Tie the Knot

Hey, y'all

Tonight on Paula's Party, we're going to be heading down the aisle celebrity style

We're going to be getting the inside scoop on Billy and Katie Lee Joel's wedding, y'all

Billy was very, very smart to go out there and get me. Yes, he is very lucky

And I remind him every day. Party planner to the stars shares secrets and the hottest

food trends in celebrity weddings. From caviar chips to deep-fried asparagus. Romance is in the air, honey

Yeah. You feel it? Oh, I feel it. And my son Jamie shares his proposal parfait

So y'all grab something barred and grab something blue. Because today, we're tying the knot

Let's party! Hey! How are you? How are you? Hello

Welcome, everybody. I've got a great show planned for us Y'all notice anything

You like my jewels, honey? Look at them Rub it I got on more carrots, honey

Than a rabbit can eat in a year Oh, yes Feel this one

Oh, my goodness Ooh, wee Hint, hint Thank you You're welcome. These jewels were sent to me today by one of my favorite jewelers

I don't normally wear this every day. But the reason I'm wearing it today is because today is a very special show

We're going to celebrate the day that we get married and remarried

And some of us remarried again. Well, to help me celebrate this occasion, I want to bring out one of the most handsome, precious men you will ever meet

And that's my son, Jamie Dean. Jamie, come on now. Hey, y'all

Ain't this exciting? Hey, y'all. Hey, Mom. I love you

Oh, my darling, you have no idea. Yes, you do. You have a child now

Oh, my goodness. Well, son, help us get this show started. You've got a special story to tell us

I do. I'm glad you invited me on this show because the day that I met Brooke

leading up to when we got married, some of the happiest time of my life. And so for our engagement, I did something special

I love to do parfaits for my wife. You know, and you didn't include me in that

Well, you were the first person I called. I was. Yep, first person that I called

I sure would love to have been there, though. This is an idea that we took from New York

This is a cannoli parfait, so we're using a cannoli from New York. I have a simple palate

So for the big night that I asked my wife to marry me, she loves egg salad

so I made a homemade egg salad with homemade toast points. And then for dessert, I got a beautiful wine glass on a long stem, and I layered, I did fresh whipped cream, which is in this recipe, and berries

And at the very top, I had a strawberry, and I put a slice in it, and I put a ring and the strawberry on the top

So when I brought her her dessert, we never got to the parfaits

It was ruined. We both immediately started crying, and my parfait, my whipped cream, broke back down to wet cream

So what can I be doing, Jamie, to help you? You know what we're going to do? Is we need to put some amaretta on these strawberries

Okay. Well, you've got the amaretta over there. How about if I start whipping your cream

Yep, you can whip the cream. Okay. We've got powdered sugar and heavy cream, and Mom's going to whip that up to where it has firm peaks

And what is this? That's ricotta cheese. We'll get to that in a minute

Oh, okay. So I'm going to put about three tablespoons of amaretto on here

Yeah, three or four. And what you're going to do with this, y'all, so this can get all the flavor in it

you either let it sit covered in the refrigerator for three hours or even overnight

You can let it go all the way overnight. And if you've got kids at the house..

I love amaretto. I do, too. But if you've got kids at the house..

I don't like the job you've given me. Well, I didn't like any of the jobs you give me

That beat's washing dishes. I promise you that. I don't like this, Jamie

If y'all got kids at the house, substitute, use an extract. Use vanilla or something to give it a flavor

Okay, now I got it going on. You smell that? It smells so good, doesn't it

Yes, I love amaretto. And I'm not too much a kind of alcoholic

Look at this. Why ain't this beating? You have to be patient, Mom

What is that cinnamon fold? We're going to fold it in at the end. Okay

You ready to eat? You keep jumping ahead. Ricotta cheese? Yeah. You know what

I think it's because we don't have much cream. I'm afraid it's going to turn to butter

Let's see. That would be too bad. Okay. All right, so you..

