Happy Hour with Ina Garten – Vox Media

Beloved hostess Ina Garten welcomes listeners into her New York City apartment for Happy Hour with Ina Garten. Every Wednesday, she sits down with people she’d like to meet from the worlds of culture, food, art, sports, and entertainment for the kinds of conversations you would love to overhear at a great dinner party. Warm, funny, personal, and often unexpected, Happy Hour mixes in-depth conversation with stories, recipes, and, of course, cocktails. Pull up a chair, pour yourself a drink, and join the conversation. New episodes drop Wednesdays starting September 16th. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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Chef Paul Carmichael Oct 21, 2026

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This week, Ina chats with Chef Paul Carmichael, whose restaurant, Kabawa, has been ranked the number one restaurant in NYC by The New York Times, and named the number one restaurant in America by Food and Wine Magazine. They talk about how he started cooking at the age of three, his Caribbean heritage, and why the music in a restaurant bathroom is one of the most important decisions you can make.

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Host: Ina Garten

Executive Producers: Jenna Weiss-Berman, Suzie Lechtenberg, Ali Jaffe Ramis, and Deborah Davis

Contributing Producer: Kate Tyler

Senior Producer: Justine Daum

Producer: Jules Natt

Video Editor: Tim Fernandez

Associate Producer: Mica Pollan Bahn

Sound Recording: Sam Mewton

Audio Mixing: Mike Kutchman and Joe Plourde

Camera Operators: Joe Valenzuela and Jovan Sales

Music by Pink Martini

Special Thanks to Cinematographer Dion Beebe

Happy Hour with Ina is made by Good Wait Productions.

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Oct 14, 2026

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus sits down at Ina’s kitchen table for a Cosmopolitan and a hilarious conversation about how she and Ina became friends, attending a fashion show in Paris together, making her Broadway debut in "Other Desert Cities," and why they both get stressed out about throwing dinner parties.

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Host: Ina Garten

Executive Producers: Jenna Weiss-Berman, Ali Jaffe Ramis, and Deborah Davis

Contributing Producer: Kate Tyler

Producer: Jules Natt

Video Editor: Tim Fernandez

Associate Producer: Mica Pollan Bahn

Sound Recording: Joe Plourde

Audio Mixing: Eleanor Osborne

Camera Operators: Joe Valenzuela and Leo Gallagher

Music by Pink Martini

Special Thanks to Cinematographer Dion Beebe

Happy Hour with Ina is a Vox Media podcast.

For recipes featured in this episode, visit barefootcontessa.com

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Nathan Lane Oct 07, 2026

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This week Ina welcomes the one and only Nathan Lane to her apartment in NYC for a bourbon sour and hilarious conversation. They talk about his critically acclaimed run in Death of a Salesman on Broadway, their shared love of funny dog videos, and Nathan’s experience working with comedy greats like Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Mel Brooks.

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Host: Ina Garten

Executive Producers: Jenna Weiss-Berman, Ali Jaffe Ramis, and Deborah Davis

Contributing Producer: Kate Tyler

Producer: Jules Natt

Video Editor: Tim Fernandez

Associate Producer: Mica Pollan Bahn

Sound Recording: Joe Plourde

Audio Mixing: Matt Tierney

Camera Operators: Joe Valenzuela and Kyle Derry

Music by Pink Martini

Special Thanks to Cinematographer Dion Beebe

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Chef Andy Baraghani Sep 30, 2026

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Ina talks to James Beard Award-winning cook and author Andy Baraghani over a glass of wine at her kitchen table in New York City. They talk about his new restaurant, Ditto, how it got its name from a scene in “Ghost”; and the day he walked into Chez Panisse, résumé in hand, determined to get into the kitchen (he was a teen). They also talk about what it was like becoming the internet’s crush, why you should season at the beginning, middle, their favorite salts, and their most frequented restaurants in Paris.

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Host: Ina Garten

Executive Producers: Jenna Weiss-Berman, Suzie Lechtenberg, Ali Jaffe Ramis, and Deborah Davis

Contributing Producer: Kate Tyler

Senior Producer: Justine Daum

Producer: Jules Natt

Video Editor: Tim Fernandez

Associate Producer: Mica Pollan Bahn

Sound Recording: Joe Plourde

Camera Operators: Joe Valenzuela and Zoe Gregoric

Music by Pink Martini

Special Thanks to Cinematographer Dion Beebe

Happy Hour with Ina is made by Good Wait Productions.

This is a Vox Media podcast.

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Sofia Coppola Sep 23, 2026

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Ina sits down at her kitchen table with Sofia Coppola for a glass of Sofia's champagne. They talk about Marie Antoinette twenty years on, the film Sofia finished for her mother, and the movie of hers her daughters love most (the one she's a little embarrassed by).

They also talk about Sofia's favorite places to eat and shop in New York and Paris, what it was like to intern for Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel as a teenager, and how she learned to make Ina’s roast chicken.

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Host: Ina Garten
Executive Producers: Jenna Weiss-Berman, Suzie Lechtenberg, Ali Jaffe Ramis, and Deborah Davis

Contributing Producer: Kate Tyler

Senior Producer: Justine Daum

Video Editor: Tim Fernandez

Associate Producer: Mica Pollan Bahn

Sound Recording: Joe Plourde

Camera Operators: Joe Valenzuela and Gregory Purpura

Music by Pink Martini

Special Thanks to Cinematographer Dion Beebe

Happy Hour with Ina is made by Good Wait Productions.

This is a Vox Media podcast.

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Kate McKinnon Sep 16, 2026

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In the very first episode of Happy Hour with Ina Garten, Ina welcomes Emmy-winning comedian and actor Kate McKinnon to her kitchen table in New York City for a drink and a chat. Kate talks about moving to the woods, gardening, the fine art of pickling, and the time she almost gave up on her SNL audition. Kate has a new book called "The Jungle of Carabanana."

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► Happy Hour on Substack: https://happyhourwithinagarten.substack.com/welcome

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Host: Ina Garten

Executive Producers: Jenna Weiss-Berman, Suzie Lechtenberg, Ali Jaffe Ramis, and Deborah Davis

Contributing Producer: Kate Tyler

Senior Producer: Justine Daum

Video Editor: Tim Fernandez

Associate Producer: Mica Pollan Bahn

Sound Recording: Joe Plourde

Camera Operators: Joe Valenzuela and Zoe Gregoric

Music by Pink Martini

Special Thanks to Cinematographer Dion Beebe

Happy Hour with Ina is made by Good Wait Productions.

This is a Vox Media podcast.

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Welcome to Happy Hour with Ina Garten! Aug 26, 2026

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Ina Garten, lifestyle icon, beloved cookbook author and television host, welcomes you to Happy Hour! Every Wednesday, Ina sits down with guests from the worlds of culture, food, entertainment, and more. Expect fun, candid, long-form conversations from Ina’s kitchen table in New York City. You won’t want to miss it. Subscribe now for new episodes starting September 16th. Cheers!

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