Ina-Garten

Ina Garten has been a popular American cook book author over the years. Ina is also the Emmy-winning host of Food Networks longest running show Barefoot Contessa and began its run in 2002. Ina began to write policy and nuclear energy documents to the White House. While she found it intellectually stimulating initially eventually she stopped her pursuit and purchased a small speciality food shop - Barefoot Contessa. After more than 18 years of making her store a huge success, she decided to sell it and started creating her first novel. A number of other books and magazine articles followed. Between them, her Food Network show was also a success. Her range of items spans from kitchen equipment to ingredients as well as storage containers. Ina herself, a self-taught chef and has not attended an institution for cooking or a hotel. Ina's easygoing style of entertaining and her easy culinary style is widely known. Her most famous recipes are Skillet-Roasted lemon chicken as well as Beatty's Chocolate Cake Mac & Cheese Beef Bouguignon, the Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts & Lemon Bars.