building here? is it a pleasure to cook in here? _ building here? is it a pleasure to cook in here? it's - building here? is it a pleasure to cook in here? it'sjust- to cook in here? it's 'ust wonderful. i to cook in here? it's 'ust wonderful. ii to cook in here? it's 'ust wonderful. ithinkh to cook in here? it'sjust wonderful. i think good l wonderful. i think good architecture makes you better at whatever you're doing. it makes me show up more. you feel happy being in this space. you can see that. when i cook, i'm quite manic about cleaning up as i go along. unlike my husband who leaves a minor nuclear disaster. that's me. how can you cook like that? i throw everything in the sink and we work our way through it. you have so many cook books... i have a few. you have so many cook books... i have a few— i have a few. ..i collect cook books, _ i have a few. ..i collect cook books, but _ i have a few. ..i collect cook books, but not _ i have a few. ..i collect cook books, but not on _ i have a few. ..i collect cook books, but not on the - i have a few. ..i collect cook books, but not on the scale | i have a few. ..i collect cook. books, but not on the scale you do. can we have a peek? 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i how would it be with a shot of vodka in it?— how would it be with a shot of vodka in it? i happen to know. laughter _ laughter it's delicious! �* it's delicious! 0k. after filming. _ it's delicious! 0k. after filming, guys, - it's delicious! 0k. after filming, guys, when - it's delicious! 0k. after. filming, guys, when we're it's delicious! 0k. after- filming, guys, when we're no longer on public television...! longer on public television. . .! a little longer on public television...! a little slosh may fall in there. �* ., �* , ., there. i'm wondering if it's a little thick. _ there. i'm wondering if it's a little thick. it's _ there. i'm wondering if it's a little thick. it's slightly - little thick. it's slightly slurpish- _ little thick. it's slightly slurpish. what - little thick. it's slightly slurpish. what would i little thick. it's slightly i slurpish. what would you little thick. it's slightly - slurpish. what would you do? add more lemonade? let slurpish. what would you do? add more lemonade?- slurpish. what would you do? add more lemonade? let me get some water- _ add more lemonade? let me get some water. we're _ add more lemonade? let me get some water. we're testing - some water. we're testing recipes while we go here. you know what — recipes while we go here. you know what you _ recipes while we go here. you know what you would do, would you ever put a tiny bit of soda water in it?— water in it? that's a good idea. shall— water in it? that's a good idea. shall we _ water in it? that's a good idea. shall we do - water in it? that's a good idea. shall we do that? i water in it? that's a good i idea. shall we do that? look water in it? that's a good - idea. shall we do that? look at that. i idea. shall we do that? look at that- i have _ idea. shall we do that? look at that. i have katty _ idea. shall we do that? look at that. i have katty kay - idea. shall we do that? look at that. i have katty kay testing i that. i have katty kay testing reci es that. i have katty kay testing recipes for— that. i have katty kay testing recipes for me. _ that. i have katty kay testing recipes for me. that's - recipes for me. that's something _ recipes for me. that's something i _ recipes for me. that's something i will- recipes for me. that's something i will take | recipes for me. that's - something i will take home, i encouraged ina garten to change a recipe and she listened. if it's bad, i'm taking no responsibility, by the way. i like that. this _ responsibility, by the way. i like that. this is _ responsibility, by the way. i like that. this is a _ responsibility, by the way. i like that. this is a very - like that. this is a very at-home _ like that. this is a very at-home kitchen. - like that. this is a very at-home kitchen. i- like that. this is a very | at-home kitchen. ifeel like that. this is a very - at-home kitchen. i feel very like that. this is a very - at-home kitchen. i feelvery at at—home kitchen. ifeel very at home here. at-home kitchen. i feelvery at home here-— at-home kitchen. i feelvery at home here. slosh around. i like the colour— home here. slosh around. i like the colour better. _ home here. slosh around. i like the colour better. it's _ home here. slosh around. i like the colour better. it's a - the colour better. it's a little lighter pink. not a bad idea. .. v little lighter pink. not a bad idea. .. �* . . . little lighter pink. not a bad idea. ., �*, , . ~ idea. ok, that's perfect. mine is perfect _ idea. ok, that's perfect. mine is perfect now. _ idea. ok, that's perfect. mine is perfect now. refreshing, i idea. ok, that's perfect. mine. is perfect now. refreshing, and i like a bit of soda water. i like the fizz.