I would beat this a little longer, but it's your show, so we're going to fold half of the whipped cream into here

and see, because this ricotta's kind of firm, so we need to break it down. Okay, Mom, I've got this kind of beat down soft

Why don't we take a break? Let's get our cannolis, and when we come back, we'll start layering it up

Okay, great. And y'all don't go anywhere, because I'm going to get Jamie to tell you

the most romantic story y'all have ever heard. So I'll see you right back here in two minutes

Coming up, y'all, when Jamie shared this story as they were cutting the cake

every man in that room hated my son. And it smells so good

And later, Katie Lee Joel shares the biscotti from her wedding to Billy Joel

Welcome back, everybody. This is such an exciting show, y'all, because it's all about tying the knot

Romance. Romance is in the air, honey. Yeah. You feel it? Oh, I feel it

And Jamie is fixing to share with us the dish that he presented Brooke engagement ring in y So what we got here is the ricotta and the cream

I've got the ricotta, the cream. Now fold in cinnamon. That looks like a teaspoon, son

And those chocolate chips. Chocolate chips. And I'm going to put a couple of... It's like a fourth of a cup

I'm going to put some crushed pistachios in, too. Ooh, that's cinnamon. So talking about romance, I'm going to share a story with y'all

I'd watched my wife walk down the street from the restaurant for months

She was known to all of us at the restaurant as the 5 o'clock girl

5 o'clock girl. Because at 5 o'clock, Jamie disappeared. You knew where I was at 5 o'clock

And it wasn't stalking because I never left the building. I stayed inside and I watched her for a month, y'all

She finally came in the restaurant. Once she was inside, I felt comfortable and introduced myself

Whoa, mama. You been jumping the gun? I'm sorry. I know you're ready to eat, baby

This isn't my recipe, so I really don't know what I'm doing unless you tell me. It's not too late

Okay. Now I can stir all that in. So I walked up and introduced myself, and she told me her name was Brooke Terry

And I was thinking, no, your name is the 5 o'clock girl. So this was in November, so finally in January, I got up the nerve to finally ask her out

And we had a beautiful dinner. Now, I'll tell y'all as I talk, what I'm going to do is layer these

I'm going to start. This is an Italian amaretto cookie that I'm going to layer. I'm going to nip the corner

This is a great trick for the house. Y'all cut a corner out of a bag and use it as a piping bag

And that way you keep the edges clean. Okay, there you go, son. I cut the hole a little big so that the pistachios could

So I took her to the Sapphire Grill, and we had a fantastic dinner

and I don't have to tell y'all how in love with this woman that I was by the time we got done with dinner

So I said I wanted to do something kind of special. So I took her fork and the napkin that she used at dinner and I stuck them inside my jacket

First date, y'all. First date. He said, Mama, I knew that this was going to be my wife

Y'all look how beautiful that is. Oh. So I stuck it inside my coat pocket

Shake it down, son. There you go. I tell all the young kids that I meet to mind your mama

because one day she might write your paycheck. You never know, do you

You never know. So anyway, that just blew my mind that Jamie knew that this was going to be his wife

Well, it was just something special to me. I don't know why I did it, but..

And then it wasn't six months later that I made that special parfait, and I asked Brooke to please be my wife

And Jamie, when it was time to cut the wedding cake at their wedding

he pulled out this fork and this napkin. The napkin girls still had the lipstick on it

from their first date. The fork had been washed. And this is what my wife ate

her first bite of wedding cake off of. Aw, sweet. And can I tell y'all that when Jamie shared this story with Brooke and all of their guests

as they were cutting the cake, every man in that room hated my son

He made them look so bad. Well, why don't we introduce this woman that knocked my son's breath out of him

Five o'clock, girl. It's five o'clock. Come around here, baby

Y'all, isn't she just, she's just beautiful. Inside and out, I have to say

I'm the luckiest guy in the world. I think I'm pretty lucky, too. I think you are, too

