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Ina Garten gave up a job at the White House to become an entrepreneur — without business experience. Here's what the risky move taught her.

When Ina Garten gave up her White House job to run a store called Barefoot Contessa, she had never run a business. She learned many valuable lessons.

Ina Garten on new memoir, leaving the White House for a culinary career

Emmy-winning "Barefoot Contessa" star Ina Garten joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about her new memoir, childhood and how burnout from working in the White House led to her culinary success.

Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, looks back in memoir 'Be Ready When the Luck Happens'

Ina Garten is looking back in a new memoir, “Be Ready When the Luck Happens,” which distills stories from her life into lessons for foodies and non-foodies, alike

Ina Garten claims Oprah Winfrey smacked her twice

Ina Garten claims Oprah Winfrey smacked her twice after she gave a speech

When Garten went back to her seat, she was greeted by Winfrey. “And [Winfrey] smacked me on the arm in front of like 2,000 people and said, ‘You make your own luck,’” the Food Network alum said. “I said, ‘Well, I actually had been incredibly lucky.’ And then she smacked me again. And I was like, ‘Okay.’”

Ina Garten says a memorable interaction with Oprah Winfrey inspired the title of her new memoir

Lucky.” Afterward, Garten took her seat on the stage “right next to Oprah,” she writes. “Immediately, she turned and smacked me on the arm, saying, ‘You weren’t lucky. You make your own luck,’” Garten recalls Winfrey telling her.

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Ina Garten Said Oprah Winfrey Was “Right” to Smack Her Twice After a Speech

Ina Garten is crediting Oprah Winfrey for smacking the imposter syndrome out of her—literally. Amidst the launch of her new memoir, Be Ready When The Luck Happens on Tuesday, October 1, the Barefoot Contessa star opened up about the moment when the talk show host gave her some tough love.

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Ina Garten opens up to Hoda Kotb about her ‘scary' childhood, ‘incredible' marriage and revealing new memoir

For Ina Garten, queen of the kitchen and “ engagement” chicken, store-bought is always fine — even when she’s having lunch ...

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Ina Garten on her memoir, and a life of reinvention

She was working an economic policy job at the White House when, at age 30, she bought a small specialty food store called the ...

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What I’ve Learned: Ina Garten

Ina Garten, seventy-six, is one of the most beloved and successful figures in American culinary history. It all began in 1978 ...

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Ina Garten Shares a Taste of Her New Memoir — and a Life-Changing Coq au Vin Recipe

In an exclusive excerpt from her new memoir, 'Be Ready When the Luck Happens,' Ina Garten shares the story of the meal that ...

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Ina Garten’s Brilliant “Five Senses” Philosophy Is the Sneaky Hosting Trick I Can’t Wait to Try

Garten read up on retail psychology and had food cases built to showcase her recipes and ingredients exactly the way she ...

Ina Garten shares her secret for a great dinner party: 6 people and round table

"I like when everybody's knees are almost touching and it feels very intimate," the Barefoot Contessa host says. Garten's new ...

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Ina Garten Figured Out How to Let Go of the Shame

Many of those friends have appeared on her latest Food Network show, “Be My Guest.” In the sixth season, which debuts on Sept ...

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