— like the fizz. that's how i develop _ like the fizz. that's how i develop recipes. - like the fizz. that's how i develop recipes. do - like the fizz. that's how i develop recipes. do i - like the fizz. that's how i i develop recipes. do i get like the fizz. that's how i i develop recipes. do i get a small credit? _ small credit? that's nice. ., mm that's nice. not bad. more than not bad - _ that's nice. not bad. more than not bad - good. _ that's nice. not bad. more than not bad - good. right, - that's nice. not bad. more than not bad - good. right, let's- that's nice. not bad. more than not bad - good. right, let's go| not bad — good. right, let's go and sit. not bad - good. right, let's go and sit. 0k. when - and sit. 0k. when you i and sit. ok. i when you look and sit. 0k. - when you look at and sit. 0k. _ when you look at everything and sit- 0k- _ when you look at everything you have done, and your career — i hate the phrase "celebrity chef", i won't use it. chef", iwon't use it. firstly, i'm not— chef", iwon't use it. firstly, i'm not a— chef", iwon't use it. firstly, i'm not a chef. _ chef", iwon't use it. firstly, i'm not a chef. i'm - chef", iwon't use it. firstly, i'm not a chef. i'm a - chef", iwon't use it. firstly, i'm not a chef. i'm a home i i'm not a chef. i'm a home cook. ~ .. i'm not a chef. i'm a home cook. ~ ., ., i. i'm not a chef. i'm a home cook. ~ ., ., cook. what would you say your influences _ cook. what would you say your influences have _ cook. what would you say your influences have been? - cook. what would you say your influences have been? if - - influences have been? if — you're incredibly influential, why? what is it?— you're incredibly influential, why? what is it? well, thank ou. i why? what is it? well, thank you i don't _ why? what is it? well, thank you. i don't know— why? what is it? well, thank you. i don't know i _ why? what is it? well, thank you. i don't know! am, - why? what is it? well, thank you. i don't know! am, but. why? what is it? well, thank. you. i don't know! am, but you you. i don't know i am, but you know what i love? i love when i walk down the street and someone leans in and say, "you taught me how to cook, thank you." that to me, it gives my life meaning that i never expected to have. i wrote a cookbook, i was figuring out what i would do next, i didn't have anything to do. i thought, "i would write a cookbook while i figure it out." "i would write a cookbook while ifigure it out." i had no idea thatis ifigure it out." i had no idea that is what i would be doing. you need tojump in the pond, splash around, and do something. you don't know where it leads to. the way thatjulia child taught me how to cook, i've been able to teach other people. it'sjust people. it's just extraordinary. there's something _ extraordinary. there's something about - extraordinary. there's something about you, i extraordinary. there'sl something about you, i extraordinary. there's - something about you, i think. you have described it, particularly because all your instagram followers are younger, many of them are younger. younger, many of them are younger-— younger. it's a huge range, isn't it? — younger. it's a huge range, isn't it? it's _ younger. it's a huge range, isn't it? it's a _ younger. it's a huge range, isn't it? it's a huge - younger. it's a huge range, isn't it? it's a huge range i younger. it's a huge range, | isn't it? it's a huge range of people- _ isn't it? it's a huge range of people- when _ isn't it? it's a huge range of people. when i _ isn't it? it's a huge range of people. when i mention - isn't it? it's a huge range ofi people. when i mention the people. when i mention the people i'm interviewing for this show, it's always the young people who say, "you're interviewing ina garten." isn't that interesting. i think all of them even cook. people follow you, who don't cook. but it's something about you and your persona. that sounds terribly grande ose. but it's accessible. _ terribly grande ose. but it's accessible. people - terribly grande ose. but it's accessible. people will - i terribly grande ose. but it's| accessible. people will - it's accessible. people will — it's about taking care of each other. i think we need that. and young people don't have mum in the kitchen any more, or grandma in the kitchen. so they don't know how to cook. it's just one of life's great pleasures is to cook for people you love. they kind of miss that. , ., ~i you love. they kind of miss that. «i ., that. do you think all those ears that. do you think all those years ago. _ that. do you think all those years ago, when _ that. do you think all those years ago, when you i that. do you