You want to taste the popcorn? I would love to. This is my favorite

We'll use our fork. Jamie also just made this for me for my first Mother's Day

so I was surprised again. What do you say, baby? Good, huh

All right, so may I have a bite of y'all's parfait? I'll show you

Here you go, baby. Thank you, Brooke. It's so good with those cookies and the amaretto on the strawberries

Isn't that great? Looking so simple and beautiful, too. This is really a fantastic dessert

Yes, yes, yes. You guys can knock the socks off of your girls

So are y'all having a good time? Yeah! Well, we're just getting started because today is all about tying the knot

so y'all don't go anywhere. A beauty and a cook. Up next, y'all, it's Billy and Katie Lee Joel's

homemade wedding favors, rosemary biscotti. My husband loves it. He's my guinea pig, so he gets to taste everything

We've both gained a couple pounds since this whole thing started. And later, beer-battered asparagus fit for a wedding

Well, my next guest that I want to introduce to y'all is, like, probably the most beautiful bride

And, gosh, y'all are going to be so jealous because guess what else

This girl is one heck of a cook. And she's a southern girl

Come on out, Katie Jones. You're so sweet

You make me blush. That was so an introduction. Look at this

Now, in case y'all didn't recognize the last name, she is married to Billy Joel

And Katie and I could stand up here all day long and talk. I just enjoy your friendship, even though there's a little bit of age difference between us

You know, I just love it. We're like two girlfriends. There you go

And as I was telling y'all, Katie is a fabulous cook, y'all

In fact, she's in the process of writing her first cookbook right now. Yes

And it will be out in about a year. Uh-huh. And you're at home actually testing all the recipes, aren't you

Yeah, I'm testing all these recipes. My husband loves it. He's my guinea pig. So he gets to taste everything

We've both gained a couple pounds since this whole thing started. Well, it all went in the right spots, Katie

Katie is going to prepare us your favorite. Yes. Tell us about it, Katie

This is rosemary biscotti. I call it wedding biscotti because when we got married

I was trying to come up with something to give as a favor. And since I like to cook so much, I wanted to do something with food

And then I found out that at the turn of the century, they used to put rosemary in all of the wedding ceremonies because it symbolizes remembrance And they would put it in the napkins or she put it in her bouquet And I thought wait a second couldn I do something with food and rosemary and then give it as my favor

So we made rosemary biscotti and we put it in tins and we gave everybody a recipe card

And that way they could take it home and enjoy it. Biscotti keeps for about two weeks

So, you know, they could enjoy it and think about the wedding for a few weeks and then have the recipe

And several of my girlfriends tell me they still make the biscotti all the time

And everybody has a 10. Katie has seen that every one of y'all have a 10 of these rosemary biscottis

Stretch your stuff, baby. Stretch your stuff. Make all these men jealous

A beauty and a cook. I'm going to be blushing through this whole thing

So right here we have butter and sugar that's already started creaming together

You let your butter be at room temperature. It's a stick of butter and three quarters of a cup of sugar

And that's all nice and creamed. Why don't you beat it a little bit longer? Okie doke. And I'll switch places with you

I'll do whatever you tell me. And over here is the flour. And I've got baking soda

So that's all-purpose flour. All-purpose flour. It's three and a half cups

Added a little baking soda, little salt. And then of course the key ingredient, which is this two and a half tablespoons of rosemary

And it smells so good. It's fresh rosemary, but you can use dried. I just like the taste of fresh herbs

I think they make everything a little bit better. I even like to cut fresh herbs and put them in my flour arrangements at home

And it just adds so much scent, especially in your kitchen. So I've got this mixed up and you've got that nice and beat

Let's add some eggs. You put them in one at a time. Okie doke, I can do that

I think you've got some practice. I've done it once or twice, but watch me drop all of them in at one time, though

Just as I'm about to brag. You're doing a good job. This is looking good

Butter, sugar, and eggs. Doesn't get any better. Doesn't get any better

You know, I've never made biscotti. You haven't? I have never made it. Oh, my gosh, it's so easy

