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Barefoot Contessa: Season 17

10 episodes Premiered Jun 16, 2012 Updated Sep 27, 2026
Previously on Barefoot Contessa

Season 17 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Barefoot Contessa Season 16.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 17 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 17: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S17·E1 Mytharc

Training Day Dinner

Jun 16, 2012 · 30 min

The East Hampton ambulance volunteers meet once a month for a cookout to feed its 50 volunteers and Ina's pitching in with the help of local chef Joe Realmuto from Townline BBQ. Th

S17·E2 Core

Barefoot Bistro

Jun 30, 2012 · 30 min

This is French food made easy. Ina is demystifying the classics, offering tips and techniques to get French flavor fast: There are ideas for French table settings, plus Ina's takin

S17·E3 Core

Fruit All Ways

Jul 7, 2012 · 30 min

Sweet and savory, this is fruit all the way and anything goes. Ina is pushing the fruit boundaries by shaking up the classics, getting the scoop on fruit desserts like French Nouga

S17·E4 Core

Italian at Home

Jul 21, 2012 · 30 min

Inspired by a recent trip to Florence, Ina is re-creating a fabulous Florentine feast for friends back home in East Hampton. There's a mozzarella master class with a local cheese m

S17·E5 Core

Eat Your Greens

Sep 8, 2012 · 30 min

Ina's got vegetable ideas for every day of the week, when you're stuck in a vegetable rut: Spring Green Risotto With Artichokes, Mustard-Roasted Potatoes, Broccoli Rabe With Garlic

S17·E6 Core

Elmo's Day Out

Aug 18, 2012 · 30 min

Kevin Clash and Elmo are visiting the Hamptons and having the full Barefoot experience: there's so much fun to be had! Kevin, Elmo and Ina are trading recipes and making a picnic t

S17·E7 Core

Off Duty

Aug 25, 2012 · 30 min

This is all about what professional cooks make at home when they're off the clock from dawn to dusk. Fantastic quick and easy recipes and top tips from the chefs and cooks in the k

S17·E8 Core

Restaurant Rules

Jul 14, 2012 · 30 min

Ina Garten shares a collection of restaurant-inspired dishes to cook at home. Ina cooks with Frank Pellegrino for the famous Rao's restaurant and gets insider information from the

S17·E9 Mytharc

Cheesy Does It

Sep 15, 2012 · 30 min

Ina is writing an article for Food Network magazine, and it's all about cheese. There's a photo shoot in her garden with the magazine followed by recipes back in the kitchen. Wheth

S17·E10 Mytharc

Back to Brooklyn

Dec 1, 2012 · 30 min

It's a trip down memory lane for Ina and Jeffrey with a day trip to Brooklyn visiting places old and new. The day kicks off with a fabulous breakfast of Potato Latkes and Homemade

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