I mean WHO in the world could possibly not love Ina? It’s a comfort to watch her cooking in her kitchen, whipping up the tastiest and most beautiful foods you can imagine. Most of us have tried at least one of her recipes (or many more!!). This book isn’t so much about the food, it’s about Ina herself.

It’s always interesting to read someone’s story. To hear about their background (does she ever have one!) Sometimes it feels like the stars have aligned and everything just fell into place for her, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. She worked hard to become such a sensation. If you like Ina, you’ll love her story!

About Ina’s latest book from penguinrandomhouse.com:

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Time, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Town & Country

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.

My review on Goodreads (5⭐️):

BE READY WHEN THE LUCK HAPPENS by Ina Garten

Who doesn’t love Ina Garten? She is an amazing woman (and we all know she can cook like nobody’s business – matter of fact her baked chicken (recipe) is in the oven right now). Ina’s success didn’t just happen, she’s a business savvy, smart-as-a-whip woman who took her destiny into her own hands. I love her stories, you will too!

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📚 Until next time…