That's one of the things I like about it, because you can't really overcook it, you know. Yeah

You can leave it in there too long, and it doesn't really matter. But it's supposed to be hard and crunchy

Hard and crunchy. Biscotti means twice baked in Italian. But with my recipe, I actually bake it three times

So what would we call it then? Trascotti, I guess. Trascotti. I guess

And let me put in the vanilla. Okay. Now what is this you've got here

They're savory sweet biscotti. We've got the savory rosemary and the sweet currants

Good. All right. That looks good to me. Let's mix in the dry ingredients

All right. You want me to cut this off? Yeah. And are you going to mix that all at one time or slowly

No, slowly and. Yeah, and you don't want to overmix it. That's important. Paula, what did you have for favors at your wedding

I don't know. I was so excited. I might not have had favors

I don't know. You don't remember? You know, I got married on TV, so I just don't know

Well, you could go back and watch and figure it out. Yes, I could. I met Paula

I, you know, watch her religiously. My husband and I love her. Every Saturday morning we watch her on Food Network

And we both wanted to meet her so bad. We planned a trip to Savannah just to eat at Lady and Sons

And we called ahead, you know, to try and get a table. And Paula's assistant called back and said, Paula wants you all to come to her house

And I thought, we're going to Paula's house. We were both so nervous

She was filming her home cooking show. And we went in there and we were both kind of like not knowing what to expect

And she just welcomed us with open arms, and I felt like that I knew you forever

I mean, it was like we had known each other forever. It was like, you know, we picked right up. We had known each other always

Listen to this now. My husband, Michael, is so funny. He is so funny, y'all

And when he met them, and we had such a wonderful time with them, and they left

Michael said, you know, Bill and I have a lot in common. They do

I said, oh, well, please enlighten me. He said, well, we both like Southern chicks

We are both captains because Bill, you know, Bill's his own boats

Yeah, he's a boat designer. And Michael said, and to top it off, we both play a musical instrument

Now, what does Michael play? I didn't know that. Bill plays the piano and Michael plays the radio

No! We got flying biscotti. That's the way you clean your beaders, y'all

Listen, y'all stick around. I've got a surprise for Katie. And she doesn't know what it is

So we'll see y'all back here in a couple of minutes. Up next

You like it? I don't know. I've got crumbs all over my mouth

And later, potato chips, caviar, and a glamorous cocktail. Welcome back, everybody

This is the Tavernaut Show, and I'm here with my friend Katie Joel

We're fixing to make her biscotti. So let's finish up the biscotti

Okay. Because I've got a surprise waiting on your girlfriend. I love surprises. I do, too

All right, let's mix in these currants. Just fold them in with that. Okay. Get them all nice and mixed in

That's some stiff batter, honey. It is. And you know what the great thing about this batter is

You can substitute anything. You don't have to put the rosemary and the currants

You could put almonds. You could put apricots. Yes. Put anything in there

It all works. Just pick and match your favorite flavors. Yes. All right, there we go

Once you've got the base. Are we going to do this out on the counter? We've got two logs

So we're each going to do this. I'm going to roll it out here and put some flour down so we don't get all sticky

Okie doke. Now we're going to get our hands dirty Paula. Okie doke, I love that

Let's see, oh this is heavy. I know it, here I'll hold

You hold. I gotta use my muscles. Here we go. Alright, put a little more flour on it. Okay

And I'm going to cut this dough in half. Okay. And each of us

That is beautiful dough y'all. Now that was... Smell it. Smell it

It is. Doesn't it smell good? Oh my gosh. I think it kind of smells like Christmas

You know, it does. You know? It's the rosemary and the... The rosemary

And the currants, it just... Mm-hmm. Now make it into a log. Okay

You want it to be about two inches by 12 inches, but it doesn't really matter

I kind of square off the ends. Okay. So that it's uniform and shaped

That way it all bakes evenly. Yes. You know, Paula, I learned to cook from my grandma

