Barefoot Contessa star Ina Garten recently revealed she was once offered an unlikely tip after fulfilling a catering order: ...

If you thought Ina Garten's hit show "Barefoot Contessa" was filmed in her home, you'd only be half right. But that's just one of the things you may not know about the Food Network star.

Garten later penned a column for Martha Stewart Living and secured her first book deal with Stewart's help after bringing a publisher to her specialty food store, The Barefoot Contessa.

Her "Barefoot Contessa" show got its name from her now-closed specialty-food store, and her present-day, laid-back, permanently-on-vacation vibe exudes casual wealth. She published a list of her ...

But, like most that appears only to glitter, the Barefoot Contessa's trajectory hasn't always been lined with gold alone. The brick-and-mortar store Barefoot Contessa, which eventually became ...

All-suite hotel with a pool and top-notch restaurant on the River Walk Recent guests note some service missteps and maintenance issues Perched on the scenic River Walk, Hotel Contessa offers ...

She's invited the public into her kitchen via the release of 13 cookbooks featuring recipes that take the stress out of entertaining (our favorite Garten cookbook, "Barefoot Contessa: Foolproof ...