think all those years ago, when you were l years ago, when you were sitting in the white house... ..we have to go back here, you were in the white house working on nuclear energy policy, working in science. really? obviouslv- _ working in science. really? obviously. and _ working in science. really? obviously. and clearly i obviously. and clearly something was missing. something drove you to leave. you have this job that most people would die for. a job you have this job that most people would die for. ajob in energy policy, nuclear energy policy — wouldn't i wouldn't die for a job policy — wouldn't i wouldn't die forajob in policy — wouldn't i wouldn't die for a job in nuclear energy — they wouldn't want me. with; - they wouldn't want me. why they wanted — - they wouldn't want me. why they wanted me, _ - they wouldn't want me. why they wanted me, i _ - they wouldn't want me. why they wanted me, i don't i — they wouldn't want me. “to“uy they wanted me, i don't know. clearly did. yet something was missing. pt clearly did. yet something was missinu. �* ., clearly did. yet something was missinu. i ., ., , missing. a lot of things were happening — missing. a lot of things were happening at _ missing. a lot of things were happening at the _ missing. a lot of things were happening at the same i missing. a lot of things were i happening at the same time. missing. a lot of things were l happening at the same time. i wanted to grow up to be jeffrey. he was writing policy papers. i“m jeffrey. he was writing policy papers. i'm in a generation where women didn“t necessarily go to work. i wanted to be jeffrey. i was offered this job in the white house i thought 0k, in the white house i thought ok, this is what i want to do. but then i hit 30 and ijust thought, this isn't me. this is jeffrey." i love to cook, i love to do — renovate old houses. i love the creative stuff. and i was — i was doing that as soon as i got home but i wasn't doing it at work. i saw an ad for a business for sale. it was a specialty food store. i came home and said to jeffrey, that's what i want to do. wejust need one person to believe in the us. he said, "let's go look at it." believe in the us. he said, "let's go look at it. "- "let's go look at it." you threw it _ "let's go look at it." you threw it in _ "let's go look at it." you threw it in and _ "let's go look at it." you threw it in and bought i "let's go look at it." you | threw it in and bought the barefoot contessa. the white house may have felt like a breeze by comparison. i loved it. i breeze by comparison. i loved it- i started — breeze by comparison. i loved it. i started 5:00 _ breeze by comparison. i loved it. i started 5:00 in _ breeze by comparison. i loved it. i started 5:00 in the - it. i started 5:00 in the morning. i would arrive when the bread bakers were arriving. i work in the store all day. then i would do catering at night. i do five parties at night. i do five parties at night. i do five parties at night. i come home at midnight or two in the morning and i do it all over again the next day. ijust it all over again the next day. i just loved it all over again the next day. ijust loved the energy of it. ijust loved the energy of it. i loved the creativity. i loved it was mine. i loved — instead of $25 billion subjects like nuclear power plants, it was $25. but it was my $25. idiid nuclear power plants, it was $25. but it was my $25. did you - i know what _ $25. but it was my $25. did you - i know what it's _ $25. but it was my $25. did you - i know what it's like, - $25. but it was my $25. did you - i know what it's like, that i — i know what it's like, that whole washington scene, because i live in washington and know lots of people who work in the white house, it takes quite a lot of courage, and self—awareness to say, this is not for me. because it's like a kind — it sucks you in, that world, where your identity is defined by i work in the white house and i have a badge and i have clearance. and i'm terribly important. then to say i'm going to run a shop in the hamptons, that takes quite a lot of self—confidence. hamptons, that takes quite a lot of self-confidence.