Weekend: No One’s Having a Better Time Than Ina 🍸

But first: a fresh new standard for baby food — Check out what we Skimm’d for you today September 29, 2024 [Subscribe]( [Read in browser]( [daily_skimm_weekend] [Header Image]( [Together with]( [little spoon]( But first: [a fresh new standard for baby food]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Update location]( or [View forecast]( EDITOR’S NOTE Happy Sunday. Thanks to what has felt like three weeks of straight rain, I’m dealing with [a case of extreme “autumn sleepiness.”]( To combat that, I’ll put on [Gwyneth Paltrow’s Parisian-chic sneakers](, pick up free coffee ([it’s National Coffee Day](, people), and head to [a so-called “elevated take” on pilates](. (PS: For more health and wellness advice, [sign up for our Skimm Well newsletter](.) I’ll also treat myself to a shopping spree — since I’m at the point in the season where I don’t know how to dress. According to my research, anything with early 2010 vibes should be on my list, including [Urban Outfitters-coded leopard print jeans]( (I don’t think I’m brave enough for [Hailey Bieber’s leopard-on-leopard look]() and [a J.Crew-esque barn jacket]( (you know the one). But the thing I refuse to buy? [Bermuda shorts](, which I regret to inform you are sticking around for fall. — Melissa Goldberg / Senior Editor / Washington, DC [Deeply important information] 🍂 Apologies to Meg Ryan and Gilmore Girls, but apparently [we should all be channeling Strega Nona this fall](. 🍗 In this week’s edition of Things That Didn’t Get the Attention They Deserved: [Nicholas Sparks’s Chicken Salad](, which involves 16 packets of Splenda and has correctly been described as “absolutely diabolical.” 🧥 Forget “wrong shoe theory” — “[wrong jacket theory](” has entered the chat. Perhaps [that explains why ponchos](, of all things, are making a comeback. 💍 QQ: Is it OK for a mother of the bride to wear white? [The internet has…thoughts](. 👀 Move over, preventative Botox — it seems we’re now in [the era of preventative facelifts](. Naturally, we have to ask: Has anti-aging gone too far? [I can't look away.][ Ina Garten] Let’s be real here: Celebrity news seems to get darker by the day (looking at you, [Diddy](). Luckily, Ina Garten’s press tour for [her new memoir]( has been the ultimate palate cleanser — giving us moments nearly as iconic as when [she whipped up a cosmo the size of her head](. Highlights from the tour include: the [highly memeable, all-too-relatable dishwasher comment](; [a look at the library in her NYC apartment](, which is surprisingly normal — particularly compared to [her cookbook library](; [her discovery of the Trad Wife movement]( (her reaction is *chef’s kiss*); and, yes, the highly entertaining story of [Garten’s first and last time playing beer pong](, involving Taylor Swift, soccer star Abby Wambach, and some NSFW advice. But not all the content has been as irresistible and comforting as her [beloved Double Chocolate Layer Cake](. The Barefoot Contessa’s press tour has also delivered a few eyebrow-raising revelations, including the time [Garten’s assistant “dismissed” a letter from Jennifer Garner]( and details about [an icy period between Garten and Everyone’s Other Favorite Hostess Martha Stewart](. But perhaps the biggest bombshell of all? Garten’s admission that [she almost divorced Jeffrey]( (correct, that Jeffrey) when the two were going through a rocky moment in the ‘70s. Of course, we probably don’t have to tell you that America’s Favorite Couple is better than ever (see: [this Golden Retriever Husband repping his wife’s merch](). In fact, it seems the most controversial thing about Garten continues to be [her highly questionable method of cutting bagels]( (please name one other person who does this). Which, given *gestures broadly at everything* is pretty refreshing. [Wait, who’s this penguin? ][Pesto, the king penguin] After [Moo Deng](, it seemed no other animal could possibly be as obscenely cute or as adorably chonky. Not so. Enter: Pesto, [the ridiculously fluffy king penguin](, who’s gone viral for literally being “a big baby.” At nine months old, Pesto is already clocking in at roughly 50 pounds — making him larger than both his foster parents combined ([the family photo]( is too good) and the heaviest chick Australia’s Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium has ever seen. Naturally, Pesto has attracted a surge of aquarium visitors (in the words of [one Instagram commenter](, “That baby was born ready to pay a mortgage and drive himself to work”), [a special meet and greet with Katy Perry](, and fans around the world — many of whom are understandably captivated by [his very lovable waddle](, [incredible appetite]( (he eats about twice as much as the aquarium’s adult king penguins), and [fascination with bubbles](. Fingers crossed that a live stream is on the way — particularly since he’s expected to “[slim down a fair bit](” in the coming weeks. [Please explain: The Balkan Breakfast??][TikTokers trying the Balkan Breakfast] First we had the “[Girl Dinner](.” Then came the [“It” Girl Meal](. And now, we have [the Balkan Breakfast](, in which people enthusiastically forgo utensils and eat a variety of whole, raw vegetables (think: bell peppers, beefsteak tomatoes, onions), cheese, and hunks of bread ripped straight from the baguette. Sometimes the spread also includes cured meats, pickled vegetables, and a dip like Ajvar, a popular roasted red pepper condiment — and all of that may or may not be served on a cheese board (because, yes, we’re still putting everything on boards). Now, this is probably where we should mention that [the Balkan-ness of the Balkan Breakfast is debatable](, and TikTokers have taken a number of liberties, like [adding in croissants](. All of which brings us to the following question: Why can’t our meals just be meals? [Need a new show.][Adam Brody and Kristen Bell in Netflix's Nobody Wants This] Great news for all The OC fans who passionately identified as Team Seth: Your favorite, awkwardly charming Jewish love interest is back — and “[has entered his ‘hot rabbi’ era](.” Netflix’s new rom-com series, [Nobody Wants This](, stars Adam Brody as Noah, a progressive, newly single rabbi with an extremely overbearing family, who meets and falls for Joanne (Kristen Bell), a snarky, perennially single sex podcaster. Of course, there’s plenty standing in the perfectly mismatched couple’s way — including their wildly different backgrounds (did we mention Joanne’s agnostic?) and career aspirations — which they navigate with so much humor, authenticity, and electric chemistry that [The Guardian called the show]( “as funny as When Harry Met Sally.” That is obviously impossible because nothing could be funnier than the greatest rom-com of all time. But also, we’re sold. [wait, what's going on with baby food?][little spoon baby food]( The US currently does not have federal regulations in place for limiting levels of chemical contaminants in baby food. [Little Spoon]( gets why American parents aren’t thrilled about that. So this week, they’re setting a fresh new standard by becoming the first and only baby food brand in the US to set [strict limits for more than 500 toxins and contaminants]( based on the best-in-class European Union standards. 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