Ina Garten: Cooking to connect
From Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda by Alan Alda
May 5, 2026 · 36 min · Season 33
About this episode
Ina Garten discusses how her fascination with science influences her cooking and the connections it fosters.
In her cookbooks and TV shows the Barefoot Contessa uses her early fascination with science to create meals that are not only great to eat but are also ways to connect and communicate.
People in this episode
Host: Alan Alda
Guest: Ina Garten
Topics covered
- cooking
- communication
- science
- food
- connection
Keywords
- Ina Garten
- Barefoot Contessa
- cooking
- science
- communication
- meals
- connect
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Barefoot Contessa
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