- lot of self-confidence. let's just say my _ lot of self-confidence. let's just say my parents - lot of self-confidence. let's just say my parents thought lot of self-confidence. let's. just say my parents thought i was crazy. they did everything possible to convince me not to do it. jeffrey was going, if you do what you love, if you love it, you'll be really good at it. ., ., ., ., at it. you got married at the are of at it. you got married at the age of 20- _ at it. you got married at the age of 20. which _ at it. you got married at the age of 20. which is - at it. you got married at the age of 20. which is young. i at it. you got married at the i age of 20. which is young. even back then. age of 20. which is young. even back then-— back then. even then it was ounu , back then. even then it was young. i — back then. even then it was young, i know. _ back then. even then it was young, i know. but- back then. even then it was young, i know. but you i back then. even then it was| young, i know. but you also made a decision _ young, i know. but you also made a decision that's i young, i know. but you also made a decision that's not l young, i know. but you also i made a decision that's not very traditional, not to have children. and you made that decision young too. talk about that a little bit. about — you knew you want to get married but you didn't want children. did you know you couldn't do what you wanted to do if you had them?— what you wanted to do if you had them? it's much harder. i don't think— had them? it's much harder. i don't think that's _ had them? it's much harder. i don't think that's why - had them? it's much harder. i don't think that's why i i had them? it's much harder. i don't think that's why i made l don't think that's why i made the decision. i“m don't think that's why i made the decision. i'm writing a memoir now. i'm looking back at my childhood. it was nothing i wanted to recreate.— my childhood. it was nothing i | wanted to recreate.- and wanted to recreate. right. and it's so interesting _ wanted to recreate. right. and it's so interesting to _ wanted to recreate. right. and it's so interesting to look i wanted to recreate. right. and it's so interesting to look - i it's so interesting to look — i“m it's so interesting to look — i'm always looking forward — to look back and realise a lot of my decisions were based on my childhood. so, ithink my decisions were based on my childhood. so, i think that was really the motivating factor. and jeffrey and i were just so happy together. and jeffrey and i were 'ust so happy togethenfi and jeffrey and i were 'ust so happy together. you make very bold choices. _ happy together. you make very bold choices. everyone - happy together. you make very bold choices. everyone wants i happy together. you make very | bold choices. everyone wants to know where _ bold choices. everyone wants to know where am _ bold choices. everyone wants to know where am i _ bold choices. everyone wants to know where am i going - bold choices. everyone wants to know where am i going to i bold choices. everyone wants to know where am i going to end i know where am i going to end up? forget knowing that. all you know is if you jump in the pond and you splash around, while you're there and you are going to look around and go that's very interesting over there, i think i will follow it there. and see what it brings you. if you're in a stream and you. if you're in a stream and you keep knocking against the river banks, you“re you keep knocking against the river banks, you're in the wrong stream. what you want to do is be in a stream where the stream carries you along. and so i think it's — i“m stream carries you along. and so i think it's — i'm always trying to find where that stream is, where it's going to carry me along. i stream is, where it's going to carry me along-— stream is, where it's going to carry me along. i don't know if ou felt carry me along. i don't know if you felt this — carry me along. i don't know if you felt this - _ carry me along. i don't know if you felt this - i _ carry me along. i don't know if you felt this - i felt _ carry me along. i don't know if you felt this - i felt it - carry me along. i don't know if you felt this - i felt it in i you felt this — i felt it in the my 20s, i was in a terrible rush. and i had to do — oh, my god, you know — i remember the first time i got pregnant, bursting into tears, thinking "lrm bursting into tears, thinking "i'm never going to work again, my career is over." i wish i could have said to my younger self, take your time. you have lots of time. you talk about jeffrey and how he's always believed in you. i know you once said your mother tried to keep you out of the kitchen. i love the idea you have made a phenomenal success out of the one thing you were not meant to do! laughs is there a connection there? probably! laughs i“m laughs i'm 75 years old and i'm still saying you can't tell me what to do. do you still find it hard, cooking?