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Barefoot Contessa Impression and Celebrity Chef Culture

from How Did We Lose This Country · #104

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2 min

They discuss Ina Garten's husband Jeffrey, praise a comedian's raunchy impression of the Barefoot Contessa, and riff on Giada De Laurentiis and Mario Batali before Tim recounts eating calf brains at a Bourdain-inspired restaurant.

In this bit4 moments
  • 24:43Frank Liotti does an impression of Barefoot Contessa where he depicts her husband Jeffrey with his leather daddy friends and describes making strawberry shortcake using Crisco for a crude sexual act.
  • 25:23Tim says the celebrity chef era is winding down now that good food is accessible in many places.
  • 25:39Andrew Zimmern sent Tim to eat brains once and it was terrible because nobody chooses to eat brains.
  • 26:07Tim identifies himself as an adventurous guy, then pivots to Brett Kavanaugh.
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Andrew ZimmernFrank LiottiGiada De LaurentiisBobby FlayAnthony BourdainContessa

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