Ina Garten’s first book, The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, was published in 1999 and was one of the best selling cookbooks of the year. She has since gone on to write thirteen phenomenally successful cookbooks, including Barefoot Contessa Parties!, Barefoot Contessa Family Style, Barefoot in Paris, Barefoot Contessa at Home, Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics, Barefoot Contessa, How Easy is That?, Barefoot Contessa Foolproof, Make It Ahead, Cooking for Jeffrey (named the bestselling print cookbook of 2016 by Publishers Weekly), Cook Like a Pro, and Modern Comfort Food. Her latest cookbook is Go-To Dinners (Clarkson Potter, Oct 25, 2022). She is currently working on her next cookbook. Her long-awaited memoir, Be Ready When the Luck Happens will be published by Crown on October 01, 2024.
In 2002 Food Network approached Ina Garten to do a cooking show based on her cookbooks and her love of entertaining. She was reluctant but decided to challenge herself to do 13 shows. Today her Emmy-winning cooking show, Barefoot Contessa, is one of the highest rated shows on Food Network. Ina Garten received the 2014 James Beard Foundation Broadcast and New Media Award in the category of Outstanding Personality/Host for her show Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics (Food Network). The newest Barefoot Contessa show, Barefoot Contessa: Modern Comfort Food received the 2022 Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Culinary Series. In 2021 she starred in co*cktails and Tall Tales With Ina Garten and Melissa McCarthy on discovery+. Premiering in March 2022, her new series, Be My Guest, is multi-platform and structured with three distinct versions: an hour-long extended cut on discovery+, a food-centric half-hour on Food Network and a companion podcast, premiering across platforms.
Garten is currently a monthly columnist for Food Network Magazine& and in prior years has also been a monthly columnist at House Beautiful, Martha Stewart Living Magazine, and O, the Oprah magazine. In 2015 Ina Garten was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.
Onstage, Ina Garten delivers a charming insider’s view of her world and the pleasures of good food and friends. She lives in East Hampton, New York with her husband, Jeffrey.
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Ina Rosenberg Garten (/ˈaɪnə/ EYE-nə; born February 2, 1948) is an American television cook and author. She is host of the Food Network program Barefoot Contessa, and was a former staff member of the Office of Management and Budget.
Is Ina Garten still married to Jeffrey? ›
Personal life. Garten has been married to the former Ina Rosenberg since 1968. Ina Garten hosts Food Network's Barefoot Contessa, for which she has won six Emmy Awards. She has also written thirteen best-selling cookbooks, including Cooking for Jeffrey in 2016.
Why didn't Ina Garten have children? ›
"I had no interest in having children," she told Louis-Dreyfus. "I had a terrible childhood, and it was nothing I wanted to recreate. I think now looking back, I see my friends with their children and I understand what it could be, but when I was 20, I didn't want anything to do with it ...
Who is Ina Garten's agent? ›
Ina Garten: Cookbook Author & Television HostThe Steven Barclay Agency, Inc.
Which president did Ina Garten work for? ›
One of those places was Washington, D.C., where Garten worked as a budget analyst for presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter.
Why did Ina Garten close Barefoot Contessa? ›
She routinely worked 12-hour shifts at the store, making the same cake over and over until she got it right. It was an exhausting schedule, but Garten kept it up for almost 20 years. In 1996, she finally decided it was time to move on and relinquished control of the business to a pair of employees.
Did Jeffrey Garten retire? ›
Jeffrey E. Garten was dean of the school from November 1995 to June 2005 and has been teaching at the school since he stepped down.
Is Ina Garten Religious? ›
Garten is Jewish by birth and heritage, as is her husband, but rarely refers to her religion and ethnicity, though they are showcased through the inclusion of classic Jewish cooking in her television show and cookbooks, when she makes such dishes as rugelach, challah, and brisket.
What ethnicity is Ina Garten? ›
Early life. Ina Rosenberg was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York City. Her grandparents immigrated to the United States from Russia.
Why is her name Barefoot Contessa? ›
“So many people ask, 'What does Barefoot Contessa mean?' ” Garten wrote on her blog back in 2018. “It was the original name of my specialty food store after a movie with Ava Gardner and Humphrey Bogart. But for me, it means being both elegant and earthy…”
Currently, Jeffrey serves as the Dean Emeritus at the Yale School of Management and teaches courses on the global economy. According to his faculty page, prior to joining Yale, he worked for multiple White House administrations, served in the U.S. Army Special Forces and was a managing director on Wall Street.
What degree does Ina Garten have? ›
After Jeffrey completed his tour of duty, the couple spent four months camping through France, where Ina (again, like Julia) discovered her passion for French cuisine. Jeffrey found work in Washington, D.C. and Ina went back to school, earning her MBA from George Washington University.
Does Ina Garten own any restaurants? ›
The show ran for 20 years, making it one of Food Network's longest running programs, and Garten a household name. While Garten sold her shop to two former employees in 1996 and never opened another store or restaurant, she has released some very limited food items in the decades since.
What is Ina Garten's favorite meal? ›
The one meal Ina simply couldn't live without is roast chicken. She even cites it as one of the reasons her husband, Jeffrey, proposed marriage in 1968.
What are some interesting facts about Ina Garten? ›
Ina Garten Facts: 5 Things You Might Not Have Known About the Beloved 'Barefoot Contessa' Chef
- Ina Garten worked in the White House. ...
- She didn't come up with the Barefoot Contessa name. ...
- Ina Garten has been married for over 50 years. ...
- She has a pilot's license. ...
- Ina Garten has never watched her own show.
The "Barefoot Contessa" star has become beloved for her foolproof dishes that are accessible to home chefs at any skill level. And Garten credits this with the fact that she always tests out her dishes with an inexperienced cook. "Every time I make a recipe, I watch someone else make it," she told Sifton.
Where do Ina and Jeffrey Garten live? ›
He can also frequently be seen on her cooking show, assisting his wife with simple tasks or sampling the dishes she has created. They divide their time living in Manhattan, East Hampton, and Paris. Garten served as hostess of the 16th Annual Hudson Peconic benefit for Planned Parenthood.
How long have Ina Garten and her husband been married? ›
Ina Garten, who turns 74 on February 2, and husband Jeffrey have been married for 53 years. Their love story began when she visited her brother at Dartmouth College in 1963. After Jeffrey spotted her from the campus library window, he began writing her love letters.
How old was Ina Garten when she bought Barefoot Contessa? ›
In 1978, shortly after she turned 30, Garten gave up her DC life and decided to buy a small specialty food shop called Barefoot Contessa.
How much does Jeffrey Garten make? ›
Jeffrey Garten is an author, professor at the Yale School of Management and finance mogul who has a net worth of $120 million.
