Mandi Kerr is an experienced entertainment writer. She specializes in British royal family content, covering Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton, and more. Mandi’s coverage analyzes how the royals interact with each other and the media, giving readers valuable insight. She’s been interested in how many members of the family make their own interests part of their royal identities. (Mandi points to Middleton’s passion for parenting and the study she helped to conduct as one example.) Her personal interests in Gilmore Girls and baking, particularly with recipes from Ina Garten, led her to cover those extensively for our site.
Ina Garten recommended cookware is popular among Barefoot Contessa fans but how does the cookbook author keep her pots and pans looking brand new? She lets them soak overnight.
Ina Garten has a trick for getting the perfect graham cracker crust on her Frozen Key Lime Pie. The Barefoot Contessa doesn't press too hard when putting the crust in the pie pan. If that's not enough, she lets the pie defrost for a few minutes before serving.
Royal author Anna Pasternak told Vanity Fair in April 2021 she's "not 100% sure" Prince Charles will become king. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal exit may have something to do with it.
Ina Garten has a decades-old jar of homemade vanilla extract in her pantry but she uses store-bought on 'Barefoot Contessa' because people may not have the homemade stuff in their kitchen.
Lauren Graham once called the relationship between Lorelai Gilmore and Emily Gilmore just "as essential" to 'Gilmore Girls' as the Lorelai-Rory relationship.
In 2015, Matt Damon said he had a "tough" time finding acting roles because Hollywood no longer makes the movies that have been his "bread and butter for 20 years."
Lorelai and Rory Gilmore celebrated a number of birthdays on 'Gilmore Girls', including their own. How do the TV show's birthday episodes stack up against each other? The first 'Gilmore Girls' birthday episode ranks the best on IMDb.
Get "accidentally punched" by Matt Damon on the set of the 'Bourne' movies? Receive a bottle of champagne from him. The Jason Bourne actor gave out, in some instances a case of champagne, to the stunt men on set.
Queen Elizabeth II's chocolate birthday cake recipe is a chocolate lover's dream. Darren McGrady, a former royal chef, made the dessert in an April 2021 YouTube video and demonstrated just how chocolatey the cake really is.
Kate Winslet says her new show, 'Mare of Easttown', is "so much more than" a thriller. While it "has those elements" Winslet describes it as "a story about community, and family, and mercy, and hope."
Already watched Kate Winslet's 'Mare of Easttown' and want more? New episodes air every Friday on HBO and HBO Max but there are other TV shows like 'Mare of Easttown' streaming right now on Netflix. Check out 'Broadchurch', 'Unbelievable', or 'Safe'.
Ina Garten's been writing cookbooks for more than 20 years and she'll probably never stop. Testing recipes for her Barefoot Contessa cookbooks is what she loves to do most.