This is one of my favorite Barefoot Contessa openings, and not just because Ina Garten talks about the “Fun Police.” No, it’s the awkward wending and winding that makes it so special. It’s like she’s walking through her own WASPy version of Lombard Street. Unfortunately, poor Ina can’t quite walk and talk at the same time; so she constantly looks down at her feet to watch her step, lest she tramples some bundle of herbs (much in the way she tramples Jeffrey’s nautical dreams). Still, she’s rarely this mobile in her opening sequences  usually opting for a squat, oddly framed shot instead  so I gotta give her props for trying. To quote her, “Let me tell you, I’M impressed.”
Hello, fun police? We got a live one here!