That's how I learned Southern cooking. Did you? And you are from

I'm from West Virginia. West Virginia. Yes. And my grandma is such a good cook

Well, Billy was very, very smart to go out there and get. Yes, he is very lucky

And I remind him every day. You know Bill was a little confused about Southern food when we got together He didn really know all of the things that we like to eat And you know chicken and dumplings is one of my favorite foods I grew up on that So do you know what he thought chicken and dumplings were

What? He thought they were Chinese food. He thought that they were like the dumplings you order when you go to a Chinese restaurant

So, when I said, honey, we're having chicken and dumplings, and I present to him our southern chicken and dumplings

he was very confused, but he liked them. I know he loved them, didn't he? He loved them

I know he did. All right, let's put these on the baking sheet. Okay. This is beautiful, y'all

And these are going to go into a preheated 350-degree oven. Uh-huh

And they cook for about 20 to 25 minutes. Gosh, not long

Not long, but then you're going to get them out and cook them again. Oh, okay. Well, listen, we've got some biscotti that's ready, right

Yes, we do. Let's take it out for the first time. Okay, let's take that out. Here we go

This is what it looks like after its first baking. Uh-huh. And it's hot. Gosh, do y'all smell the rosemary? Can you smell it from here? Can you smell it

Okay, now, Paula, we're going to slice these on the diagonal. Okay. So you show them how you like

to cut it. Just like that. Okay. About a half inch thick. Yes. And then let's put them right

back on this baking sheet. You can be doing that. Okay. Okay, baby, put that sheet right there. Let's

put this right here, and then just line them up on there. And how about this end piece

I've never seen an end piece. Let's save that. We'll eat that. Okay, that sounds good to

me. We'll give all the pretty ones away. I always like the end piece. That's what I save for myself. You know, I love the end

pieces of bread, too. Of bread. I love it. Yes. I call it the heel

I love the heel. The heel, yes. Okay. Alright, there we go. So we got all these

on here. Now what I'm going to do is put these back in the oven, and they're going to cook

for about seven or eight minutes until they start to brown. I'm going to take them out, flip them over, and do the same thing again

Okay. And then you let them cool completely before you pack them up. Very important. Okay

So that's where you do it three times rather than two. Now, you know what you could do if you want to do a time saver

Set them on their sides like this. That's brilliant. And then you only have to bake them once

That's a great idea. Because both sides gets it. Gosh, that's a great idea

Just a little tip. All right. So we're going to put these back in a 350 degree oven

And I've got some in here that I've already baked. Here we go

You know, these are beautiful. They look store-bought, don't they? They do

I mean, they look like they were bought from a bakery. Thank you. Now these are so good

Dunk them in your coffee. Dunk them in your tea. I love to have them in the afternoon

Mmm. You like it? Mmm. Mmm. Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm

The wedding dressing. Now I've got crumbs all over my mouth. I am so impressed

You amaze me every time I'm with you. Thank you. Well, listen, I've got a surprise for you

No, no, what's a surprise? Well, I heard about y'all's wedding cake

Mm-hmm. I heard it was magnificent. Oh, gosh, it was beautiful. Tell me who made that cake

Her name is Sylvia Weinstock. She's a very famous cake maker in New York

My favorite part of planning my wedding was my cake, obviously. It was the first thing I did as soon as I got engaged was pick my cake maker

But we went in and she had me taste all these different ones. It was so good

But I am such a chocoholic that I just felt like if I was spending that much money on a cake, I wanted it to be my favorite

So I had a chocolate cake. It was iced with chocolate icing and everything. So it was delicious

And we had a Tuscan-themed wedding, so she had all of this beautiful marzipan fruit on it and flowers

It was just stunning. Well, guess what, Katie? Guess what? Sylvia reproduced your wedding cake for you, shipped it here today for us to give to you

