Known for her Food Network shows, cookbooks , and signature button-down shirts, Garten aka the Barefoot Contessa, has been married to her husband, Jeffrey Garten , for more than 50 years.
Ahead, learn what Garten says she and Jeffrey do when they live apart. Garten loves cooking, especially for Jeffrey. Garten lives in East Hampton, N.
Some bonds have grown stronger while others have been strained. And on Tuesday, Ina Garten shared how she and her husband Jeffrey, arguably the food world's most iconic duo, have been doing during the pandemic.
I make him lunch, I make him dinner and he's home all the time. In , she even dedicated one of her cookbooks, "Cooking for Jeffrey," to meals made especially for her hubby. But despite their emotional closeness, according to Ina, the pair hasn't spent this much time together since before her culinary career took off. In the '70s, the Gartens lived in Washington, D.
So excited for the premiere of my new Barefoot Contessa series, "Cooking for Jeffrey! Millions follow her social media feed and blog that features comfort food recipes and giant cocktails. But Jeffrey is much more than a recipe tester.
It turns out, he has a pretty successful career of his own. The future Barefoot Contessa was visiting her brother at Dartmouth, which was the same school Jeffrey attended.
Ina and Jeffrey tied the knot five years later, just before he served four years in the Army. After the date didn't lead anywhere, Jeffrey sent her a letter with his photo in it. The future cookbook author was immediately interested.
He's so cute! After Jeffrey picked up Ina, who was still in high school at the time, he drove them over to a bar in Port Chester, New York, where the legal drinking age was The guy at the door says, 'Where's your ID? They ended up going to a coffee shop instead, where they had a "perfectly good time," according to Jeffrey. With no plans to continue her studies at Syracuse University, Ina focused on cooking for her husband. However, Jeffrey pushed her to pursue her passions for business and cooking, and she ended up getting her pilot's certificate on the side.
She would send me brownies in a shoebox when I was in college and make me sweaters, but it never crossed my mind that she wouldn't also do something really interesting professionally.
Ina saved all the letters and has spoken about reflecting on them 50 years after the pair tied the knot. One of Jeffrey's letters mentioned how he'd love to take her to Paris, despite not having enough money for a hotel. Paris still holds a special place in the couple's hearts and is where they've spent their anniversary every year. Using all the ingredients France had to offer, Ina prepared all their meals on a small gas camping stove.
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