Joanna Gaines has been serving us some fire content these past couple weeks. Last week, she announced that she's going to be hosting her own cooking show on upcoming TV network Magnolia TV. This week, she released her brand new cookbook, Magnolia Table: Volume 2, and gave us a peek at the set of her cooking show, which will be filmed in a gristmill. Now, she's promoting her cookbook the only way you can while isolating at home—by hosting a mock book signing event with her family.
Gaines shared a video of her book signing event to Facebook and it's the most hilariously heartwarming thing I've watched all week. Seriously, my love for this family exponentially grew. In this Gaines family production, Joanna stars as herself while the "security guard" (her daughter Ella) escorts her into the official Magnolia Table: Volume 2 signing. Here come the fans. According to the ending credits, Ella also handled the costumes (you’re going to love the wigs!).
Emmie Gaines takes on three roles in this production. She appears first as a grandma hard of hearing, and returns later as Gillian, an overzealous Magnolia fan who loves to garden. In her third role, she plays Johnny, a teenage boy most likely "going through a phase" as his long matted hair masks his face, completely covering his eyes. Emmie also did the casting for the show— talk about a wearing many hats (and wigs).
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Other characters include, Jeremy, played by Drake, who is a teenager too cool to take his sunglasses off inside. Making an adorable acting debut, is Baby Crew who stars as "Sir." While he doesn't have any lines (he must be too starstruck to speak), he captivates audiences as he snacks on a complimentary cookie (get his fave cookie recipe here!) and fiddles with the book cover. He can barely reach the table where Joanna is sitting. A Taylor Swift fan, played by Duke, also comes through, but seems disappointed to be at a cookbook event and not a music event.
And of course, you can’t have a family production without Chip, who takes on two roles. He first plays Chuck, a fan who seems a little too infatuated with the cookbook author. Chuck flings his leg up on the table, hoping the one-and-only, Joanna Gaines, will autograph it, but is escorted out by security. "Keep an eye on that one," Joanna mentions to her guard. Chip also plays Daryl, a socially-awkward farmer with a strong southern accent. He compares his fictional wife to Joanna and notes that he has 15 children.
Magnolia Table: Volume 2 is out now and features 145 yummy, from-scratch recipes from the Gaines' home and restaurant. Think: Chicken-Pecan-Asparagus Casserole, Lemon Lavender Tart, or Mushroom-Gruyére Quiche. Plus, if you order a copy now, you'll also get a $10 Magnolia gift card.
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