TODAY (Aug. 23rd 2010)
Blake Shelton co-hosts TODAY
Today's Talk: Shelton's music, personal life and current events discussed
HODA KOTB, co-host: Now I want you guys to know, if you don't know Blake Shelton, he's got a bunch of great songs. One of them you may know. I think we have the video for this. It's "Hillbilly Bone." So I just want, for people who don't know...
BLAKE SHELTON co-host: You're boning on that song.
KOTB: Let's go. Let's hear a little.
(Audio clip from "Hillbilly Bone")
KOTB: Is that Trace?
SHELTON: Trace is right here.
KOTB: We had Trace--we had Trace Adkins on with us. All right, here we go, we got to hear them together. Here we go. A little bit, a little bit. Go.
(Audio clip from "Hillbilly Bone")
KOTB: I don't know how to do that. All right, so now you know what he sings. And here--I got to be honest, you guys, I was a little nervous because I tweeted that you were going to be on with me.
SHELTON: Yeah.
KOTB: Do you know what people said?
SHELTON: What?
KOTB: They kept saying...
SHELTON: Language...
KOTB: ...`I hope you have a five-second delay.'
SHELTON: Mm-hmm.
KOTB: `Be very careful'...
SHELTON: Why would they say something like that?
SHELTON: ...`of the goof ball.'
SHELTON: Goof ball?
KOTB: That's what they're saying. He's such good eye candy.
SHELTON: I'm blocking that person.
KOTB: OK, he wrote that.
SHELTON: Eye candy?
KOTB: You're eye candy.
SHELTON: Bless his heart, actually.
KOTB: `Why no Jason Aldean? You missed the boat.' Oh. You know, anyway...
SHELTON: Oh, no. Gosh.
KOTB: All right, so tell us about you, mister, Mr. Newly Engaged.
SHELTON: Newly engaged.
KOTB: To Miranda Lambert. Yes.
SHELTON: Mm-hmm. to Miranda, which, you know, is awesome.
KOTB: Yeah. Yeah, is it?
SHELTON: Yeah. But we're not getting married until sometime next year probably...
KOTB: Really?
SHELTON: ...so she has plenty of time to back out or whatever.
KOTB: She's not backing out. I love the pictures of you guys. Very cute. And she also tweeted this morning, which I thought was sweet. I said, `Look how sweet, his fiancee is tweeting.'
SHELTON: Did she really?
KOTB: This is what she tweeted last night. Your fiancee said...
SHELTON: Oh, yeah, this morning. Exactly.
KOTB: This morning. she wrote, "tune in and watch the train wreck." That's what she said about you. What is--tell us about you. What's the story here?
SHELTON: Well, I'm not a--look at me.
KOTB: I'm looking.
SHELTON: I'm sitting here, I don't even know what the hell I'm supposed to be doing. I'm tuning my guitar, the next thing you know `Hey, we're live.'
KOTB: Yeah...
SHELTON: I was about to eat some gummy bears. I'm embarrassed. I brought my gummy bears up here.
KOTB: Those are one of the...
SHELTON: I was looking at my phone.
KOTB: Yeah, those are your favorite things?
SHELTON: I guess so.
KOTB: All right.
SHELTON: No, my favorite--I did bring my favorite thing.
KOTB: What is your favorite thing?
SHELTON: Salt.
KOTB: Why? Salt?
SHELTON: Salt is--I mean, it's--you put it...
KOTB: It just is?
SHELTON: You use it for everything, don't you?
KOTB: Mm-hmm. I do.
SHELTON: Don't you?
KOTB: I enjoy it.
SHELTON: Do you put it on your margarita?
KOTB: Yes.
SHELTON: Do you drink a margarita?
KOTB: I do drink a margarita.
SHELTON: With salt.
KOTB: Yes, I like salt.
SHELTON: You put it on your fries.
KOTB: Yes.
SHELTON: It's on chips.
KOTB: Yeah.
SHELTON: You put it in Corona, you sweat it.
KOTB: It's your favorite thing?
SHELTON: It's very--well, it's, you know...
KOTB: All right.
SHELTON: ...it's a big deal.
KOTB: OK. And I see we have your favorite drink. So we want you to feel at home, so we brought you a--it's a Bacardi and Coke, is that what it is?
SHELTON: Is that what this is?
KOTB: A rum and Coke? Is that what it is?
Offscreen Voice: Yeah.
SHELTON: This is the greatest show ever.
KOTB: You see what happens.
SHELTON: Stop talking. Interview somebody.
KOTB: I know. All right.
SHELTON: Mm. (Coughs)
KOTB: How is that? Is that nice?
SHELTON: Yeah.
KOTB: Do you see how we roll over here?
SHELTON: Mm-hmm. I do.
KOTB: OK. And you tweeted this morning, too.
SHELTON: Wait.
KOTB: You are not putting salt...
SHELTON: Mm-hmm.
KOTB: All right, now you tweeted this morning, too. Do you know that, that we have it? All right, we're going to have to show it it you. This is what he tweeted. I'm not kidding. "(Censored by station)!!! Son of...(censored by station). All right, just getting 'em out." OK, so you were worried that this was going to come out on the air?
SHELTON: Man, I'm a country--how many times do I got to...
KOTB: Tell me.
SHELTON: I'm drinking on national television...
KOTB: Yes.
SHELTON: ...first thing in the morning. I'm not going to get this job. I know that.
KOTB: You...
SHELTON: So I'm just doing my best not to cuss or have any wardrobe malfunctions...
KOTB: Malfunctions.
SHELTON: ...and crap like that on national television.
KOTB: You...
SHELTON: This is--I want--I'm in people's living room right now.
KOTB: You are.
SHELTON: And I shouldn't be.
KOTB: Yes, you should be very--all right, OK. Did you have a nice weekend, by the way?
SHELTON: I did. We played in--God--Alabama.
KOTB: Yeah.
SHELTON: And then we played in Ohio, Dayton, Ohio.
KOTB: Did you? Did you?
SHELTON: Which was fun.
KOTB: That sounds sweet.
SHELTON: People love you there. People love you there.
KOTB: They do? Did they tell you, you were co-hosting?
KOTB: People love you right here.
KOTB: You do?
SHELTON: Mm-hmm.
KOTB: Aren't you sweet?
SHELTON: Yeah.
KOTB: You got a lot--we got a lot of eye candy tweets about you, too, by the way. A lot of eye candy tweets.
SHELTON: A lot of people don't have very good taste.
KOTB: Stop. All right, so this weekend, by the way, I just--I went out of town this weekend and hit a beach with a couple of friends. So I just want to show a couple of quick pics and give...
SHELTON: Yes.
KOTB: ...a big shout-out to Grace Bay. It's this really cool resort that we went to in Turks and Caicos, and that's what...
SHELTON: Now are you in these pictures?
KOTB: This is a postcard. This one I took. And then we're in a couple of other--me and a group of friends went.
SHELTON: Yeah.
KOTB: That's us. And we were there and it was a complete and total blast. All right.
SHELTON: Yeah.
KOTB: All right, yeah, it's a beautiful beach.
SHELTON: You all look wasted in that picture right there.
KOTB: We probably were. That's what we do.
