Whether she's encouraging you to keep it simple with the party decor or helping you prepare a menu in advance ... the ones the Barefoot Contessa turns to when she's throwing a dinner party.

It's from 1999's The Barefoot ... weekend menus. (BTW, it's remarkably similar to this Corn Chowder with Bacon we developed ...

For Ina Garten, bigger isn't always better, especially when it comes to dinner parties. While speaking with NPR recently, the Barefoot Contessa revealed that it was decades ago when she discovered ...

"I like when everybody's knees are almost touching and it feels very intimate," the Barefoot Contessa host says. Garten's new memoir is Be Ready... Ina Garten shares her secret for a great dinner ...

For Ina Garten, bigger isn't always better, especially when it comes to dinner parties. While speaking with NPR recently, the Barefoot Contessa revealed that it was decades ago when she discovered ...