— to do. do you still find it hard, cooking? yes. i always find it hard. _ hard, cooking? yes. i always find it hard. but _ hard, cooking? yes. i always find it hard. but you - hard, cooking? yes. i always find it hard. but you make i hard, cooking? yes. i always find it hard. but you make it| hard, cooking? yes. i always. find it hard. but you make it - how do you — find it hard. but you make it - how do you do _ find it hard. but you make it - how do you do it? _ find it hard. but you make it - how do you do it? you - find it hard. but you make it - how do you do it? you make | find it hard. but you make it -| how do you do it? you make it look so easy. notjust how do you do it? you make it look so easy. not just you how do you do it? you make it look so easy. notjust you make it look easy, but you make other people believe it's easy. first of all, i have sitchified a lot of things. i have such a high standard for myself. that when, you know, it's high standard for myself. that when, you know, it“sjust like when, you know, it“sjust like when i have people coming for dinner, the corner is different every single time. it's starchy, it“s sweeter, depending on the time of year, whether it's from the farm stand or the grocery store. i have a flavour in my head i want everything to taste like, a texture, i“m want everything to taste like, a texture, i'm looking for something special and i'm miserable before i get there. i think cooking is hard because i'm hard on myself. i keep i“m hard on myself. i keep doing it. jeffrey once said — why do i keep doing this? because it's so hard." he said, “'if it because it's so hard." he said, "if it was easy you won't be interested in it. you would be bored." people think i'm throwing things together. and in 15 minutes of work, people are arriving. and jeffrey is like chatting away. i'm like, "don't talk to me!"- "don't talk to me!" you still have that? _ "don't talk to me!" you still have that? that _ "don't talk to me!" you still have that? that slight i "don't talk to me!" you still. have that? that slightjumping off a cliff feeling? have that? that slight “umping off a cliff feeling?i i i off a cliff feeling? yeah. i have something - off a cliff feeling? yeah. i have something to i off a cliff feeling? yeah. i have something to show. off a cliff feeling? yeah. i i have something to show you. off a cliff feeling? yeah. i - have something to show you. we have something to show you. we have to move, though. is have something to show you. we have to move, though.— have to move, though. is that 0k, cameras? _ have to move, though. is that 0k, cameras? are _ have to move, though. is that 0k, cameras? are you i have to move, though. is that| 0k, cameras? are you happy? wait. some photographs. this is me in a tent _ wait. some photographs. this is me in a tent in _ wait. some photographs. this is me in a tent in france. - wait. some photographs. this is me in a tent in france. i - wait. some photographs. this is me in a tent in france. i want i me in a tent in france. i want the whole _ me in a tent in france. i want the whole story. _ me in a tent in france. i want the whole story. every i me in a tent in france. i want the whole story. every time i | the whole story. every time i have read about this story... how heavenly. a teenage camping trip with the man you love on $5 a day. trip with the man you love on $5 a day-— $5 a day. that is all we had. and we bought _ $5 a day. that is all we had. and we bought a _ $5 a day. that is all we had. and we bought a tent i $5 a day. that is all we had. and we bought a tent and i $5 a day. that is all we had. and we bought a tent and a | and we bought a tent and a sleeping bag, we rented a car. and the stick shift was on the dashboard and it was red and it rained every single night for four months we were on this trip. so we took the back seat out of the car and sleep in the car and cook out of the car and sleep in the carand cook in out of the car and sleep in the car and cook in the car.- car and cook in the car. were ou car and cook in the car. were you happy? _ car and cook in the car. were you happy? i _ car and cook in the car. were you happy? iwas— car and cook in the car. were you happy? i wasjust - car and cook in the car. were you happy? i wasjust so i car and cook in the car. were i you happy? i wasjust so happy. you happy? i was 'ust so happy. at the end h you happy? i was 'ust so happy. at the end of i you happy? i was 'ust so happy. at the end of the i you happy? iwasjust so happy. at the end of the four— you happy? i wasjust so happy. at the end of the four months i at the end of the four months we wanted to keep going. i thought this is a good sign for a marriage that after four months in a tent that was this tall we still have fun together. it tall we still have fun together.— tall we still have fun together. tall we still have fun tohether. , «i together. it 'ust looks like happiness— together. itjust looks like happiness to _ together. itjust looks like happiness to me. - together. itjust looks like happiness to me. this i together. itjust looks like happiness to me. this is l together. itjust looks like i happiness to me. this is the beginning. happiness to me. this is the beginning-— beginning. that was the beginning. _ beginning. that was the beginning, the - beginning. that was the beginning, the first i beginning. that was the . beginning, the first store beginning. that was the i beginning, the first store that i purchased. 