All right, so, by the way, your girl Betty White...
SHELTON: Mm-hmm.
KOTB: ...won an Emmy.
SHELTON: But I'm a fan of all "The Golden Girls," but she, for some reason, she over the years is like everybody just loves her.
KOTB: What do you think? Why do you think that is?
SHELTON: I don't know. She's just so innocent, but then she's not.
KOTB: Yeah. Yeah? She's not. She can be nasty, can't she?
SHELTON: Right, right. Without meaning to be.
KOTB: Right, but...
SHELTON: Or makes you think she's not meaning to be.
KOTB: Now I can't believe that you really do love "The Golden Girls." And you--I have a little trivia question.
SHELTON: Why?
KOTB: Because--I don't know.
SHELTON: That is the ultimate sarcasm.
KOTB: Why?
SHELTON: "The Golden Girls"?
KOTB: Yeah.
SHELTON: Oh, my gosh. Bea Arthur was the most sarcastic--she was my hero.
KOTB: Was she?
SHELTON: Yes.
KOTB: All right, let's see if you know the answers to these. Who's the oldest actress of the "Golden Girls"?
SHELTON: It wasn't Estelle.
KOTB: No, because you thought it might have been.
SHELTON: So it must have been Bea Arthur.
(Buzzer)
KOTB: Betty White. You're wrong. OK? Name all the characters first and last names.
SHELTON: The characters.
KOTB: Go, yeah.
SHELTON: It would be Dorothy--I don't know any of their last names.
KOTB: Yeah. OK.
SHELTON: Blanche, Sophia and what was Betty White's name? Rose.
KOTB: Yes.
SHELTON: Yeah.
KOTB: All right. Complete the lyrics to the theme song, "Thank You For Being a Friend."
SHELTON: (Singing) "Thank you for being a friend."
KOTB: Go.
SHELTON: (Singing) "Travel down the road and back again."
KOTB: Go.
SHELTON: (Singing) "Your heart is true, you're a pal and a confidant."
KOTB: (Singing) "And a confidant."
SHELTON: It's too high. It's sounds like crap.
KOTB: That was good.
(Bell)
SHELTON: Are you ever going to interview anybody?
KOTB: We're going to do that in a minute. OK, so you brought your guitar for a reason. He, by the way, Blake was asking me if he had to read anything on the teleprompter, and the answer is no.
SHELTON: No.
KOTB: All right, so what are you going to play? You have your guitar here.
SHELTON: Do you want me to play you a song?
KOTB: I'd love a song.
SHELTON: Really? Awesome because I just happen to have it right here in my lap.
KOTB: You do?
SHELTON: And I think it's in tune and everything.
KOTB: Go, let's hear what we got.
SHELTON: No, this is a song that's on my new record that I wanted you to hear, especially after I saw those pictures of you at the beach. Ready?
KOTB: Go.
(Shelton sings and play guitar)
SHELTON: You're going to make me cry.
KOTB: You're going to make me cry, too.
(Shelton continues to sing and play guitar)
KOTB: Oh, that's good. Keep going.
(Shelton continues to sing and play guitar)
SHELTON: This is getting kind of awkward.
KOTB: I love it. Go. Go.
(Shelton continues to sing and play guitar)
KOTB: Is this a new song?
SHELTON: Uh-huh.
KOTB: I'm downloading it right now.
(Shelton continues to sing and play guitar)
KOTB: Come on, it's so good.
(Shelton continues to sing and play guitar)
KOTB: Ah, I love it.
SHELTON: Thank you.
KOTB: Perfect.
SHELTON: Thank you very much.
KOTB: All right, what's the name of the song?
SHELTON: "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking."
KOTB: "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking." That's a download. You got to download that one because you've already had--you have two songs that are number one in the last month, which is I think a record...
SHELTON: Oh-ho!
KOTB: ...a record-breaker for anyone in country music.
SHELTON: In the last year--in the last year.
KOTB: In the last year?
SHELTON: Yeah.
KOTB: You're hot, baby. You're hot.
SHELTON: Thank you.
KOTB: All right, so we're going to go and check in with Sara. No, we're not?
SARA HAINES reporting:
We actually brought a crazy fan right off the plaza that would like to ask a question.
KOTB: Greg Grunberg.
Mr. GREG GRUNBERG: I'm very excited. I'm very excited. Blake, I was going to ask the same question, but Paula has this question. Please say yes. Do you have any brothers?
SHELTON: No sir.
HAINES: That was actually his question.
SHELTON: But during that question I caught myself looking at Hoda's legs. But that's beside the point, but I did, seriously.
KOTB: All right. Coming up, he will be our hero. Actor Greg Grunberg's going to tell us about his new Lifetime movie, "Bond of Silence" Right after this.
Interview: Greg Grunberg discusses his new Lifetime movie, "Bond of Silence," and other interests
HODA KOTB, co-host: Hm, premiering tonight on Lifetime, "Bond of Silence" tells the real-life story of a a man who was mysteriously murdered while trying to quell a wild teenage house party on New Year's Eve.
Mr. GREG GRUNBERG: Way to bring the show down.
KOTB: Well, we were so up.
Mr. GRUNBERG: I mean, you guys were like hey!
BLAKE SHELTON, co-host:
That's really funny. That was a funny stuff right there.
KOTB: Well listen, "Heroes" alum Greg Grunberg is you're playing one of the title roles in that flick.
Mr. GRUNBERG: Yes, I play Detective Paul Jackson, who is sort of an amalgamation of like five different detectives. It's a true story. It was a New Year's party that got out of control, and the husband from across the street--they were playing charades, you know, an adult party...
KOTB: Yeah.
Mr. GRUNBERG: ...walked across and before he knew it he got kicked in the head four times and died, and the community just absolutely bonded together and said--parents included--said, you know, `We're not going to talk about this. The kids are going to be quiet, don't rat anybody out.' And for over a year, Kate--this woman, Katie, was frustrated...
KOTB: Yeah.
Mr. GRUNBERG: ...and she was, you know, obviously very frustrated.
KOTB: Yeah.
Mr. GRUNBERG: And Kim Raver plays that just so beautifully.
KOTB: I love her.
Mr. GRUNBERG: Yeah.
KOTB: I love--Kim's great. Remember he was in "Heroes," and "Heroes" got canceled.
SHELTON: I do.
KOTB: That was so...
Mr. GRUNBERG: Thanks, Hoda.
KOTB: No, it was a bummer. We loved "Heroes."
SHELTON: Yeah, hey, man.
Mr. GRUNBERG: Awesome.
KOTB: No, we loved--we loved, loved, loved "Heroes."
Mr. GRUNBERG: Number one album, canceled actor. Right. Good, just get it into perspective. I just want to...
KOTB: Stop. No, we're kidding. But, so I know this project is a big deal, this Lifetime movie.
Mr. GRUNBERG: Yes.
KOTB: I know you have some other stuff coming as well.
SHELTON: Yes! That's what I want to hear about.
Mr. GRUNBERG: Tomorrow. You're excited.
SHELTON: Yes.
KOTB: What?
Mr. GRUNBERG: I wrote and produced and starred in a movie called "Group Sex."
SHELTON: Yeah.