All the way from New York to here? All the way from New York, honey. So would you like to see your wedding cake

I would love to see my wedding cake. Bring that cake on out. Oh, my God

Oh. That is so beautiful. It looks just like it

Look, she's truly an artist. Truly is a masterpiece. That's amazing. Thank you so much

Thank you. You're so welcome, darling. I love it. You're so welcome. Thank you

I've had such a good time. I'm so crazy about the two of y'all, and I swear it makes me want to get a divorce so I can get married again

Just renew your vows, Paula. Don't get a divorce. You know, that's a great idea, Katie

Hey, y'all, come on out. We've got cake for everybody. Woo! Come on out, guys

It ain't over yet. We're having such a great time here today

So we'll see y'all back in just a minute. We've got another great guest. Up next, the perfect marriage, y'all, beer and asparagus

Oh, look how beautiful, y'all. And later, it's an anniversary wish come true

So welcome back, everybody

For those out there that maybe have just tuned in, let's tell them what we're doing. Today is all about weddings, y'all

Well, my next guest is the wedding planner, party planner to the stars

He is the author of four best-selling books, and he's going to show us how to make his favorite wedding hors d'oeuvres

So would y'all put your hands together and give a warm, warm welcome to David Tatara, please

David, come on out. It's so good to be here. This is such an honor to have David

You know, if you don't have a budget. But you know what, David

I bet you can plan a party even for those of us that might have a little budget

I can. Can you do that? Absolutely. As a matter of fact, you and I have something in common

What is that? Well, everyone knows that Paul loves fried foods. Yes. So we're going to do a little bit of fried food or gerbs

But, you know, if you're on a budget, here's an idea if you are, not that you're going to get remarried again, but

Who knows? zucchini flower bouquet for my bride to be on TV

No. A little different. This is beautiful. Thank you. Thank you, David

And this is squash. It's kale. It's zucchini blooms. Zucchini blooms. And, you know

if the wedding's not going so good and you get a little hungry, you can just nibble on your bouquet. Just eat your bouquet

You know, I happen to know, y'all, these are wonderful deep fried. I know. They truly are

You see? Well, I tell you what. Yes. Let's get back here and get to cooking. Absolutely

And listen. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, David. Yeah, tell me. No, you tell me

Okay, what do you want to know, hon? You tell me. So let me tell y'all, like, probably the biggest function you've ever done was maybe Star Jones' wedding

I did. I did Star's wedding. Now, listen, listen, listen now. I read

Yes, tell me. I read that her wedding was $2 million. It was

A little bit more? Are you kidding? It was a big wedding

Can you imagine $2 million for a wedding? Yeah. Oh my goodness

It was crazy. But it was great. Unbelievable. Well, let's get started

I can't wait for you to show us something. Absolutely, I want to help

Now, what are we preparing? We're going to do a beer batter asparagus. Oh gosh, I love it

And this is actually from my wedding. Is it? Yes, it was from my wedding because you'll appreciate this

By the way, I put a cup of flour in and I'm going to put a cup of beer in here

Yes. And we're going to mix this up with some salt. Can I get some lemon zest from you right here

Sure. How much do you need? Just a couple of shavings, just a little bit for flavor. The reason why this was from my wedding, I want to share with you sort of the theme that was going on

Yes. We had two sets of families from two different parts of the country

One was from the south of Texas, of course, loves fried foods. and I'm from New York

So night one was the rehearsal dinner. That's perfect, by the way. We're going to mix all the ingredients together now to make the batter

A little bit more beer? Yeah, just give me a little bit more. Okay, Dad. Whoops. Woo, baby

Woo! Wait a minute. We're going to have our own wedding over here, our own party

We're going to put some of the asparagus in here. We have to put the batter all over the asparagus, and we're going to dip it into, of course, the oil

Anyway, so back to the story. We had two different families from two different parts of the country, Texas and New York

So all the fried foods, we had a Tex-Mex barbecue rehearsal dinner up in a beautiful pavilion