400 square feet and because i knew nothing, the deal i made with the woman who sold me the store is that she would stay with me for a month and teach me how to cook and slice may examine and tell me when the breed was ripe and i decided i was going to be very creative and i did all of this new signage which at the time was very 60s to have that font and the name go straight up. tell me about the name, barefoot contessa. originally you did not like it. the woman who sold _ you did not like it. the woman who sold me _ you did not like it. the woman who sold me this _ you did not like it. the woman who sold me this door- you did not like it. the woman who sold me this door was i who sold me this door was italian when she was a little girl that used to call her the barefoot contessa. it comes from a movie and it has an idea of being elegant and earthy. when i bought the store i thought i don't want to call it the barefoot contessa, it does not say food or where it is or who it is but i did not know anything about the business so i thought i would wait for a year and then i will change the name. and then it did not matter because people would call me the contessa and the store, i think most dial really is about being elegant and earthy. is about being elegant and earth . “ . ., v. is about being elegant and earth. �*, ., «i earthy. let's talk about geoffrey- _ earthy. let's talk about geoffrey. this - earthy. let's talk about geoffrey. this was i earthy. let's talk about i geoffrey. this was geoffrey in the military. iie geoffrey. this was geoffrey in the military-— the military. he was in charge ofthe the military. he was in charge of the green _ the military. he was in charge of the green berets _ the military. he was in charge of the green berets are i of the green berets are paratrooper. everyone sees him as an incredibly gentle and sweet guy which he is and he is also incredibly smart and really good. a wonderful guy. this was after you were married and he was in the military and you were apart for a year? for ears you were apart for a year? for years and — you were apart for a year? for years and he _ you were apart for a year? for years and he was _ you were apart for a year? er?" years and he was in thailand for one of those and i was finishing college. he was in thailand and they said we couldn't go to thailand where he was and i said ok and then at some point after i graduated from college i thought they tell me that i —— they don't tell me that i —— they don't tell me that i —— they don't tell me i can't go to bangkok. so i took a flight by myself to bangkok. so i took a flight by myself to banakok. ., so i took a flight by myself to banckok. ., , ., ,, so i took a flight by myself to bangkok-— i i bangkok. you rule breaker. i cot bangkok. you rule breaker. i got myself — bangkok. you rule breaker. i got myself a _ bangkok. you rule breaker. i got myself a flight _ bangkok. you rule breaker. i got myself a flight to - bangkok. you rule breaker. i. got myself a flight to bangkok and he came to bangkok and picked me up and we went to, amazingly, there was a dartmouth club dinner that evening and we met somebody who said come live with us so i went and lived with them and i would go back and forth between where geoffrey was in the middle of thailand and i spent i think three or four months there. this is also the two of you and i chose this because this is what you got away from at the white house. when i worked at the white house all i wanted to do the job when nobody told me what to do and i could work. you know, when you can dress up every day and have to wear stockings and heels and he had to get really dressed up. ijust wanted to do something where i did not have to get dressed up anymore. i did it. we were talking earlier about what people love about you. about what people love about ou. ., about what people love about 0“. ., ., ., ., about what people love about ou. ., ., ., ' , you. your marriage to jeffrey and your _ you. your marriage to jeffrey and your love _ you. your marriage to jeffrey and your love story _ you. your marriage to jeffrey and your love story with - you. your marriage to jeffrey| and your love story with him, do you think? i think there is something so... . he do you think? i think there is something so... .