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Be Ready When the Luck Happens

A Memoir

by Ina Garten
Ina Garten
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In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten—aka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and cultural icon—shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table.
 
Here, for the first time, Ina Garten presents an intimate, entertaining, and inspiring account of her remarkable journey. Ina’s gift is to make everything look easy, yet all her accomplishments have been the result of hard work, audacious choices, and exquisite attention to detail. In her unmistakable voice (no one tells a story like Ina), she brings her past and her process to life in a high-spirited and no-holds-barred memoir that chronicles decades of personal challenges, adventures (and misadventures) and unexpected career twists, all delivered with her signature combination of playfulness and purpose.
 
From a difficult childhood to meeting the love of her life, Jeffrey, and marrying him while still in college, from a boring bureaucratic job in Washington, D.C., to answering an ad for a specialty food store in the Hamptons, from the owner of one Barefoot Contessa shop to author of bestselling cookbooks and celebrated television host, Ina has blazed her own trail and, in the meantime, taught millions of people how to cook and entertain. Now, she invites them to come closer to experience her story in vivid detail and to share the important life lessons she learned along the way: do what you love because if you love it you’ll be really good at it, swing for the fences, and always Be Ready When the Luck Happens.
* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF of recipes and images from the book.

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    October 1, 2024

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9798217012299
      • File size: 253095 KB
      • Duration: 08:47:16

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Ina Garten narrates with the same precision, charm, poise, and irreverence exhibited on her "Barefoot Contessa" television productions. That same independent woman people know from her food preparation shows on Food Network spins quite the tale. Her philosophy has been to make quick decisions and "dive in"--figuring it all out later. Raised by exceptionally strict parents, she longed for a loving family. Aspects of that need were filled by her husband, Jeffrey Garten, who is an economist and professor. Garten's narration is measured, personal, and absorbing. This is a memoir not to miss if you enjoy Ina Garten, food, and restaurants--or if you simply want to be ready to apply your special talents when the luck happens to you. W.A.G. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      June 1, 2025

      Before she was the Barefoot Contessa, cookbook author and Food Network star Garten was a wife in a boring, bureaucratic career that left her feeling unchallenged and lonely. A for-sale ad for a Hamptons-area specialty foods store and catering business prompted her to take a leap of faith. She left her secure government job and even briefly separated from her beloved husband, Jeffrey, as she redefined herself as a businesswoman and partner. Garten is a natural storyteller, and listeners will be riveted by her memoir of growing up in a wealthy but emotionally distant family only to become a very young wife unsure of what path to take for meaningful work. As the title suggests, the various lucky moments that led to Garten's current place as a beloved TV personality and homemaker also show just how hard she worked to be ready for them. VERDICT In this warm and engaging memoir, listeners will feel they are sitting with Garten in her beautiful kitchen as she entertains and delights. Warm and lively, this is the perfect accompaniment to the recently released 25th-anniversary edition of Garten's classic The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook.--Elizabeth Gabriel

      Copyright 2025 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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