Ina-Garten

Ina Gardner is the author of many popular American cooking books. Ina also hosts Barefoot Contessa on Food Network. It is on since 2002. Ina began her career working at the White House, writing the nuclear energy budget as well as policy reports. Ina initially enjoyed the intellectual rigors of the job, but soon began to lose interest. Instead, she bought Barefoot Contessa, a specialty restaurant. After more than 18 years of making her shop a massive success she sold it, and then began writing her first book. The cookbooks were followed by many more and magazine columns that came later. Meanwhile, her Food Network show was also a success. In addition, she offers products ranging from food ingredients to storage containers and equipment. Ina she has not attended any cooking school, nor employed in a restaurant, and she is completely self-taught. Ina is well-known for her easy style of entertainment as well as her simple food preparation. The most well-known recipes are Skillet with Roasted lemon Chicken Mac and Cheese, Mac, Beef Bourguignon and cheese paired with Beatty's Chocolate Cake and Lemon Bars.