Ina Garten

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born

February 02, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York, The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.barefootcontessa.com/

genre

Cooking, Food & Wine

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Ina Rosenberg Garten is an American author, host of the Food Network program Barefoot Contessa, and former White House nuclear policy analyst. Known for designing recipes with an emphasis on fresh ingredients and time-saving tips, she has been noted by Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, and Patricia Wells for her cooking and home entertaining.

Garten had no formal training; she taught herself culinary techniques with the aid of French and New England cookbooks. Later, she relied on intuition and feedback from customers and friends to refine her recipes. She was mentored chiefly by Eli Zabar, owner of Eli's Manhattan and Eli's Breads, and food-show host and author Martha Stewart. Among her dishes are cœur à la creme, celery root remoulade, pear c...more

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Average rating: 4.23 · 20,304 ratings · 598 reviews · 17 distinct works

	Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again by Ina Garten, Quentin Bacon (Photographer) 4.18 avg rating — 5,187 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten, Ana Garten, Melanie Acevedo (Photographer) 4.24 avg rating — 4,286 ratings — published 1999	My rating:
	Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics 4.26 avg rating — 3,341 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Barefoot Contessa Family Style: Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family by Ina Garten, Maura McEvoy (Photographer) 4.28 avg rating — 2,983 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Barefoot in Paris by Ina Garten, Quentin Bacon (Photographer) 4.20 avg rating — 2,032 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	Barefoot Contessa Parties! Ideas and Recipes for Easy Parties That Are Really Fun by Ina Garten, James Merrell (Photographer) 4.26 avg rating — 1,644 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	Barefoot Contessa: How Easy Is That? 4.12 avg rating — 889 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Ina Garten's Barefoot Contessa Desserts 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Ina Garten's Barefoot Contessa Recipe Deluxe Journal 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Barefoot in Paris Travel Journal 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2004	My rating:

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“You can be miserable before you have a cookie and you can be miserable after you eat a cookie but you can't be miserable while you are eating a cookie.”
― Ina Garten

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