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Born Ina Rosenberg in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Stamford, Connecticut.
Source 01 · Jewish Virtual Library · Ina Garten · opens in a new tabThe year she turned 20, she married Jeffrey Garten. The year she turned 30, she left her White House budget job and bought a small specialty food store in the Hamptons called Barefoot Contessa. The year she turned 33, The New York Times profiled her among professionals who left established jobs for new careers. The year she turned 37, she moved the store to East Hampton.
The year she turned 48, she sold the store to two employees. The year she turned 49, Crown acquired her first cookbook. The year she turned 51, she published The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, which The New Yorker reports sold so quickly that Crown had to reclaim her copies to meet demand. She also made her first appearance on Today.
The year she turned 52, Martha Stewart’s production company made a Food Network show for her, which the network shelved. The year she turned 53, she published her second cookbook, Barefoot Contessa Parties!
The breakthrough yearThe year she turned 54, her cooking show Barefoot Contessa premiered on Food Network. She also published Barefoot Contessa Family Style.
The year she turned 55, Nancy Meyers sent Diane Keaton’s character to the Barefoot Contessa in the film Something’s Gotta Give. The year she turned 56, she published Barefoot in Paris. The year she turned 57, Barefoot Contessa was nominated for a Daytime Emmy, and The Washington Post reported that her previous three books had sold more than 1 million copies. The year she turned 58, she started the Barefoot Contessa Pantry product line. The year she turned 61, she won a Daytime Emmy for culinary host.
The year she turned 64, The New York Times profiled her as the star of the Emmy-winning Barefoot Contessa. The year she turned 67, CBS News reported that her ninth cookbook, Make It Ahead, followed eight bestsellers. The year she turned 68, she published Cooking for Jeffrey. The year she turned 70, she published Cook Like a Pro.
The year she turned 71, her publisher announced that she was writing a memoir. The year she turned 72, she published Modern Comfort Food. The year she turned 73, she was named to the first Forbes 50 Over 50 list. The year she turned 74, Be My Guest With Ina Garten launched on Discovery Plus and Food Network.
The year she turned 76, she moved her memoir to Crown, which published Be Ready When the Luck Happens on Oct. 1. The year she turned 77, Variety reported that Season 7 of Be My Guest would open with Tina Fey.
The year she turned 78, she launched Happy Hour With Ina Garten, a weekly podcast with Vox Media, on her new YouTube channel on Sept. 16. Food Network confirmed a new season of Be My Guest for Oct. 3.
Ina Garten (born Feb 2, 1948) bought the Barefoot Contessa store in 1978, the year she turned 30, published The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook in 1999, the year she turned 51, and became known in 2002, the year she turned 54, when her Food Network show Barefoot Contessa premiered.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.