Mr. GRUNBERG: I think Blake's very excited about that.
KOTB: What are you talk...
SHELTON: That's a new movie he's got coming out.
KOTB: You're getting married, OK?
SHELTON: No, I can watch movies.
KOTB: All right, OK. So tell us--tell us...
SHELTON: Certain channels. Certain pay channels.
KOTB: ...about "Group Sex."
Mr. GRUNBERG: Well "Group Sex" it's a romantic comedy set in the world of a sexaholic recovery group. Tom Arnold, Henry Winkler, Lisa Lampanelli, me, Odette Yustman.
KOTB: Ooh.
Mr. GRUNBERG: It's really funny. It's on--it's at buy.com and Netflix and Amazon. It's out there. And then it'll be on Showtime and all these other things, so.
KOTB: You got a lot happening.
SHELTON: Mm.
Mr. GRUNBERG: Yeah.
KOTB: Look at his hair. Look at. Look.
Mr. GRUNBERG: Look at that.
KOTB: Remember what you were asking about his hair?
SHELTON: I was making--I was hoping he'd get it and use a flatirons or something like that.
Mr. GRUNBERG: I didn't use flatiron, but it's sort of got...
SHELTON: How do you get--is that a cowlick or how do you do that?
Mr. GRUNBERG: A cow does lick it in the morning to get it like that.
SHELTON: It's awesome, it's cute.
KOTB: It is adorable.
Mr. GRUNBERG: A little Pee Wee Herman-ish, isn't it?
SHELTON: I'm going to sing you a song later.
Mr. GRUNBERG: Please. We took a prom picture together.
KOTB: What?
Mr. GRUNBERG: Yeah, and I tweeted it out this morning.
KOTB: You did?
SHELTON: Yeah.
KOTB: Now you two have a lot in common.
SHELTON: I...(unintelligible)...tweeting this morning.
KOTB: Wait. What do you--yeah--what was the tweet you did you Kathie Lee?
SHELTON: Oh, about the one that I officially have been in her pants.
KOTB: Yeah.
SHELTON: It's a picture or my hand in a pair of pants...
KOTB: OK.
SHELTON: ...that she's got hanging in her dressing room.
KOTB: Just checking. So you guys...
SHELTON: I mean, you know...(unintelligible).
Mr. GRUNBERG: Oh no, we had some fun this morning.
KOTB: They've got something in common. This one we know is a singer, and this was news to me that you were in a band.
Mr. GRUNBERG: Yes. My band, it's called Band from TV and it's all for charity. All your stuff's for charity, too, right?
SHELTON: All of it.
Mr. GRUNBERG: OK, good, I'm just making sure.
SHELTON: Mm-hmm.
Mr. GRUNBERG: No, it's Hugh Laurie's on keyboards and Lester Holt actually played with us on two songs.
KOTB: What!?
SHELTON: Oh, yeah.
Mr. GRUNBERG: Yeah, there we are. We're--David Foster produced this. This is for the "House" soundtrack. We did two songs.
SHELTON: I've heard of him.
Mr. GRUNBERG: Yeah. Thank God he was there because I'll tell you he can--he can turn lemons into lemonade.
KOTB: Greg, do you sing, too? Do...
Mr. GRUNBERG: I do sing one song, but I kind of belt through it.
KOTB: Yeah.
Mr. GRUNBERG: We cover tunes. It's familiar faces playing familiar music all for charity. We've raised over $3 million over the last five years, so.
KOTB: And is everything else going well for you, too? I know you said you're spending some time with your wife away from the kids a little bit of down time.
Mr. GRUNBERG: Yes, and working on a new show on NBC called "Love Bites" that is a mid-season comedy...
KOTB: Oh, cool.
Mr. GRUNBERG: ...with Becki Newton and Constance Zimmer. And then I've got Yowza, which is my app that I...
KOTB: Oh, yeah, tell us about that. I'm curious about that.
SHELTON: Yowza.
Mr. GRUNBERG: It's--Yowza, it's a free--it's a free app, so you download it to your--to your cell phone, OK?
KOTB: And what does it do?
Mr. GRUNBERG: And what it does is it finds--oops, there's our prom picture, by the way. It finds all the deals from stores all around you. So I don't know if you can get a shot of that.
KOTB: Like coupons and stuff?
Mr. GRUNBERG: But here--yeah. So you can actually scan the bar code...
SHELTON: That's your thing?
Mr. GRUNBERG: Yeah, I created it...
KOTB: How'd you get it?
Mr. GRUNBERG: ...I created it and I partnered with this guy, August Trometer, who's a genius, and he--it's out there. It's--there's, you know, millions of stores and so you have coupons with you all the time. And it's free.
Mr. GRUNBERG: You can't have money. I mean...
KOTB: You can't--you're write. I listen to him. He knows.
Mr. GRUNBERG: I know.
KOTB: Greg, thank you. Good luck with everything.
Mr. GRUNBERG: Thank you.
KOTB: Again, "Bond of Silence" premieres tonight at 9, 8 Central on Lifetime.
SHELTON: See you, brother.
Mr. GRUNBERG: See you, man.
KOTB: And up next, do technology and romance mix? It's love in the age of texting and twittering--you don't want to read your portion--after this. He doesn't care.
Profile: Matchmaker PJ Osgood and psychotherapist Ian Kerner discuss whether technology is hurting relationships
BLAKE SHELTON, co-host: From Facebook to fan pages to texting and tweeting, is today's technology helping or hurting your relationship?
HODA KOTB, co-host: Who is better than you? Who is better?
SHELTON: Nobody. Kathie who?
KOTB: Here--I don't know. Here to help us explore this issue are veteran matchmaker and creator of "It's Just Lunch," PJ Osgood, and psychotherapist Ian Kerner, founder of goodinbed.com.
All right, so I guess the basic question is do you guys think that social media in effect, is it helping our relationships or is it generally harming them, do you think?
Ms. PJ OSGOOD (Director, It's Just Lunch"): Well, I definitely think they're harming. Technology's here to stay but it's definitely making you emotionally distant. I mean, you can mass send out a text message of `I'm thinking to you' to, I don't know, a slew of different people.
KOTB: Yeah.
Ms. OSGOOD: It's really cutting out that whole courting--that courtship that women really want.
KOTB: Yeah.
SHELTON: But guys don't care about.
Ms. OSGOOD: Ah, some guys think so. This is basically my answer.
Mr. IAN KERNER (Sex and Relationships Counselor): I think technology is definitely here to stay, and I think especially when you're in a relationship, you need to have an--you need to be an open book in your relationship and that includes an open Facebook, you know. But I know like for my wife and I, like we share passwords, we share Facebook pages. Like everything's completely transparent and there's a high degree of intimacy as a result, and a high degree of trust so I think you kind of got to go with the technology flow.
KOTB: But what if--OK, let's pretend...
Mr. KERNER: Yeah.
KOTB: ...your wife was Facebook-friending her ex-boyfriend who she was in love with many, many years ago...
Mr. KERNER: Yeah.
KOTB: ...and they were communicating and it was kind of cool. But you knew, but it was--it seemed a little flirty, would that be offensive to you, do you think?
