Ina-Garten

Ina Garten, an American author of cookery books and Emmy Award-winning host of Food Network's longest-running program Barefoot Contessa that began airing in 2002, has 27 seasons to 2020. Ina began her career in with nuclear energy policy and budgets to the White House. Her first impression was that her job to be intellectually stimulating, however, she eventually lost interest and opened a grocery store that was named Barefoot Contessa. After 18 years of making her store a huge success, she decided to sell it and started writing her first book. In the following years, numerous cookbooks were published and she also contributed to magazine articles. Meanwhile she also had her own Food Network show was also successful. Her range of items spans from cooking equipment, to food items and storage containers. Ina is a self-taught cook that hasn't gone to a cooking academy and has never been in a kitchen. Her easy-going approach to entertaining as well as her simple cooking style is well-known. Some of her best known recipes are Skillet-Roasted Lemon Chicken Beatty's Chocolate Cake Mac and Cheese Beef Bourguignon Balsamic-Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Lemon Bars.