Ina-Garten

Ina Gardner is the author of many popular American cookbooks on cooking. Ina also hosts Barefoot Contessa on Food Network, which has been running since 2002. Ina began her career by working at the White House, writing the nuclear energy budget and policy papers. In the beginning, she was enthralled by the intellectual rigors that came with her work, but she quickly stopped her enthusiasm. Instead she bought Barefoot Contessa, a specialty store for food. It was a huge success for 18 years, until she decided to sell it. She then began her first cookbook. Others followed, and so magazines too. Another success came from her Food Network Television show. She sells many things, from food ingredients cooking, to kitchenware and storage. Ina herself, a self-taught chef and has not attended an institution for cooking or an establishment. Ina's easygoing style of entertaining and her easy culinary style is widely known. Some of her most popular recipes are Skillet roasted lemon chicken Beatty's Chocolate Cake Mac & cheese Beef Bourguignon. Balsamic roast Brussels Sprouts, Lemon Bars as well as Mac and cheese.