Ina Garten, otherwise known by foodies as “The Barefoot Contessa” is my favorite Food TV star.
I recently bought her newest “How Easy Was That” cookbook, (which I highly recommend along with all of her other cookbooks)
Her nickname; “The Barefoot Contessa” came from the Hampton’s food store she once owned.
After working at the White House in the 1970s as a nuclear energy policy analyst, Ina bought a small, specialty food store in the Hamptons which was already named “The Barefoot Contessa.” She told The New York Times, “My job in Washington was intellectually exciting and stimulating but it wasn’t me at all.” Ina loved to entertain and cook much more.
The original store’s owner had named it after a 1954 film starring Ava Gardner and Humphrey Bogart. Ina Garten decided to keep the name because she felt “Barefoot Contessa” suited her “elegant but earthy lifestyle.”
ANYHOW…who knew
that in Something’s Gotta Give, Diane Keaton’s character shops in Garten’s ACTUAL “Barefoot Contessa” store??
How cool is that?
When I discovered this tidbit, I had to revisit the movie and check out her store!
How fun that Diane Keaton (one of my favorite actresses) shopped at the Barefoot Contessa!
Loved that movie, love Diane Keaton and the Barefoot Contessa :)
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