Be Ready When the Luck Happens

Working in the White House may sound glamorous but Ina Garten’s heart was most definitely in the kitchen. Counting the minutes to escape her unpleasant childhood, Ina met and married Jeffrey while he attended Dartmouth. A long road ahead, the young couple landed in DC but accounting and analysis work never made her heart soar. While Jeffrey’s career was growing by leaps and bounds Ina was happy figuring out their small dinner parties. Her joy was trying and perfecting new recipes and feeding those she loved. One day an ad in the newspaper displayed a specialty food store called the Barefoot Contessa for sale in the Hampton’s. Far out on Long Island Ina knew little about the area and even less about running a store. As fate would have it, she saw the opportunity as a challenge and her loving husband supported and encouraged this seemingly crazy endeavor. Sharing the ups and downs of running a shop and expanding her career, there was no doubt Ina Garten belonged in the business of feeding people. More than 40 years later Ina Garten’s mouthwatering recipes and entertaining ideas have filled dozens of cookbooks, television shows and an array of food products. Ina doesn’t only explain how to make something - which this non-trained cook insists anyone can do - but she brings joy to the presentation and satisfaction eating good simple food. An inspiring and mouthwatering memoir, it’s a good thing reading has no calories. ⭐⭐⭐⭐