Mr. KERNER: It would be much more offensive if she was hiding it, OK, or if I didn't know about it...
KOTB: Mm-hmm.
Mr. KERNER: ...of if she were having secret e-mails. But if we're in a trusting relationship, and I see who's she's talking to then I'm cool with it. I think it's all about the knowledge and the honesty to be honest.
KOTB: What are you guys? What about you and your fiancee? Do you guys text and tweet and Facebook and all that?
SHELTON: Oh--well, we text way more than we talk on the phone, yeah.
KOTB: Really?
SHELTON: Yeah.
KOTB: Why?
SHELTON: Well, because with texting it's like you don't have to go through the hang on a minute, you know.
KOTB: Yeah, it's all right there.
SHELTON: It's just--you say what you need to say, and then when you see each other you do what you need to do. You know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying?
Mr. KERNER: See, you're saying it creates more time--more time for the doing?
SHELTON: You know what I'm saying?
Ms. OSGOOD: Right. But it's...
SHELTON: Right.
KOTB: Uh-huh.
Mr. KERNER: More time for the doing.
SHELTON: Sorry she brought up the whole ex-boyfriend stuff.
Ms. OSGOOD: But it's the effort, right? I mean, the fact is it's easy. You know, there's something a woman wants to feel about being like `oh, you wanted to talk to me.' You know, I get to hear'...
KOTB: Right.
Ms. OSGOOD: Ninety percent of communication is all body language and your tone. You don't get that with words.
KOTB: That's what I was going to say because you don't get the tone.
Ms. OSGOOD: Right.
KOTB: Often I think in Facebook, or just in e-mails or texts you're like, `boy, was that being abrupt or was that being...'
Mr. KERNER: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
KOTB: Don't you think there's a lot lost in translation?
Mr. KERNER: Yeah, I think there is a lot lost in translation. I actually, funny enough, I defriended my wife for a little while because I was like, `you know what,' I was like, `this is just too much information. I don't need to know that you're having your third latte of the day. We need a little bit like unpredictability, a little bit of mystery in our relationship.'
Ms. OSGOOD: Something to talk about later?
KOTB: Do you think all this stuff, does it take away time, like when your wife or your boyfriend or your husband or whomever is texting, tweeting other people, just--they're just busy. They're just not present with you.
Ms. OSGOOD: Right, it gets addictive. I mean, if you think about it...
KOTB: Yeah.
SHELTON: That's what I get yelled at about.
Ms. OSGOOD: Right. Yeah.
Mr. KERNER: Yeah.
SHELTON: Mm-hmm.
Ms. OSGOOD: Because you're sitting at dinner and you're texting.
SHELTON: Exactly.
Mr. KERNER: Yeah.
Ms. OSGOOD: Like is it--really you're saying to someone, `I think, is someone more important?' Like, `I like being with your right now, but this other phone call may be more important.'
Mr. KERNER: I spoke just yesterday to my--it's like you're facebooking more than your face timing,' you know? Like we got to...
KOTB: Yeah, that's a good line.
So what do you do in tweeting when you're talk--when you're with Miranda?
SHELTON: Well, she's always watching some stupid show like "Say Yes to the Dress" or something that I don't give a crap about.
KOTB: And then you...
SHELTON: So I'm going to get on Twitter.
KOTB: Right. And who are you tweet--what are you...
Mr. KERNER: You could be telling the world that that's what--you're going to tell the world that that's what she's doing right now?
SHELTON: Well I don't know what she's doing right now, but I know that the times that I'm on there, it's because I'm sitting there, you know, in misery...
Ms. OSGOOD: Yeah, and she's doing something else.
Mr. KERNER: Yeah.
SHELTON: ...watching one of these shows, yeah.
Mr. KERNER: But I do think people sometimes make the mistake of sharing too much of their relationship information with the world via Twitter or Facebook.
KOTB: Because it almost feels--you almost feel safe for some weird reason even though you're putting everything out there like you put everything out there.
SHELTON: Mm-hmm.
KOTB: You know how you do. But you know, you do feel almost--you feel safe even though it's...
Mr. KERNER: Yeah, it's a false sense of intimacy I think.
KOTB: I agree.
Ms. OSGOOD: Right.
KOTB: All right.
Mr. KERNER: You got--you got to maintain...
SHELTON: Which is fine with most guys.
KOTB: Yeah.
Ms. OSGOOD: Ah.
KOTB: And guys don't mind. Do you see what I'm working with today?
Ms. OSGOOD: Yeah, really. I really appreciate that. I hope we're not giving dating advice today.
SHELTON: I think he is.
SHELTON: All kinds of advice. Just ask me.
KOTB: PJ and Ian, thanks guys. Thanks so much.
All right, still ahead from Jennifer Aniston's disappointment at the box office to Lindsay Lohan's get out of rehab party, we're going to have the buzz on that.
SHELTON: Sounds like a good time.
KOTB: How about this one? Can you do this one?
SHELTON: No, say it.
KOTB: Plus TODAY'S STYLE says goodbye to summer and hello to fashion. Can you believe fall's here already? Uh-huh. All right.
SHELTON: Doesn't feel like it.
KOTB: I know. We're going to talk to you after your local news and weather. Is this your song, too?
SHELTON: Mm-hmm.
Interview: Popeater.com's Rob Shuter discusses the latest in celebrity gossip
HODA KOTB, co-host: There's nothing better than a Monday to recap the best gossip of the week. And if you feel out of the loop, we're going to fill you in on all things pop culture.
BLAKE SHELTON, co-host: Rob Shuter is a columnist for popeater.com and he's here to give us the lowdown on all the crap in the world of entertainment.
KOTB: Yeah.
Mr. ROB SHUTER (Columnist, popeater.com): This is how I make my living!
KOTB: Yes. Don't you love him already?
Mr. SHUTER: I do.
KOTB: OK. So Jennifer Aniston at the box office had a very disappointing showing.
Mr. SHUTER: Yeah, it's totally surprising. She has a new movie out called "The Switch" in which she has a baby, which--so everybody thought this would be a big movie for Jen. It ended up coming in at number seven.
KOTB: Ooh.
Mr. SHUTER: And only made $8 million. It's left everybody scratching their heads in Hollywood asking what happened?
KOTB: Well, what do you think? I mean, it doesn't seem like she's opening movies to big audiences. What's the story?
Mr. SHUTER: She's had a couple of less than successful movies. We still love Jen, the public loves her, I love her, you guys I think love her, too, she just doesn't...
SHELTON: Yeah.
Mr. SHUTER: She--but did you go and see the movie?
KOTB: Would you go see that movie?
SHELTON: I didn't know she had a new movie out.
KOTB: Right.
SHELTON: I still watch "Friends" reruns.
Mr. SHUTER: And I think that's the problem.
SHELTON: Yeah. Yeah.
Mr. SHUTER: We still want Jen to be Rachel.
SHELTON: See, I knew I can--I knew I knew.
Mr. SHUTER: That's who we love.
SHELTON: I knew, I knew...
Mr. SHUTER: We love Rachel. So it didn't do well. Hopefully the next one she's filming right now will do a little better.
KOTB: All right. So "The Housewives of New Jersey" is a...
Mr. SHUTER: Oh.