— something so... . he is incredibly _ something so... . he is incredibly generous - something so... . he is| incredibly generous and something so... . he is - incredibly generous and has a huge heart, he is smart and funny and he believes in me. i believe in him. what more could you want? and he is so much fun. wejust have you want? and he is so much fun. we just have fun together. and generations of young people who are looking, they look at you to and think that is what they want. b, you to and think that is what they want-— they want. a friend of mine said that — they want. a friend of mine said that a _ they want. a friend of mine said that a good _ they want. a friend of mine said that a good marriage l they want. a friend of mine | said that a good marriage is one in which every person feels they got the better deal. announce really does feel like let's go, let's go.— let's go, let's go. isn't this creat? let's go, let's go. isn't this great? you _ let's go, let's go. isn't this great? you come - let's go, let's go. isn't this great? you come at - let's go, let's go. isn't this great? you come at this i let's go, let's go. isn't this i great? you come at this time let's go, let's go. isn't this - great? you come at this time of year and just want to buy everything?— year and just want to buy eve hinc ? , �* ~ everything? yes. and i think we are, everything? yes. and i think we are. aren't _ everything? yes. and i think we are, aren't we? _ everything? yes. and i think we are, aren't we? these - everything? yes. and i think we are, aren't we? these are - everything? yes. and i think we are, aren't we? these are the i are, aren't we? these are the best. they have the best melon but the corn is extraordinary. they look like i would see in france. ., ., they look like i would see in france. ., . ., france. how do you choose a melon? _ france. how do you choose a melon? it — france. how do you choose a melon? it is _ france. how do you choose a melon? it is simple. - france. how do you choose a melon? it is simple. don't i melon? it is simple. don't proceed. it will have brown spots. what you want to do is just smell it and if it smells like a melon it is right. so that one _ like a melon it is right. so that one smells pretty ripe. that one is perfect.- that one smells pretty ripe. that one is perfect. would you like some _ that one is perfect. would you like some corn? _ that one is perfect. would you like some com? i _ that one is perfect. would you like some com? i would - that one is perfect. would you like some com? i would love l like some com? i would love some. let's see. everybody always pulled back the top. you shouldn't do — always pulled back the top. you shouldn't do that. _ always pulled back the top. you. shouldn't do that. how is that? the best. pictures have you ever had them? hold this. you see these two you can just smell that they smell like peaches. when you buy produce and it has a brown spot, that is because somebody pressed it. so never rested?— so never rested? never press. just so never rested? never press. just smell- — so never rested? never press. just smell. that _ so never rested? never press. just smell. that when - so never rested? never press. just smell. that when i - so never rested? never press. just smell. that when i do - so never rested? never press. just smell. that when i do not | just smell. that when i do not smell as much. _ just smell. that when i do not smell as much. that - just smell. that when i do not smell as much. that is - just smell. that when i do not smell as much. that is right. l smell as much. that is right. it is the best _ smell as much. that is right. it is the best time _ smell as much. that is right. it is the best time of - smell as much. that is right. it is the best time of year i smell as much. that is right. it is the best time of year for produce. are we ready? perfect. that is so _ produce. are we ready? perfect. that is so good. _ produce. are we ready? perfect. that is so good. i _ produce. are we ready? perfect. that is so good. i love _ produce. are we ready? perfect. that is so good. i love these - that is so good. i love these ones, that is so good. i love these ones. the — that is so good. i love these ones, the ones _ that is so good. i love these ones, the ones that - that is so good. i love these ones, the ones that are - ones, the ones that are flavours. gorgeous. i don't know how we will check out because i have no money at all. does anyone have money? people are running in. i like that. that is very nice.