Ina Garten collaborated with Nigella Lawson during a book tour in 2022.

Read on to learn what it is, plus 5+ other topics that caught our attention.

If the best thing you could talk about is the food, it’s not a good evening.

a collage of Nigella Lawson and Ina Garten beside each other

Lawson: Courtesy Photo. Garten: Patrick McMullan/Getty Images.

You want the food to be lovely, but it’s there for everything else."

She’ll allow an additional course, like aneasy saladora cheeseordessert course, though.

I can go to bed with a messy kitchen.

I’m a great soaker of things."

I’ve barely moved beyond elasticated waistbands and Birkenstocks."

But they were both in agreement regarding cocktails.

When Garten said that a dinner party needs “good cocktails,” the audience cheered.

5+ Other Things That Caught Our Attention

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Lawson & Garten’s perfect day, respectively

“I like alone days,” says Lawson.

After that, she’s ready to proof some bread.

No, I already exercised.

You practically have to get me in a wheelbarrow to get me out of the house."

Both use orzo that cooksin the same potwith the chicken.

“Everything should be spritzed with chicken fat,” says Lawson.

Lawson & Garten’s all-time favorite desserts

Both of Garten’s favorite desserts made it into herGo-Tobook.

“I like quiet, comforting cakes with simple flavors like lemon zest and vanilla.”

Which is fine by us and Lawson too, but they disagreed over salad.