KOTB: ...is a hot ticket. And they had a reunion show that turned into supposedly a very explosive scene, right? What happened?
Mr. SHUTER: I spoke to a couple of the housewives. It went nuts. This is going to be the best reunion that you have ever seen on the "Housewives." Tonight is the finale, then next Monday is he first episode of the reunion, it was so good--they taped it in Atlantic City--they've cut it into two parts and we're going to see these explosive fireworks. I spoke to our friend Andy Cohen, who we love from Bravo, he said you laugh, you cry.
KOTB: Here's his quote. Here, let me give you his quote directly, straight from Andy Cohen, "It may be the best reunion we have ever done. I was shocked with what happened. There were fights, tears and hugs." Oh, it says "Hoda will dig it." OK, I'll dig it, I'm sure.
Mr. SHUTER: There you go.
SHELTON: Wow.
KOTB: I'm sure I will. Do you get into any of those shows, the "Housewives"?
SHELTON: No. But I love reunion shows.
KOTB: You do?
SHELTON: Yeah. Absolutely. "Who's the Boss," "Growing Pains," all of those.
Mr. SHUTER: Right, right. Well, tune in on Monday.
SHELTON: Mm-hmm.
KOTB: All right.
SHELTON: Greatest hits.
KOTB: So Jesse James, he, Sandra Bullock's ex-husband, is he ex already?
Mr. SHUTER: Yeah--well, no.
KOTB: Not exactly.
Mr. SHUTER: They're not officially divorced yet, but they're in the process of getting divorced.
KOTB: Sure.
Mr. SHUTER: It surprised many people, he's already found a new girlfriend, Kat Von D, who you'll know...
KOTB: Now the common theme is they all have...
Mr. SHUTER: Tattoos.
KOTB: Yeah.
Mr. SHUTER: So she has a lot of tattoos.
SHELTON: Mm.
Mr. SHUTER: He was with her last weekend in Vegas and I hear this week...
SHELTON: Mm!
Mr. SHUTER: ...this week she's going to meet the kids, which some people say is a little premature, but...
KOTB: What is the tattoo thing? I don't get it.
Mr. SHUTER: I...
KOTB: I really don't...
SHELTON: Yeah, it's stupid.
KOTB: Do you--oh, you've got one. Oh!
SHELTON: I mean, it's so stupid.
KOTB: Why did you get this?
SHELTON: I was drunk.
KOTB: Was that...
Mr. SHUTER: Really?
SHELTON: That was the trouble. Yeah.
KOTB: Yeah?
SHELTON: Yeah.
Mr. SHUTER: Was it painful?
SHELTON: Yes, it was, and it bled a lot.
KOTB: Oh.
SHELTON: Because you're not supposed to be drinking when you get a tattoo.
Mr. SHUTER: See.
KOTB: Oh.
SHELTON: So I lied and got one anyway.
KOTB: Said you weren't.
SHELTON: Yes. Lost a lot of blood.
KOTB: That's good--that's good to know.
All right. So Lindy--Lindsay Lohan, a lot of people have been--she left prison after a short stay, she went to rehab for what is going to be a short stay, it seems like, right?
Mr. SHUTER: Apparently she will stay--in fact, the rumors are is that she's going to be released this week. Some people are sort of upset about that, however they're going to get really upset when they hear...
KOTB: Mm.
Mr. SHUTER: ...that her friends are planning a celebration party for Lindsay to get out of rehab.
KOTB: Are you kidding me? No, come on. Are you serious?
Mr. SHUTER: I'm afraid it's true. There's clubs in LA that have been contacted about whether or not they'd like to put on this celebration party, and I'm afraid many of the clubs would love to, the publicity around this is going to be huge. So expect Lindsay to get out of rehab this week and maybe you'll be lucky enough to get invited to her party.
KOTB: What do you think's going to happen with her? I know that's a big prediction.
Mr. SHUTER: She's coming back to New York. She broke it on the TODAY show with Matt Lauer, that big interview she did last week. She's going to come back to New York...
KOTB: Dina.
Mr. SHUTER: ...and--Dina and Lindsay.
KOTB: Yeah. Yeah.
Mr. SHUTER: So the whole family's going to move back here, which might be a good thing. And then Lindsay's looking at doing maybe a Broadway play. She's going to get out of that scene of Hollywood for a little bit, which I think is a good idea.
KOTB: Do you think she'll wind up on her feet, Rob, at the end of the day, or what do you think?
Mr. SHUTER: I think it's a really, really tough question.
KOTB: Yeah.
Mr. SHUTER: And I think that she's got to be really careful of her behavior. And I'd love to say yes, however, if these fools are planning a party to celebrate her coming out...
KOTB: Yeah.
Mr. SHUTER: ...that isn't good.
KOTB: That's not great. All right. So Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag--you...
Mr. SHUTER: Do you know any of these people?
SHELTON: It's Montag?
KOTB: It's Montag.
SHELTON: I thought it was Montag. Montag. All this time I thought it was--I swear I thought it was.
Mr. SHUTER: It is Montag.
KOTB: It's Heidi Montag.
SHELTON: Oh, she needs to change that.
KOTB: So...
Mr. SHUTER: We'll send her the note. So there's a sex tape that the couple made, and it is now being pitched around. We don't know even if the tape is real or not, Spencer says it is, he wants $5 million for it. And sources are telling me that he has, you know, maybe not that much to be bragging about in this tape.
KOTB: But who would care to see them in a sex tape?
SHELTON: Um--can we see her picture again?
KOTB: What...
Mr. SHUTER: It's a very good question. Although, sex tapes have been released on people that you would guess you would never want to see, and they seem to do really well.
KOTB: They do--they do?
Mr. SHUTER: They do do really well. I'm not sure he's going to get $5 million for it.
KOTB: All right.
Mr. SHUTER: However, this tape is going to be sold and I'm afraid we're going to see a lot more of Heidi.
KOTB: And, Rob, what do you think of the number ones going on right here, two number one singles? Hot ticket in country. Come on now.
SHELTON: Thank you very much.
Mr. SHUTER: PopEater will be right...(unintelligible)...tomorrow.
SHELTON: Is that a Georgia accent, by the way?
Mr. SHUTER: It's close, it's close.
SHELTON: Yes.
KOTB: All right. Rob, thanks so much.
All right. Coming up next, exciting new looks for the fall. You're going to love this!
SHELTON: Oh, I love fashion.
KOTB: I know!
SHELTON: OMG!
KOTB: OMG!
SHELTON: LOL.
KOTB: After this.
Profile: Today's Style; Hamptons and Gotham magazines' Samantha Yanks shows new looks for fall
BLAKE SHELTON, co-host: This morning on TODAY'S STYLE...
HODA KOTB, co-host: Ooh!
SHELTON: ...fall fashion trends. It's hard to believe, but the unofficial last day of summer--whatever in the hell that means--Labor Day is just two weeks away, which means fall is in the air.
KOTB: Yes. So we have to start saying goodbye to those summer flowy dresses and hello to jackets and scarves. Samantha Yanks is the editor-in-chief of both Hamptons and Gotham magazine, a good friend.
Welcome to the party.
