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In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten—aka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and cultural icon—shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table.
Here, for the first time, Ina Garten presents an intimate, entertaining, and inspiring account of her remarkable journey. Ina’s gift is to make everything look easy, yet all her accomplishments have been the result of hard work, audacious choices, and exquisite attention to detail. In her unmistakable voice (no one tells a story like Ina), she brings her past and her process to life in a high-spirited and no-holds-barred memoir that chronicles decades of personal challenges, adventures (and misadventures) and unexpected career twists, all delivered with her signature combination of playfulness and purpose.
From a difficult childhood to meeting the love of her life, Jeffrey, and marrying him while still in college, from a boring bureaucratic job in Washington, D.C., to answering an ad for a specialty food store in the Hamptons, from the owner of one Barefoot Contessa shop to author of bestselling cookbooks and celebrated television host, Ina has blazed her own trail and, in the meantime, taught millions of people how to cook and entertain. Now, she invites them to come closer to experience her story in vivid detail and to share the important life lessons she learned along the way: do what you love because if you love it you’ll be really good at it, swing for the fences, and always Be Ready When the Luck Happens.
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<br> Publisher : Crown (October 1, 2024) <br> Language : English <br> Hardcover : 320 pages <br> ISBN-10 : 0593799895 <br> ISBN-13 : 978-0593799895 <br> Item Weight : 2.31 pounds <br> Dimensions : 6.43 x 1.04 x 9.5 inches <br>
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Cynthia Harrison –
hereâs to Ina
I waited for Ina Gartenâs memoir to come out for months. Yesterday it arrived on my Kindle! Just finished it this morning and wow. Loved it! Just as I have loved her cookbooks and Barefoot Contessa show. When I was working in my home state of Michigan as a teacher, one of my chores at home was making dinner. In order to inspire myself to get into the kitchen was to watch the show, which was on at five pm. Perfect! I loved her holiday shows. Her guests. Jeffery! Now to learn what happened outside the cameras has been almost like getting a hug and a cookie from Ina herself. She shared some private personal moments about her childhood and early married days I could so relate to. Her memories explained a lot of things I hadnât really thought about, like âwhy no kids?â And âWhere does Jeffery come from when we see him driving to Ina as she makes his favorite roast chicken?â She answers those questions and more. Ina used to inspire me to cook when my energy needed a boost, now she has inspired me to keep going with what I love despite the problems of my past!
Rob L –
Hard work can make luck happen!
This memoir felt as if I was sitting and listening to my friend tell her life story. A genuine book that really captured Inaâsessence. Her work ethic shows how things can be achieved through hard work.