Ina Garten is an American television cook, author, and host of Food Network's "Barefoot Contessa." Initially working in the Office of Management and Budget, she transitioned to the culinary world by opening a gourmet food store, Barefoot Contessa. This venture paved the way for her successful career, including best-selling cookbooks, magazine columns, and her popular television show. Garten is known for her approachable recipes and simple techniques, featuring dishes like Perfect Roast Chicken and Weeknight Bolognese. Her brand emphasizes accessible elegance in home cooking.
On February 2, 1948, Ina Rosenberg Garten was born. She is known as an American television cook and author, as well as the host of the Food Network program Barefoot Contessa.
In 1954, the original owner of the store named it 'Barefoot Contessa' as a tribute to the 1954 film starring Ava Gardner. Ina Garten kept this name when she purchased the store.
On December 22, 1968, Ina Rosenberg and Jeffrey Garten got married in Stamford and soon after, moved to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where Ina began exploring cooking and entertaining.
In 1972, Ina and her husband moved to Washington, D.C., where she further refined her home entertaining skills, hosting weekly dinner parties.
In 1978, Ina Garten left her government job and purchased the Barefoot Contessa, a 400-square-foot specialty food store in Westhampton Beach, New York.
In 1985, Ina Garten opened a second Barefoot Contessa store in East Hampton, Long Island, in the space previously occupied by Dean & DeLuca. This location was significantly larger and offered a wider range of delicacies.
From 1993 to 1995, Jeffrey Garten, Ina Garten's husband, was Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade in the Bill Clinton administration.
From 1995 to 2005, Jeffrey Garten served as the dean of the Yale School of Management.
In 1996, after two decades of running it, Ina Garten sold the Barefoot Contessa store to two employees, Amy Forst and Parker Hodges, while retaining ownership of the building. Following this, she took a one-year sabbatical.
In 1999, Ina Garten published her first cookbook, 'The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook,' which became a bestseller. It contained the recipes that made her store successful and exceeded expectations, selling over 100,000 copies in its first year.
In 2000, 'The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook' was nominated for a James Beard Award in the Entertaining & Special Occasion Cookbooks category.
In 2000, Ina Garten's early effort to create a show with Martha Stewart's production company proved unsuccessful. This was because she struggled to adjust to the large television crew and highly structured environment.
In 2002, Ina Garten's Food Network program, 'Barefoot Contessa', premiered to a positive reception. This followed her initial success with cookbooks and appearances on Martha Stewart's show.
In 2003, the Barefoot Contessa store served as a set for the film 'Something's Gotta Give'. Also in 2003, the store permanently closed due to a lease expiration and failed negotiations between Ina Garten, who still owned the building, and the new store owners.
In 2004, Ina Garten hosted a benefit for Planned Parenthood.
In 2005, Ina Garten's 'Barefoot Contessa' show was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of Best Service Show.
In 2005, Jeffrey Garten's tenure as the dean of the Yale School of Management came to an end. He was the dean since 1995.
In 2005, fellow chef Giada De Laurentiis named Ina Garten as one of her favorite authors, highlighting the positive reception of Garten's cookbooks.
In 2005, one of Ina Garten's recipes, 'lemon roast chicken with croutons', was featured in 'The Best American Recipes 2005–2006'.
As of 2006, Ina Garten had not seen the 'Barefoot Contessa' film, which inspired the name of her store.
In 2006, Ina Garten, with her business partner Frank Newbold, launched her own line of packaged cake mixes, marinades, sauces, and preserves branded as 'Barefoot Contessa Pantry' in conjunction with Stonewall Kitchen.
In 2006, one of Ina Garten's dishes was selected for 'Today's Kitchen Cookbook', a compilation of popular recipes from The Today Show.
In 2009, Ina Garten won her first Emmy Award for Best Culinary Host. Her show was also nominated for Best Culinary Program.
For Thanksgiving 2010, Ina Garten's recipes were featured by Google on their homepage.
In 2010, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine criticized Ina Garten's cookbook 'Barefoot Contessa: How Easy Is That?' for its high-fat, high-calorie, and high-cholesterol ingredients, naming it one of "The Five Worst Cookbooks" from a nutritional perspective.
In 2011, Ina Garten's monthly column "Ask the Barefoot Contessa" in House Beautiful magazine came to an end. The column provided cooking, entertaining, and lifestyle tips in response to readers' letters.
In June 2012, Ina Garten launched a Facebook blog, quickly gaining over 100,000 followers within three weeks.
In 2019, Ina Garten lent her recipe for potato latkes to author Sheryl Haft for the children's book 'Goodnight Bubbala'.
In 2021, Ina Garten was selected for the inaugural Forbes "50 Over 50" list, which recognizes entrepreneurs, leaders, scientists, and creators over the age of 50.
In 2022, Ina Garten launched 'Be My Guest' on Discovery+ and the Food Network, a show where she hosts celebrities for visits.
As of 2023, Ina Garten has published thirteen cookbooks, with more than 14 million copies in print.
In 2023, Ina Garten's 'Barefoot Contessa, Go-To Dinners' sold more than 800,000 copies and reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list.
In October 2024, Ina Garten's memoir, co-written with Deborah Davis and titled 'Be Ready When the Luck Happens', was published.
As of 2024, the former Barefoot Contessa location now houses a Rag & Bone store.
In 2024, Ina Garten told The New Yorker that she generally avoids speaking publicly about politics because she doesn't believe she would change people's minds.
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