And we asked all the guests to come country attire. And we had a table set up like a black tie formal event

So it was that sort of unexpected. How wonderful. The two things mixed. I love the surprise that you get when you see like a very casual look thrown in with like diamonds

Like I love diamonds and blue jeans together. I love it. I just love that look

That was the same concept that we did. So this beer batter asparagus was sort of like a perfect hors d'oeuvre

And you want to also, if you want to do this at home, by the way, and you want to create your own wedding in your own backyard

and you don't want to spend too much time, everything I'm going to show you is just simple things that you can actually do

Now, Ma'Pol, your starting thing is the dipping sauce. I'm going to make a dipping sauce. Yes

And I see that you've got me mayonnaise right here. Yes, I have your mayo there for you

And is that lemon juice? A little bit of lemon juice. Okay. All right

And you're going to have also salt. Some lemon zest. Lemon zest and rosemary and thyme because this is our herb dipping salt

Well, honey, I don't see the salt. Now, where's the salt? I'm going to have some of it here

Okay. And while you're doing that, I'm going to put this into the vegetable oil

We're going to deep fry those for about five minutes. All right

And what is this? And that's thyme. No, this is rosemary. Then the other one was thyme. Okay

The other one was thyme. And thyme. By the way, you can use any herb that you'd like

But rosemary and thyme By the way you could do lavender It would be fabulous Lavender would be fabulous Basil would be fabulous I bet even tarragon You know I just speaking of fried food

I just had my birthday party in Italy. And one of the caterers, what they did for me was..

What birthday was it? The big one. Yeah. You and I are about the same age

Yeah. Jamie and I are actually twin brother and sister. So you had..

I had it in Tuscany, and they created this simple, simple herd'oeuvre, fried sage

It was unbelievable. You know, I have had fried herbs before, and they're wonderful

Oh, it melted in your mouth, and it was just sort of... I don't know that I've had sage before

It was amazing. So we're going to let that sit for about five minutes

and let's actually bring out a done version. How's that? Okay, that sounds great

Is that all right with you? Yes. Try this here. Oh, look how beautiful, y'all

You're garnishing any hors d'oeuvre plate is so important, and these would be the flowers that I would use for the party

You want to taste a little bit of it? Yes, I do. Look at this, how beautiful. Try it for me

Look at that. It's out of this world

Would y'all like to taste some? Yeah! Bring our friends back some

Ooh, look out here. It's just fabulous

Asparagus on the house, y'all. And don't go anywhere, because when we come back

David's going to dish some more dirt. Promise. And something else good to eat

So we'll see y'all back in a minute. Yum, yum. Up next

It's called a startini because why? For whose wedding? Startini. Exactly. Welcome back, everybody

We're having the best time here today. It's all about tying the knot

And I'm here with, like, the best not-tire in America. Y'all, I'm here with David Tatarra

He's going to share with us in our next recipe. This can be a little on the pricey side, can't it

It could be, but it's basically creme fraiche and caviar on potato chips

Now, we've already sliced the potatoes really thin. All right, now, so I've got olive oil here with fresh herbs

With rosemary, some salt and pepper, again, any herb that you'd like. We're just gonna coat the potatoes

Just brush the potatoes. That's right. We gonna put this into the oven at 375 for about 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown And they harden up They are They get enough body in them that they can hold the creme fraiche Exactly

And let me just take out the ones that are completed here. Okay. Oh, those look delicious

We want to make sure, Paul, that they actually do cool down completely

Yes. And look how crisp. That olive oil in them, y'all, just made them, like, real, real crisp

All right, now talk to me about caviar. What do you recommend

You know, I honestly, doing a wedding and using caviar, you want to use basically something that's inexpensive

When you've got an abundance of guests, it's about the presentation and the simplicity of the budget

