Ina-Garten

Ina Gardner is author of numerous well-known American cookery books. Ina also hosts Barefoot Contessa on Food Network. It began in 2002. Ina started her career creating nuclear energy policies as well as budgets to the White House. Although she found her job intellectually stimulating initially eventually she dropped interest and decided to purchase a smaller specialty store called Barefoot Contessa. It was a huge success over the course of 18 years until she decided to let it go. She then began her first cookbook. Numerous other books as well as magazines followed. Meanwhile she also had her own Food Network show was also an enormous success. The company sells numerous products, from ingredients for food preparation to kitchenware, storage and even cooking equipment. Ina herself, a self-taught chef and has not attended a culinary school or in a hotel. Her name is ascribed to her straightforward method of cooking, and her effortless entertaining. Her most well-known recipes include easy recipes like Skillet Roasted Lemon Chicken Macaroni and Cheese using Beef Bourguignon as well as balsamic-roasted Brussels Sprouts.