Television Host and Author Ina Garten Launches Weekly Show, ‘Happy Hour With Ina Garten,’ With Vox Media

Ina Garten, lifestyle icon, beloved cookbook author, and television host, and Vox Media today announced the launch of Happy Hour With Ina Garten, a new weekly interview podcast filmed and recorded in Garten's New York City apartment. In her new podcast, Garten will sit down with guests from the worlds of culture, food, art, entertainment, sports, and more, for the kinds of conversations you love to overhear at a great dinner party. Expect warm, funny, in-depth interviews alongside personal stories, laughter, reflection and, of course, cocktails and food.

Garten is the New York Times bestselling author of 14 cookbooks as well as the memoir Be Ready When the Luck Happens, and has 5 million followers on Instagram. For more than 20 years, she was the host of two Emmy and James Beard award-winning Food Network shows, including Barefoot Contessa, where she cooked and entertained with friends, and most recently Be My Guest, where she welcomed a wide range of guests to her East Hampton barn for cooking and conversation. Now, on Happy Hour With Ina Garten, she brings her signature warmth, wit, and curiosity to New York City, for fun, candid, long-form conversations over drinks in her own apartment. Today, Garten also launched her official YouTube channel which will host the video episodes of the show.

"I've always thought the best part of a great dinner party is the conversation-the stories you find yourself lingering over and listening in on. That's how I want Happy Hour to be," shares Garten. "I get to invite people I'm curious to know more about to my home and get to know them-how they got where they are, what makes them laugh, and what they're still figuring out. I want Happy Hour to feel like you're right there in the kitchen with us, having a drink and joining the conversation."

"For decades, we've all come to Ina for the recipes and stayed for the way she makes us feel," said Lillian Xu, vice president of podcast business at Vox Media. "As the consummate host, Ina has always known how to make people feel at ease, which makes for the best and most memorable conversations. This is such a beautiful, fun, and special show, and we are thrilled to partner with her on it. We can't wait to spend our Wednesdays enjoying a happy hour in Ina's world."

The trailer for Happy Hour is out today, with the first episode coming on September 16 and new episodes following weekly on Wednesdays. Launch sponsors for the show include Whole Foods Market, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, and Talbots.

One of the largest U.S. podcast publishers, the Vox Media Podcast Network is home to some of the most influential talent across categories, including journalist Kara Swisher and entrepreneur Scott Galloway (hosts of Pivot), tennis champion Maria Sharapova (host of Pretty Tough), former Manhattan U.S. attorney Preet Bharara (host of Stay Tuned), basketball legend Sue Bird (Bird's Eye View), journalists Sean Rameswaram and Noel King (hosts of Today, Explained), and more. Vox Media will oversee sales, marketing, and distribution for Happy Hour With Ina Garten, which joins a dynamic slate of shows that shape conversations across business, culture, and beyond.

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About Ina Garten

INA GARTEN is a New York Times bestselling author of 14 cookbooks and a memoir, Be Ready When the Luck Happens, and host of the James Beard Award-winning host of Emmy Award Winning shows Barefoot Contessa and Be My Guest. She lives in East Hampton and New York City with her husband, Jeffrey. Her 14^th cookbook, Simply Ina, is on sale October 20^th.

About the Vox Media Podcast Network

The Vox Media Podcast Network is one of the largest U.S. podcast publishers and home to some of the most popular and influential shows. Reaching a monthly audience of tens of millions across audio, video, and social platforms, its podcasts spark conversations, frame issues, and define the popular zeitgeist across politics, technology, business, sports, entertainment, and more. Learn more at podcasts.voxmedia.com.