourself a drink, and join the conversation. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. About Ina Garten: Ina Garten is a New York Times bestselling author of 14 cookbooks and a memoir, Be Ready When the Luck Happens, and host of the James Beard and Emmy Award Winning shows Barefoot Contessa and Be my Guest. She lives in East Hampton and New York City with her husband, Jeffrey. Her 14th cookbook, Simply Ina, is available now.