![]() In contrast to Westhampton's seasonal beach atmosphere, East Hampton houses a year-round community, providing a larger customer base. Three years later, Garten had moved Barefoot Contessa across Main Street to a larger property, and in 1985, she relocated the store to the newly vacated premises of gourmet shop Dean & DeLuca in the Long Island village of East Hampton. Ironically, as of 2006 she had not seen the film. Garten kept the name it meshed well with her idea of an "elegant but earthy" lifestyle. The store had been named by its original owner in tribute to the 1954 film which starred Ava Gardner. She often worked 12 hour days at the business. Īfter traveling to visit the store she purchased it and moved to New York. "My job in Washington was intellectually exciting and stimulating but it wasn't me at all," she explained four years later. Garten left her government job in 1978 after spotting an ad for a 400-square-foot (37 m 2) specialty food store called Barefoot Contessa in Westhampton Beach, New York. She used the profits from these sales to make her next purchase, the Barefoot Contessa specialty food store. While she worked at OMB, Garten also taught herself to cook and entertain while buying and renovating old houses in the Dupont Circle and Kalorama neighborhoods. Eventually she was assigned the position of budget analyst, which entailed writing the nuclear energy budget and policy papers on nuclear centrifuge plants for presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. Garten was originally employed by the Federal Power Commission and later at the White House Office of Management and Budget. ![]() In Washington, Garten worked in the White House Jeffrey worked in the State Department earning his PhD at Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies. During this time, weekly dinner parties turned to tradition, and she refined her home entertaining skills when she and her husband moved to Washington, D.C in 1972. Upon returning to the U.S., she began to cultivate her culinary abilities by studying the volumes of Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle and Julia Child's influential cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. During this trip, she was introduced to open-air markets, produce stands, and fresh cooking ingredients. Īfter her husband had completed his military service, the couple went on a four-month camping vacation in Europe including time in France which sparked her love for French cuisine. She also acquired her pilot's certificate. She began to dabble in cooking and entertaining in an effort to occupy her time Jeffrey served a four-year military tour during the Vietnam War. On December 22, 1968, Jeffrey and Ina were married in Stamford and soon relocated to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. After high school, she attended Syracuse University majoring in economics, and later went to George Washington University School of Business. Her cousin is musician David Torn.Īt 15, she met her future husband Jeffrey Garten, on a trip to visit her brother at Dartmouth College. Garten described her father as a socializer, and admits she shares more characteristics with him than her mother. Garten's mother (an intellectual with an interest in opera) discouraged Ina from helping in the kitchen, instead directing her towards schoolwork. Encouraged to excel in school, she showed an aptitude for science and has said she uses her scientific mindset while experimenting with recipes. Rosenberg, a surgeon specializing in otolaryngology, and his wife, Florence (née Rich), a dietitian. Garten was one of two children born to Charles H. ![]() Her culinary career began with her gourmet food store, Barefoot Contessa Garten then expanded her activities to many best-selling cookbooks, magazine columns, and a popular Food Network television show.īorn Ina Rosenberg to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York City and grew up in Stamford, Connecticut, Īmong her dishes are Perfect Roast Chicken, Weeknight Bolognese, French Apple Tart, and a simplified version of beef bourguignon. ![]() Ina Rosenberg Garten ( / ˈ aɪ n ə/ EYE-nə born February 2, 1948) is an American author, host of the Food Network program Barefoot Contessa, and a former staff member of the Office of Management and Budget. ![]()
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