Ms. SAMANTHA YANKS (Editor-in-Chief, Hamptons & Gotham Magazines): Thank you. It's such a party this morning.
KOTB: And what do you think of this one?
Ms. YANKS: I...
KOTB: Hi.
Ms. YANKS: A little bit of a crush. Little bit of a crush.
SHELTON: Really?
Ms. YANKS: I got to be honest.
SHELTON: Wow.
KOTB: You know what, I think that that's kind of a--that's what they're saying on Twitter, too.
SHELTON: Really?
Ms. YANKS: Yes.
KOTB: Yeah. Hot, sexy, all that kind of stuff.
Ms. YANKS: Man. Anybody can be drunk.
KOTB: Eye candy.
SHELTON: Anybody can be drunk.
KOTB: All right. So we've got some of the--five hot fall trends, right?
Ms. YANKS: Exactly.
KOTB: So we should get these, is that the deal?
Ms. YANKS: You should get one of each of these, in my opinion.
KOTB: OK. All right. Well, I believe what you say. All right. So first is the cape.
Ms. YANKS: First is the cape.
KOTB: Tell us about the cape.
SHELTON: Huh-ho!
Ms. YANKS: So today in New York it's raining...
KOTB: Yes.
Ms. YANKS: ...and you'd think trench, but it's all about the cape, so it's the trench cape. Adorable. It's from H&M. And we paired it with...
KOTB: Uh-huh.
Ms. YANKS: ...a black cashmere turtleneck from Ralph Lauren.
KOTB: Uh-huh.
Ms. YANKS: A little black cigarette pant from Gap's Black Magic collection.
KOTB: Cute.
TEXT:
The Cape
Khaki trench cape H&M $69.50
Turtleneck Ralph Lauren $175.00
Cigarette Pants Gap $49.50
Flats Ann Taylor $118.00
Handbag Talbots $179.00
Ms. YANKS: A lady bag because it's all about the structure of lady bag this season. And a black ballet flat from Ann Taylor.
KOTB: So it's a little poncho-ish, a little bit.
Ms. YANKS: It's a little poncho-ish.
KOTB: Yeah.
SHELTON: Poncho-ish?
Ms. YANKS: And you know what, our model's super petite...
KOTB: Yeah.
Ms. YANKS: ...and you can tell it works really well on her. It also works on a really tall girl.
KOTB: OK. What do you think, Blake?
SHELTON: Looks like a flasher a little bit.
KOTB: OK.
SHELTON: You know those coats that they wear?
Ms. YANKS: This one's going to get sexy, just wait.
SHELTON: I mean, you know what I'm saying, though?
KOTB: All right. OK.
Ms. YANKS: OK.
KOTB: All right. Next up, we have--thanks, hon--we have the ladylike look.
Ms. YANKS: So this is the lady girl.
KOTB: Mm-hmm.
Ms. YANKS: This dress is...
SHELTON: She's tall.
KOTB: Mm-hmm.
Ms. YANKS: ...Tucker for Target.
KOTB: Yeah.
Ms. YANKS: Yes. And it's 59.99...
KOTB: Oh.
Ms. YANKS: ...which is an amazing price.
KOTB: Good deal.
Ms. YANKS: Target has been collaborating with tons of designers over the past few years and really hitting it out of the park.
KOTB: Uh-huh.
Ms. YANKS: This is definitely one of them. We paired it with this bejeweled necklace from Aldo.
TEXT:
Ladylike
Black dress Tucker for Target $59.99
Opaque tights Wolford $52.00
Patent pumps Ann Taylor $175.00
Calf hair bag Talbots $189.00
Ms. YANKS: Again, you got to stay with the lady bag, a black tight and black pumps.
KOTB: I like it; since "Mad Men"'s been out, a lot of people have worn that sort of sexy conservative female outfit. You like--what do you think?
Ms. YANKS: Do you think it's sexy?
SHELTON: I like that a lot.
KOTB: You do?
Ms. YANKS: Ooh. OK, good.
KOTB: You do? Why?
SHELTON: Mm-hmm. I do. Huh?
KOTB: Why do you like it?
SHELTON: Well, do you want to get me killed or do you...
KOTB: No, I just want to know why you like the outfit?
Ms. YANKS: We want to keep him engaged.
SHELTON: Oh, the outfit.
KOTB: Yeah.
SHELTON: Oh, I don't--I don't know. I'm sorry.
KOTB: All right. Thank you, hon.
Ms. YANKS: OK. Next.
KOTB: All right. Our next--we know this is hot this year, it is the animal print. That is a--that's a hot ticket.
SHELTON: Yes.
Ms. YANKS: Absolutely. Animal print is everywhere. Women find it a little bit challenging to wear.
KOTB: Yeah.
Ms. YANKS: Best way to do it, pair it with really simple things. This coat is from Talbots.
KOTB: OK.
Ms. YANKS: It's $279. It will be in my fall wardrobe, I know it's going to be in your fall wardrobe.
KOTB: Yeah. OK.
TEXT:
Animal Print
Leonard print coat Talbots $279.00
Black dress Ann Taylor $148.00
Black flats Kenneth Cole Reaction $69.00
Ms. YANKS: And then we paired it with a great gold necklace...
KOTB: Yes.
Ms. YANKS: ...and a ballet flat.
KOTB: So you should only wear one item that's leopard.
Ms. YANKS: Exactly.
KOTB: Or a print like that.
Ms. YANKS: Exactly. Pick your battle, one big statement piece.
KOTB: And I like that they're relatively affordable. And--OK, what's your consensus? What's the...
SHELTON: One--you only wear one item that's animal?
KOTB: Yeah.
Ms. YANKS: One...
KOTB: Yes.
SHELTON: Because that way...
KOTB: People get...
SHELTON: ...less animals lose their lives for fashion.
Ms. YANKS: No...
KOTB: It's faux.
Ms. YANKS: ...no, it's faux.
SHELTON: Which is--OK. I like it a lot.
KOTB: It's not--you do like it?
SHELTON: I love it. I'm going to have that in my collection also. I am.
Ms. YANKS: We'll leave this one behind for Blake.
SHELTON: All right. All right.
Ms. YANKS: OK, good.
KOTB: OK. All right. So--thank you, hon. All right. So next we have the duffle coat.
Ms. YANKS: So every season there's one coat...
KOTB: Oh, yeah.
Ms. YANKS: ...that stands out in a crowd.
KOTB: Yeah.
Ms. YANKS: This season it's the duffle coat. It's absolutely adorable. This one's from Topshop. A hundred and seventy dollars. And we paired it with charcoal gray pants from the Gap, a little ballet flat from Banana Republic...
KOTB: Mm-hmm.
Ms. YANKS: ...and a satchel, almost like a work bag, also from Topshop.
TEXT:
The Duffle Coat
Camel duffle coat Topshop $170.00
Bootcut pants Gap $59.50
Satchel bag Topshop $170.00
Flats Banana Republic $110.00
KOTB: Now it looks almost like a throwback, those jackets.
Ms. YANKS: It is, total throwback.
KOTB: They remind me of when I was younger.
Ms. YANKS: A little bit Paddington, right?
KOTB: Yeah. Yeah, exactly. Yeah.
SHELTON: That's my--that looks like something Miranda would wear...
