Celebrity Chefs

Acclaimed chef Yotam Ottolenghi's parmesan rind hack is a must-know secret.

Make Ina Garten's panna cotta recipe and be prepared to make "grown men cry." The Barefoot Contessa's simple recipe is a wow-worthy dessert for any dinner party.

Ina Garten suggests keeping a home bar stocked with simple ingredients for any cocktail party. Here's what the Barefoot Contessa typically has on hand: Scotch, gin, bourbon, wine (red and white), vodka, club soda, ginger ale, and tonic.

Ordering pizza for dinner? Ina Garten recommends making one of her Barefoot Contessa salad recipes to go with it.

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.

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.

Guy Fieri brines a roasted chicken before barbecuing it and making sandwiches. "“You really get to taste the chicken," he told UsWeekly in 2018.

Fettucine Alfredo is a delicious dish that only takes five ingredients and no special equipment to make. Leave it to culinary legend Martha Stewart to take her simple Alfredo recipe to another level with just a couple of twists.

'Barefoot Contessa' Ina Garten headed to the comments on her friend Jennifer Garner's 'Pretend Cooking Show' post to express her love for the newest 2 ingredient recipe.

Ina Garten uses two of her "favorite flavors," vanilla and cinnamon, in her carrot and ginger cake recipe.

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.

The 'Barefoot Contessa' cooking show music began with a hotel playlist. Ina Garten was listening to music put together by Hôtel Costes and liked it so much, she sent it to the person writing the music for her show as inspiration. And the 'Barefoot Contessa' theme song was born.

Make Ina Garten's Skillet Brownies and get "gooey, chocolatey brownies" by using a small amount of flour in the batter.

Ina Garten's fried chicken recipe involves baking it in the oven and frying it up in a pan. That way, Garten ensures there's a crispy crust and a tender (not so greasy) inside.

Ina Garten takes simple food to a new level with her recipe for Roasted Figs and Prosciutto. Using two ingredients (and some "good" olive oil) she has a dinner party-ready appetizer.

Ina Garten has made it clear that ‘store bought is fine’ when it comes to particular ingredients. She also has some clear favorites when it comes to certain brands for things like mayonnaise, chocolate, and pasta sauce. Her choice of rice is no different and it is also so ‘Barefoot Contessa.’

Ina Garten's "insistence on flavor has gotten more intense" over the years. The 'Barefoot Contessa' host wants her food to be simple yet flavorful.

Ina Garten has a trick for cooking "really delicious, well-flavored chicken." What does the Barefoot Contessa do? She roasts the chicken with the skin on and removes it later.

‘Barefoot Contessa’ star Ina Garten has both sweet and savory options when it comes to some of her best vegetarian recipes. Plus, she has options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner — including two delicious versions of lasagna that will satisfy both vegetarians and meat eaters alike.