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Someone mentioned recently how hard it is to deal with people who are bad communicators, those folks whose stories ramble and meander and never really come to a point. I said I wished I could be like Julia Sugarbaker and bark out, "Charlene! Does this story have a point?!" and got a pretty good laugh. But, geez, that would make life so much easier.
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I would swear I had seen a lot of the interview clips before, either in something on TV or an extra on the DVD's. It felt like the show was pieced together from other available shows.
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Has anybody ever made Ina's Beef Bourguignon in a crockpot? My son has requested this for dinner during his next weekend home from college, but he's only going to be there Thursday through Saturday and I am working Thursday and Friday. If anyone has tried it, I'd love to hear what you did, how it went, and what you'd advise for and against. Thanks in advance!
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I saw that article in Parade yesterday and immediately thought of this group and the old days at TWOP. (sob!) When my husband saw her picture, he asked, "Is that the alcoholic lady you used to make fun of?" When I said it was, he said, "And she had cancer? Don't you feel bad about making fun of her?" No, not really, although I do have a soft spot for old Aunt Sandy nowadays. She was great for some snark and was highly entertaining, but she does come across as a decent person. And it sounds like her health is getting better. Good for her!
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Thanks for posting that, VCRTracking. What a great interview. I had to look it up, but John Amos was in 13 episodes of TMTMS. His first show was when Phyllis was hired to be Mary's assistant. He was in four or five episodes each of the first three seasons, then came back in the final season for "Hail the Conquering Gordy".
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Count me among those who do not understand why Danny was such a jackass toward the informant. Would it have been better if the guy had kept quiet and not told the police what he knew? And the poor translator. I don't get why these two men were treated like criminals.
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Did they ever mention any jobs that Murray held before coming to WJM? He did graduate from college, his former college classmate won a big journalism award which caused Murray to question his career choices. We do know that Lou worked at the Detroit Free Press, that was mentioned several times. Including him telling a nurse he could give himself his own injection, since he used to work at the Detroit Free Press. LOL
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http://www.amazon.com/Simply-Nigella-Feel-Good-Food/dp/1250073758 So there is a new book coming out next month. And according to this, there will be a new show, at least in the UK. http://Nigella-Lawson-exercising-London-Simply-Nigella-BBC2-The-Taste-TV-chef Good for her. I hope we get to see it here in the US.
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I had to look up pumpkin pie spice extract because I've never seen it in a store. It's 83% alcohol! Definitely, that would be one of Aunt Sandy's favorites.
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That is truly awful. What a shame that someone who apparently had a history of drunk driving was able to circumvent the law.
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By the final season, they really were running out of ideas. In particular, the one where Lou, Murray and Ted each imagine what life would be like married to Mary. That is one of the weirdest episodes of the entire series.
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That picture was disgusting! Right up Aunt Sandy's alley.
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That is great news, chessiegal. Thank goodness all the predictions of a huge storm were wrong. We've had some rain but nothing we couldn't handle.
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Her mother appeared on the show years ago. I think I read or heard someplace that her mother had returned to Italy to live full time. Maybe they visit but she isn't interested in appearing on the show? Raffi worked for decades in Hollywood so she isn't going anyplace. She seems outgoing and apparently loves the limelight. Giada's mother (is her name Veronica?) came across as more reserved, almost shy. Nothing like you'd expect someone who raised Giada to be.
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In some special or another, the producers explained how the oven closing came to be. When they rehearsed it, Betty took the soufflé out and delivered her line, but the director though the open oven in the background was a distraction. There was discussion of how the oven door could get closed and they acted out different scenarios, but nothing made sense. Phyllis wouldn't close the oven door, it had to be Sue Ann. Then Betty said, "How about this?" and knocked it closed with her knee and the whole crew cracked up. The director thought it was so hilarious, he had it put in the script and they filmed it that way. One of the funniest moments in a hilarious episode.
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@larapu2000, I think you may have had the Childcraft books that were a supplement to the World Book Encyclopedia. We had them and I about wore them out, reading about anything and everything.