KOTB: It does?
SHELTON: ...to me--yes--in the wintertime. That's...
Ms. YANKS: I'm so glad Miranda got a shout-out...
KOTB: His fiancee.
Ms. YANKS: ...on the show today.
SHELTON: Mm-hmm.
KOTB: Yes.
SHELTON: Especially after I've been flirting with all the...
Ms. YANKS: Exactly.
KOTB: Careful. Careful.
SHELTON: It does. I think she has something very similar to that.
KOTB: OK. Thank you for that input.
Ms. YANKS: Super cute.
KOTB: All right. All right. So lastly, we have the equestrian look, which is...
Ms. YANKS: This is the equestrian look.
KOTB: Ooh, that's cute.
Ms. YANKS: This was number one vote at our, you know, with the...
SHELTON: New favorite.
KOTB: Yeah.
Ms. YANKS: ...with the Hamptons magazine crowd.
SHELTON: Oh, yeah.
Ms. YANKS: You think--you think of fall...
KOTB: Yeah.
Ms. YANKS: ...you think of cozy country weekends, right?
KOTB: Yeah.
Ms. YANKS: So we have a cardigan from Tommy Hilfiger, we paired it with a little faux fur scarf, a corduroy legging from Vince, equestrian boots from Vince Camuto. And look, one big nice watch, this watch is from Guess, one statement piece.
TEXT:
Equestrian
Cardigan Tommy Hilfiger $78.00
White button-down J.Crew $59.50
Corduroy leggings Vince $195.00
Tall boot Vince Camuto $198.00
KOTB: Love it. All right. Come on, let's bring all the models out. You guys did a great job. And, Sam, first time on our show, did a great job.
Ms. YANKS: Thank you for having me.
SHELTON: Yes, she did.
KOTB: Isn't she? All right.
SHELTON: I love you.
Ms. YANKS: I love you, too.
SHELTON: OK.
KOTB: All right.
Coming up next, we're going to cook it up Italian style with Donatella upstairs in the kitchen after this.
SHELTON: Is that Faith Hill?
Profile: Today's Kitchen; Donatella Arpaia makes steak pizzaiola
BLAKE SHELTON, co-host: We're back in TODAY'S KITCHEN and getting saucy with spiced up country fare.
HODA KOTB, co-host: That's right. Donatella Arpaia is the author of "Donatella Cooks: Simple Food Made Glamorous," and she's opening a brand-new restaurant called, what else, Donatella.
When are you opening your restaurant, by the way?
Ms. DONATELLA ARPAIA: Opening in a few weeks in Chelsea.
KOTB: Cool.
Ms. ARPAIA: It's a Neapolitan pizzeria.
KOTB: Great.
Ms. ARPAIA: So that...
SHELTON: In where?
Ms. ARPAIA: In Chelsea.
KOTB: Chelsea.
Ms. ARPAIA: On Eighth Avenue.
SHELTON: Oh, here.
KOTB: It's in New York.
Ms. ARPAIA: In New York.
SHELTON: Oh.
KOTB: In New York City.
Ms. ARPAIA: What, do you want me to go to the country?
SHELTON: I'm out of here--I'm out of here in about 30 minutes.
Ms. ARPAIA: What are you talking about?
SHELTON: I'll come back and eat, though, I promise.
Ms. ARPAIA: Are you kidding me? You better come back.
KOTB: All right.
Ms. ARPAIA: Do you like pizza?
SHELTON: I do.
Ms. ARPAIA: All right.
KOTB: What are you making for us today?
Ms. ARPAIA: We're making steak pizzaiola, which is a pizza style sauce.
KOTB: Oh. Smells delicious.
Ms. ARPAIA: So do you know how to pan-sear a steak? You're a meat and potatoes guy?
Ms. FULLER: That looks like that.
Ms. ARPAIA: OK. It's nice and juicy. Make sure it's on high heat. And then all the sudden you remove it from the heat.
KOTB: How long do you sear it?
Ms. ARPAIA: Just three minutes on each side.
KOTB: OK.
Ms. ARPAIA: And you don't want to mess with it because you want a nice crust to form.
KOTB: OK.
Ms. ARPAIA: Then you take these tomatoes. Do you mind getting your hands a little dirty?
SHELTON: I don't Mind at all. What do you want me to do?
KOTB: Oh.
Ms. ARPAIA: Grab one. Just go. With your hands. They're clean, aren't they?
SHELTON: All right. OK, grab one. Can I get through the airport after having done this?
KOTB: What are you...
Ms. ARPAIA: And--you're crushing the tomatoes.
KOTB: Oh. What is going on?
SHELTON: I'm crushing them.
KOTB: Oh, I want to play.
SHELTON: I'm just...
Ms. ARPAIA: Oh, my God!
SHELTON: Wow, that's--getting really excited...
KOTB: This looks like fun.
SHELTON: ...you know what I mean?
Ms. ARPAIA: OK. You crush the tomatoes.
KOTB: Do you leave them in there?
Ms. ARPAIA: All right, too many chefs are in the kitchen.
KOTB: I like it.
SHELTON: It's like Play-Doh playstation.
Ms. ARPAIA: It's fun, isn't it?
SHELTON: Look at that.
TEXT:
Steak Pizzaiola
New York Oregano Garlic strip steak Black pepper Parsley Canned whole Olive oil Sea salt tomatoes
Ms. ARPAIA: You sear some...
SHELTON: I'm sorry.
Ms. ARPAIA: ...you sear some garlic and oregano.
KOTB: OK. OK.
Ms. ARPAIA: OK? Here you go.
SHELTON: Thank you.
KOTB: Here you go.
Ms. ARPAIA: Here you go.
SHELTON: Thank you, Doctor.
Ms. ARPAIA: And you let it cook for about 15 minutes, the sauce, until it gets nice and thick like this.
SHELTON: Like that.
KOTB: Oh, that looks good.
Ms. ARPAIA: And then you add the steak back in.
KOTB: It can't be this simple.
Ms. ARPAIA: Oh, here it--no, it is this simple. You add it back in.
KOTB: Mm-hmm.
Ms. ARPAIA: And you cook it for about another three minutes, you don't want it to overcook.
KOTB: OK.
Ms. ARPAIA: And make sure, all important, you put in the juices.
KOTB: Ooh, yeah, you can't let that go.
Ms. ARPAIA: Boys and girls, that's it.
KOTB: Is this our final product?
SHELTON: That's it?
Ms. ARPAIA: That's it. That's it.
KOTB: Blake...
Ms. ARPAIA: It's oregano, garlic, salt, pepper.
KOTB: ...Blake, you got to get involved in there.
SHELTON: OK.
Ms. ARPAIA: Give it a bite.
SHELTON: All right.
Ms. ARPAIA: Give it eat--some eats.
SHELTON: Give it a bite.
Ms. ARPAIA: Give it some eats.
SHELTON: Wait a minute.
Ms. ARPAIA: And then let's...
KOTB: Yeah. No.
SHELTON: I've been--I've been dreaming about this.
Ms. ARPAIA: She can't eat today.
KOTB: I know.
SHELTON: I know. Oh, dang it, I've been dreaming about that.
