"In a 2017 interview with Bon Appétit, Garten said oatmeal was her regular breakfast. In fact, according to the Barefoot Contessa herself, she had been eating oatmeal for breakfast every single day for the past 10 years. Specifically, said Garten, it had to be "coffee and McCann's quick-cooking Irish oatmeal with lots of salt. I don't want it to taste like wallpaper paste.""
"But nowadays, as Garten shares in the "Wiser Than Me" episode (which aired in 2024), she's singing a different tune at morning mealtime. "I pretty much have toast and coffee for breakfast," says the chef. "The toast has to have good French butter on it, with shaved sea salt.""
Ina Garten previously ate McCann's quick-cooking Irish oatmeal with lots of salt and coffee daily for ten years. As of 2024, she now usually has toast and coffee for breakfast, requiring good French butter and shaved sea salt. The salt is the remaining element from her prior oatmeal habit. Tasting Table ranks toast #8 and oatmeal #3 among popular American breakfasts, noting toast's tendency toward boringness. Garten's buttered toast elevates a simple dish through high-quality ingredients, emphasizing that ingredient quality matters for a stripped-down breakfast.
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