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Did we ever know what Mary was doing before she came to work at the newsroom? I presume some kind of secretarial work.
In the opening credits of the first season, we see her goodbye party from whatever job she was leaving. It looks like some kind of an office job and her original interview at WJM is for a secretary position. It's mentioned in the pilot that she had supported Bill while he was in medical school and left wherever they lived because he didn't want to get married. In the episode with Joseph Campanella as an old boyfriend, he talks about her living in an apartment with a roommate, presumably between the time she left college and when she got engaged to Bill. In the episode with Mary Frann, Mary mentions that she was in a sorority during her two years of college. This is also when we find out that Rhoda was a member of the Sharkettes, the ladies' auxiliary to her local gang in the Bronx. LOL
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They talk about Korsak possibly retiring and lots of police departments have mandatory retirement ages of 55 or 60. So Korsak could conceivably be a little younger than Bruce McGill is in real life. And the actress playing Kiki looks younger than mid-40's, which adds to the perception of them being off, age-wise. I am kind of surprised that they cast someone to play the character at all. I thought she'd always be off-camera.
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Looking at the show as a whole, the premise actually evolved with the times. In 1970, Mary was working because her engagement fell apart and she needed to start over in a new city. She applied for a job as a secretary as a way to pay her bills. She didn't go into it thinking TV would be a lifelong career. And at that time, the majority of married women did not have jobs. By 1977, Mary's job had evolved into a career, and marriage and family were not her top priority. She had the revelation about how long she had been dating in the episode where she went on the date with Lou. That was the moment when she realized what the audience had seen happening over seven years -- that she had changed with the times.
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The Tom Bergeron episodes was a very interesting history lesson, even though it was a bit hard to make the connection between him and his ancestor. We had to rewind and look at the family tree that was shown early in the episode, in order to pinpoint Suzanne as the child who was his ancestor. I love it, though, when the celebrity realizes that their ancestor was actually a part of history. Vanessa Williams in the Tennessee statehouse, Chris O'Donnell at the Smithsonian, Kelsey Grammer on the Oregon Trail, Tom Bergeron at the memorial park in Canada. This show does a great job of making history personal.
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That sounds like a great trip, chessiegal. I have no advice, since I have never been to France, but I would love to live vicariously and hear details about your trip.
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Straight off of Ina's FAQ page:
http://www.barefootcontessa.com/faqs.aspx
Where can I find Ina's silver bowls?
The bowls are old hotel silver that have been re-silver-plated. They're from a wonderful company called Hotel Silver. They're antiques, so you can't be sure of any particular dish but Hotel Silver is sold at Bergdorf Goodman in NY City on the 6th floor and online at CassandrasKitchen.com. I like them because they're the kind of silver you can use every day.
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A few years ago, this story circulated about how Jennifer Garner wanted to cook with Ina and was rejected. My, how times have changed. http://hollywoodlife.com/2009/12/31/food-fight-food-network-star-ina-garten-snubs-jennifer-garner/
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I haven't made Ina's fattoush but I have made Nigella's. The main difference I see between the recipes is that Ina adds chickpeas, which Nigella does not, and Ina adds basil. Either way, fattoush is a very good salad.
Glad I happened by to find out about new episodes. Not like FN publicizes the show or anything. :(
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Barefoot Contessa in the Media: Whipping Up Some Publicity
in Barefoot Contessa
I am a member of an Ina fangroup on facebook. She posted this today:
Jeffrey and I are in Paris filming a special for Food Network called Americans in Paris! I'm cooking with amazing American chefs who have restaurants here and French chefs who make American food with a French twist. Plus, I'm making American cocktails "Paris style!" I can't wait to go home and cook some of my favorite French recipes, like this French Apple Tart! http://barefootcontessa.com/recipes.aspx?RecipeID=387&S=0
Plus two pictures, one of an apple tart and one of her and Jeffrey strolling in Paris. What a life.