- are running in. i like that. that is very nice. here is a very tiny — that is very nice. here is a very tiny going _ that is very nice. here is a very tiny going home - that is very nice. here is a very tiny going home gift. | that is very nice. here is a i very tiny going home gift. do you have any advice on the corn, what would you do? boiling water for seven minutes, sit salted water for seven minutes. and then butter. definitely butter. butter makes everything better. will you come back and spend another day with me? i come back and spend another day with me? . ~ come back and spend another day with me? ., ,, with me? i will. thank you. let me cive with me? i will. thank you. let me give you — with me? i will. thank you. let me give you back— with me? i will. thank you. let me give you back your - with me? i will. thank you. let me give you back your hat. - with me? i will. thank you. let| me give you back your hat. that was just the nicest day, thank you. was 'ust the nicest day, thank ou. . ~' was 'ust the nicest day, thank ou. . ~ , ., was 'ust the nicest day, thank ou. ., ~' i., ., was 'ust the nicest day, thank ou. ., ., was 'ust the nicest day, thank ou. ., ~' ., and you. thank you for coming. and for all of the _ you. thank you for coming. and for all of the tips. _ you. thank you for coming. and for all of the tips. thank - you. thank you for coming. and for all of the tips. thank you i for all of the tips. thank you so much. it was good to see you. hello. a change is taking place in our weather. thursday brought temperatures as high as 15 degrees in parts of the uk. i don't think we'll see 15 on friday. colder air has been pushing down from the north. a cold wind, some sunny spells, yes, but scattered showers, some of which will be wintry over high ground in the north. we've got high pressure to the west of us, low pressure to the east driving these strong northerly winds, bringing that cold air southwards — although, as you can see, we start the day with something a little bit milder across parts of wales, southern and south—western england and the channel islands. colder further north, wintry showers for a time, even to quite low levels in northern scotland. i think the wintriness increasingly becoming confined to the hills. quite a few showers down the east coast of england, too. northern ireland, wales, the south—west starting cloudy, but brightening up as the day wears on. breezy for all, but windy for the east coast of england and most especially for north—east scotland. there'll be a significant wind chill through friday afternoon. so, these are the temperatures on the thermometer, but factor in the strength of the wind, it will feel like freezing across parts of north east scotland, particularly the northern isles. a little bit milder down towards the south—west corner. now, during friday night, winds will slowly ease. it does stay quite breezy for these eastern coasts with a few showers, but with high pressure building from the west, we'll see clearing skies, lighter winds and a really cold night. some places likely to get to —5 celsius as we start saturday morning. quite a widespread frost, but lots of sunshine to start the weekend. still some showers down this east coast. i think it'll still feel quite chilly here. still a fairly brisk wind, but not as windy. top temperatures, 4 degrees for glasgow, 8 degrees in plymouth. so, yes, a chilly—feeling day, but it will not be as windy. now, as we move into the second half of the weekend, high pressure tries to hold on — a frosty start for some on sunday. but low pressure attempting to push in from the west, so it does look like we'll see some outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards. but eastern parts of england, certainly north east scotland staying largely dry. could see a bit of rain getting into shetland. something milder trying to push in from the south—west. but broadly speaking, actually, next week looks like remaining cold, with spells of rain at times and perhaps a little bit of snow in places. that's all from me. bye for now. live from washington. this is bbc news. a temporary ceasefire is set to take effect between israel and gaza injust underan hour after weeks of conflict. families of the hostages being held by hamas hope their relatives will be among those released in the coming days. and a substanial increase in aid will be allowed into gaza, including much needed fuel. hello. i'm sumi somaskanda. in less than an hour a temporary ceasefire is due to take effect between israel and hamas. it comes ahead of the planned release of some of the hostages taken from israel during last month's deadly attack by hamas. the pause in fighting is due to start at 07:00 am local time. later that afternoon, the first 13 hostages are expected to be released — more hostages will follow — a total of 50 are toe be released during this stage of the agreement. in return, israel will release 150 palestinians prisoners. the li—day pause in the fighting will allow much needed aid to reach gaza. thousands have been killed there by weeks of israeli bombing. egypt says 130,000 litres of diesel and four trucks of gas will be delivered daily to gaza once the truce begins — as well as 200 trucks of aid each day. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman is injerusalem with more details on the deal.