--- description: First Lady Michelle Obama got a taste of Ina Garten's cooking when they filmed an episode of Barefoot Contessa at the White House title: Michelle Obama and Ina Garten Had a Perfect Lunch at the White House image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Michelle Obama and Ina Garten Had a Perfect Lunch at the White House by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Nov 2, 2016 10:58 PM CUT by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Nov 2, 2016 10:58 PM CUT First Lady Michelle Obama got a taste of Ina Garten’s cooking when they filmed an episode of _Barefoot Contessa_ at the White House earlier this month. In a clip released from the [upcoming one-hour special episode](http://time.com/4521936/ina-garten-and-michelle-obama-are-cooking-up-something-delicious/ "undefined"), _Barefoot in Washington_, Garten spoke with Obama about what she and President Barack Obama will do once they leave the White House. “I know it’s going to be wonderful for you. You’re going to do something extraordinary going forward,” Garten said to Obama. Obama, who appears to share a [universal dream to attend one of Garten’s dinner parties](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2014-11/3/14/enhanced/webdr10/anigif%5Fenhanced-22410-1415042094-8%5Fpreview.gif "undefined"), replied, “Yeah, I’m going to come and eat at your house. So don’t be surprised.” Garten said she hoped the Obamas are “going to take a really long, really romantic vacation,” once leaving office. Garten was [visiting the White House](http://time.com/4521936/ina-garten-and-michelle-obama-are-cooking-up-something-delicious/ "undefined") to attend the official White House Kitchen Garden dedication. She and Obama shared a plate of veggie tarts and salad wraps using vegetables from the White House garden, [_People_ reported](http://people.com/food/ina-garten-michelle-obama-barefoot-contessa-episode/?xid=socialflow%5Ftwitter%5Fpeoplemag "undefined"). “You’ve inspired girls all over the world, including me, so thank you,” Garten told Obama. The episode airs Nov. 5 at 1 p.m. ET on the Food Network. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4555770/michelle-obama-ina-garten-white-house/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4555770/michelle-obama-ina-garten-white-house/"},"headline":"Michelle Obama and Ina Garten Had a Perfect Lunch at the White House","datePublished":"2016-11-02T22:58:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T01:35:14.151Z","description":"Dream meal","url":"https://time.com/4555770/michelle-obama-ina-garten-white-house/","keywords":["Television","White House"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4555770/michelle-obama-ina-garten-white-house/","name":"Michelle Obama and Ina Garten Had a Perfect Lunch at the White House"}}]}] ```