Bobby Flay tells Ina Garten his first show was ‘so bad it was good’ (exclusive)

Ina Garten rolls out the red carpet for another season of Be my guest with Ina Gartenand PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the Season 5 premiere.

For the season opener on 29 September Barefoot Contessa Star invites celebrity chef Bobby Flay, a colleague from the Food Network, to her home in East Hampton, NY

“My friend Bobby Flay spends the whole day with me, which is so great,” Garten begins, smiling at Flay across the table. “I don’t really have to introduce him, because everyone knows who he is.”

In the clip, Garten asks him about Grilling & ChillingFlay’s very first Food Network series, which premiered in 1996. As soon as Garten says the title of the show, Flay immediately closes his eyes and shakes his head.

“They were wearing sunglasses and Bermuda shorts,” she adds, causing Flay to put his head in his hands.

“I’m so sorry for you,” he says jokingly.

Garten replies with a big grin: “Oh, I thought it was great!”

Flay pulls himself together and tells Garten that he will give her some background information on the show.

“I know when the show was filmed because my daughter Sophie, who is 27, was ten days old at the time,” explains the father of one. He recalls how the show was filmed in the backyard of the Home Shopping Network: “We filmed 42 shows in seven days.”

“That’s crazy,” Garten replies with an astonished look.

Flay continues to provide more context on the show, explaining that he is the “city guy” and Jack McDavid is the “country guy.” On the show, the co-hosts demonstrated various grilling recipes for both a propane and charcoal grill.

“Before you got there, there was no editing,” he says, pointing out that Garten’s first Food Network series Barefoot Contessa, which began in 2002, was filmed differently.

Flay’s current style of filming was shaped by shooting a show in such a way that it could be broadcast without editing, he says. “That’s why I shoot so quickly these days. I learned how to do it that way,” he explains.

Garten asks, “Were you terrified?” Flay recalls, “I had a panic attack the night before we started shooting.”

Despite his initial self-ironic reaction to Garten’s mention Grilling & ChillingFlay remembers the show fondly. “It was really bad television,” he says bluntly. “But I really think it was so bad it was good.”

Of course, the celebrity chefs are not only speak When it comes to food, they also do a bit of cooking. Garten shares her recipes for cherry pistachio biscotti and Irish coffee affogato, which the two enjoy while talking about their careers and friendship. Plus, Flay teaches Garten how to make his favorite pasta dish: fettuccine with anchovy butter and chives.

The latest episodes of Garten’s show mirror the format of previous seasons. The six-part series brings foodies and celebrities to Garten’s stunning home for food and chat. In addition to Flay, guests include Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Stephen Colbert and his wife Evie McGee-Colbert, Wendell Pierce, Ann Patchett and Eric Ripert.

Be my guest with Ina Garten Premiers Sunday, September 29 at 12pm ET/PT on Food Network.