Ina Garten shares her secret for a great dinner party (2024 episode) | Fresh Air

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Ina Garten, the host of the Food Network's "Barefoot Contessa," still remembers a disastrous party she threw when she was 21. She'd invited 20 guests, with the intention of making an individual omelet for each person — except she barely knew how to cook an omelet. Garten says she learned a few things from the experience — not the least of which was to keep things simple. Her ideal dinner party is six people sitting at a small, round table. And, yes, the shape of the table matters. This episod...