The experience encouraged Barrow to develop a deeper academic understanding of wine, and she became a certified sommelier.

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Throwing a dinner party – anything from a pot of chili to ... Jessie-Sierra Ross, a food and entertaining blogger in Holyoke, Massachusetts, advises arrangements of three or five – “we ...

This gorgeous David Tanis spread stars a sweet-tart radicchio salad, and a cheesy polenta bake with herby mushrooms.

While speaking with NPR recently, the Barefoot Contessa revealed that it was decades ago when she discovered what would become her biggest dinner party faux pas: biting off more than you can chew.