Ina's new kitchen

[Food Network Fan]

It would be fun to spend a day with Ina and get to see the places we see on her show. She seems like a fun person even if she isn't the wild personality the Food Network seems to like these days.

[BerryBaby]

I saw it as well. They focused more on the food than the barn. You couldn't tell where you were with all the table shots. I was disappointed as well.

Besides, it sure didn't look like any barns I have seen before. Everything was finished and it was more like a new family/rec room.

[MayQueen]

I'm curious to see what else is there besides her studio kitchen and a dining space. Of course, I'd have a few goat stalls. :bouncing:

[BerryBaby]

You're funny MayQueen....goat stalls?! That place looked more like someone's living room than a barn. She should just call it an extension or an add-on. I've never seen a 'barn' like that.

I was expecting it to be more barn-like....like on Green Acres or something.

[MayQueen]

Didn't Martha Stewart's barn actually have horses? I remember seeing photos in one of her books. I think she had dinners there but maybe when the horses were out in the pasture.

[Clove]

Originally Posted by bakerman

The Smithsonian has a replica of Julia's kitchen set up, I believe that many items were hers. It was interesting how the kitchen was built so that cameras could be set up in cabinets. The kitchen was really quite small.

I was fascinated!

MAC

MAC,

Well, actually you saw Julia's real kitchen!
When saw fully retired and moved from her home to an apartment (shortly before she died), she donated her kitchen to the Smithsonian.
They have the original pegboard that her husband Paul put up, to hold her kitchen tools.

You should see the kitchen in the James Beard house in NYC.
http://www.jamesbeard.org/for_chefs/video/kitchen.mov
It's bigger than Julia's but not so much bigger.
And they invite award winning chefs to cook for large dinner parties (60 to 100 people) in that kitchen.
Actually, many of the commercial restaurant kitchens are incredibly small and put out 100's of meals a day.

[Clove]

Originally Posted by Food Network Fan

It would be fun to spend a day with Ina and get to see the places we see on her show. She seems like a fun person even if she isn't the wild personality the Food Network seems to like these days.

Suzie,

Ina lives on Long Island in a town called East Hampton.
Very exclusive and "high rent".
I don't know about you, but I think I would gag at the prices in the shops where she goes.
(Rachael Ray just bought a place in that general neighborhood for about $2.6M. That's a lot of 30 minute meals.)

[Clove]

Originally Posted by BerryBaby

You're funny MayQueen....goat stalls?! That place looked more like someone's living room than a barn. She should just call it an extension or an add-on. I've never seen a 'barn' like that.

I was expecting it to be more barn-like....like on Green Acres or something.

BB,

My guess is that there may be zoning in East Hampton that allows her to build something called (and looking like) a barn.
It may not say anything about how you "decorate" the inside of your barn.
She doesn't seem like the type for livestock!
She actually had a show were someone laid out and planted her herb garden for her. Then she picked some herbs and made them a meal.
That's more like the Ina I know.

[Food Network Fan]

It's amazing how many hits this thread has got. The Food Network has a gem in Ina and people are very interested in her. She should get more airtime.