So we're using a very inexpensive caviar. Like how much? How inexpensive

You know, you can use something that's about $250, no. $60, yes

I mean, those are the numbers that we want to be looking at. Because it goes a long way. It does go a long way, which is why I want you to just put a dollop of the caviar on top of a little dollop of creme fraiche

Okay. Now we're going to actually put a little bit of the caviar on top

A little touch, a little dollop of caviar. See, that's plenty. So here's a done version

And, you know, this is my fancy chip and dip at a wedding

Yes, it is. Well, with the fancy chip and dip, I have to just, you know, I have to show you how to make a fabulous drink

Okay? May I? I'm going to trade places with you. Okay. Let's trade. A little dance. May I taste this

Absolutely. I would love you to try that. While you're making the drink. Now, this drink

Tell me the name of this drink. Well, I do make a specialty drink for every bride and groom that I create a wedding for

This is called the Startini because why? For whose wedding? Star Jones. Exactly

Now, I want some dirt. All right. What do you want to know? Let's see. I can tell you a quick story

I can tell you a crazy story. How is that? This is so good, y'all, because the caviar is salty and with the creme fraiche

It's a great sort of blend in your mouth. It's fabulous. Again, it's simple, which is wonderful

Y'all have to do this at your next party. So I'll give you a quick dirt on this party, real quick

The thing on this wedding was we had 57 people in the bridal party. 57 people in the bridal party

You talking about up there where you get married? 57 people walking down that aisle

It was insane. But here was the thing. Mr. Wedding Planner, Mr. In-Control-Of-Everything

I forgot to check and see where Patti LaBelle was. She was the main singer with the 60-piece gospel choir

No. I couldn't find her. The ceremony started. I'm in complete panic

She's stuck in the traffic on the streets, found Patti, switched the whole time frame of the ceremony as it was happening

Star and Elle, to this day, never knew that I flipped the whole ceremony around

and found time to get Patti on the altar. Well, they know now. Well, they know now. Well, so we've got ice in the shaker

We're going to put two ounces of vodka. And we're going to put two ounces of a poma pomegranate liqueur

A poma poma? Yeah poma poma It actually poma liqueur which is fantastic We have two ounces in there you want to try it you can actually drink it just as is how is it sweet right oh it very sweet y

that's why we have it with the two ounces of vodka all right we're gonna wet it i like to use a couple things we can use lemon juice

and actually moisten the rim. We can use triple sec. We're going to put this, if you can catch this

we're going to actually... You're rolling it in a beautiful golden sugar

It's actually two colors I'm using to combine together. But it's beautiful. So there's our done version

Jewelry, you know? There we go. Now, may I have you do the honors

Yes, absolutely. While you're doing that, you're going to leave a little bit of room because we're going to put a splash of champagne

There you go. Perfection. and a splash of champagne. This is a startini

Oh, it's beautiful. Now, what are you going to garnish it with? Well, a little bit more bling-bling for you

No. Not that you don't have enough on already. Oh, my goodness. May I

Yes, please. That's very good, David. The sugar

That's very, very good. And I love the jewels. Yes, yes, yes

Thanks, David. But before we say goodbye today, I've got an anniversary surprise for somebody in our audience

Kristen James. Where are you, darling? Hello, Kristen

I know that today is a very, very special day for you. Yes, my anniversary

It's her anniversary, y'all. And I also happen to know that her husband is in Iraq

Yes. But you know what? We've been chatting. Oh, no. And he wants to deliver you a special anniversary message

Hey, Kristen. Happy anniversary. Surprise. I want to tell you I love you very much

The last seven years of my life have been the most phenomenal seven years

You and I have a wonderful day. God has blessed us by putting us together

and I thank God every day for you every day that I'm here

that I'm gone you're constantly at the top of my mind I miss you, I love you

and again, happy anniversary Thank you Kristen, will he be here for the birth of the baby

Yes, he should be Good Listen, y'all We gotta say goodbye now

I hope that y'all have had a good time Being with my friends and myself today

And until the next party We send you love and best dishes