Ina Garten

2 weeks ago | italianbellavita.com | Roz Corieri Paige |Ina Garten

For the cake:2-¼ sticks of butter, room temperature3 cups of granulated sugar6 jumbo eggs, room temperature1 cup sour cream, room temperature2 tsp. pure vanilla extract (I increased this from 1-½ tsp.)3 cups flour1/3 cup cornstarch½ tsp. salt1 tsp. baking sodaIcing:4 sticks of unsalted butter, room temperature1-½ lbs. cream cheese (I used mascarpone cheese because it is sweeter)1 lb. + 1 cup confectioners (powdered) sugar (I added the extra cup)2 tsp.

2 weeks ago | newyorker.com | Ina Garten

By 1974, when Calvin Tomkins wrote his definitive Profile of Julia Child, she had published both volumes of the wildly successful “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” and was twelve years into her television show, “The French Chef,” on public television in Boston. Tomkins captures what made Julia so popular—both the force of her personality and her ability to make people believe that a proper bœuf bourguignon could change their lives.

4 weeks ago | libraryjournal.com | Ina Garten

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.

2 months ago | today.com | Ina Garten

Chef notesIna has spent her life in pursuit of the perfect omelet. She's tried every method in the book, but they'd turn out either too browned, too dense or too hard to roll. But after seeing French chef Jacques Pepin make one, she had an egg-piphany. Everything fell into place, and she was left with something delicate yet decadent at the same time.

Feb 17, 2025 | forward.com | Ina Garten |Misha Berson

Misha Berson, former theater critic for the Seattle Times, author of "Something's Coming, Something Good: West Side Story and the American Imagination," and occasional contributor to these pages, died Feb. 13. This is her final review for the Forward.