Ms. ARPAIA: Aren't you--didn't you just get engaged?
SHELTON: Mm.
Ms. ARPAIA: Behave. Behave. Come on, let's go.
SHELTON: You're right.
KOTB: How is it? How is it?
SHELTON: Incredibly delicious.
KOTB: OK, good. Come on. We're coming around back, come on.
SHELTON: Where we going?
Ms. ARPAIA: Come on, country boy. We have to cook some more.
SHELTON: How do you do this? You do this for a living?
Ms. ARPAIA: We're making some...
KOTB: Yes, this is what we do.
SHELTON: All right.
Ms. ARPAIA: ...we're making some mac and cheese. You like mac and cheese?
SHELTON: I love it.
Ms. ARPAIA: Notice mine is not orange, it's not artificial. We're using Taleggio, mascarpone, Parmesan. And my trick is to fold in egg whites at the last minute to make it nice and fluffy.
KOTB: Ooh, that looks good.
Ms. ARPAIA: So you just fold. This is how you fold.
SHELTON: Wow.
Ms. ARPAIA: And you get it nice and fluffy.
SHELTON: Mm-hmm.
TEXT:
Italian Mac and Cheese
Parmigiano-Reggiano Kosher salt Garlic bread crumbs Mascarpone Elbow macaroni Truffle oil Taleggio cheese Bay leaf Eggs Milk Butter Thyme Flour Nutmeg
Ms. ARPAIA: And then I put it in ramekins, add some country style...
KOTB: What's ramekins?
Ms. ARPAIA: Notice the country?
SHELTON: Mm-hmm. I do.
KOTB: What's ramekins?
Ms. ARPAIA: Right on top. These are ramekins.
KOTB: Oh, OK.
Ms. ARPAIA: You really don't know how to cook, Hoda, do you?
KOTB: No, I don't--I've never heard of that. I don't even know what this is.
SHELTON: My favorite Ninja Turtle was Donatello, by the way.
Ms. ARPAIA: Donatello. I knew. I was waiting for that.
SHELTON: And he wore purple, too, he wore purple.
Ms. ARPAIA: Did he wear purple?
KOTB: You see?
SHELTON: Yes, he did.
Ms. ARPAIA: I'm also opening my first bar, DBar, so since we're in Manhattan...
SHELTON: Now we're talking.
Ms. ARPAIA: ...I did--look how excited you're getting.
SHELTON: Yes. Now we're talking.
KOTB: What are you making here? What is this?
Ms. ARPAIA: I am making a classic Manhattan cocktail.
KOTB: Which has--what is that?
SHELTON: Mm.
Ms. ARPAIA: Which is a glass of ice.
KOTB: Yes.
Ms. ARPAIA: Ooh, sorry.
KOTB: Uh-huh.
Ms. ARPAIA: We're going to have bourbon or rye.
SHELTON: Which is optional, by the way.
KOTB: Bourbon.
Ms. ARPAIA: Bourbon. Martini & Rossi, of course, sweet vermouth.
SHELTON: Oh, no, you didn't.
TEXT:
Manhattan Cocktail
Blended scotch whisky Vermouth Marascino cherries Bitters Orange peel
Ms. ARPAIA: And a dash of bitters.
SHELTON: Yes.
Ms. ARPAIA: Angostura bitters.
KOTB: OK.
SHELTON: Mm-hmm.
Ms. ARPAIA: You stir.
SHELTON: With a three-foot spoon.
Ms. ARPAIA: With a three-foot spoon.
KOTB: Yeah.
Ms. ARPAIA: And then you pour. Would you like a cherry?
KOTB: Yes.
SHELTON: Hm?
Ms. ARPAIA: You guys are drinking, you're not letting me finish my cocktail.
KOTB: Yes, please.
SHELTON: Hm?
Ms. ARPAIA: There you go. Jeez.
KOTB: Donatella...
SHELTON: That's awesome.
KOTB: ...cheers. Cheers, cheers.
SHELTON: I love you.
KOTB: Again, your new...
SHELTON: I love all this.
KOTB: Who don't you love?
Ms. ARPAIA: Do you like it? Are you...
SHELTON: This is--she's making drinks and cooking, what's not to love?
KOTB: You see? That is love. All right. Your new restaurant opens in Chelsea in New York City coming up soon.
Ms. ARPAIA: Donatella and DBar.
KOTB: All right.
Coming up, we'll be back with more of TODAY on NBC.
Ms. ARPAIA: Thank you.
KOTB: Cheers!
Ms. ARPAIA: Cheers!
Sign-off: NBC's Today show
HODA KOTB, co-host: All right, it's time to check in with Miss Sara Haines. Blake's made himself just at home. Hi, Sara.
SARA HAINES reporting: Hi. Dawn has a question, a fan question, "What is your most embarrassing moment onstage?"
KOTB: Onstage.
BLAKE SHELTON, co-host: Did the...
HAINES: You seem to have a lot off-stage, so why don't you...
SHELTON: Does this count? I did the splits one time on accident. It was like--it was like this right here.
KOTB: Raining?
SHELTON: Clearly the fans are clambering to...
KOTB: Yes, to visit you.
SHELTON: But it was a wet stage and I went to jump from one side to the other like, you know...
KOTB: Oh.
SHELTON: ...somebody that would do...
KOTB: That was painful.
SHELTON: ...that was in shape, and did the splits.
KOTB: Terrible.
SHELTON: And--yeah, it was terrible.
KOTB: Do you think Kathie Lee's going to be upset at what you did today?
SHELTON: I think Kathie Lee has lost her job after my appearance on this show.
KOTB: All right. Did you--we do have proof that he was in her dressing room and in her...
SHELTON: Oh, this is the picture of--that's where I said, `I have officially been in Kathie Lee's pants.' Hah-hah!
KOTB: From the dressing room.
SHELTON: Thank you.
KOTB: All right. What else, Sara?
SHELTON: Thank you very much, everybody.
HAINES: Sherry wants to know, "What would you be doing if you weren't--you having pursued a career in singing?"
KOTB: If you weren't a country music singer, you would be a?
SHELTON: I'd probably still be roofing houses.
KOTB: Would you?
SHELTON: Yes. I roofed houses a little bit.
KOTB: Yeah? OK.
SHELTON: Mm-hmm.
KOTB: What else? Got...
HAINES: Julie wants to know, "How did you propose to Miranda?"
KOTB: Oh, yeah. People love this one.
SHELTON: Oh. Got her really drunk and--we were at--out on my--I live in Oklahoma...
KOTB: Yeah.
SHELTON: ...and out in the middle of nowhere and I just took her out in the woods and threatened to not bring her back.
KOTB: That worked?
SHELTON: Right.
KOTB: We've had so much fun. Blake, thank you for coming by.
SHELTON: Thank you.
KOTB: You're so sweet.
SHELTON: You're the greatest. You're the greatest. Yes, you are. It's OK. It's OK.
KOTB: Tomorrow, Martina McBride will be with us filling in for Kathie Lee.
SHELTON: Who?
KOTB: Have you heard of her?
SHELTON: Mm-mm.
KOTB: Martina. She'll be here. All right. Thanks again, Blake.
Bye-bye. Have a good night.