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 ...

In this sense, “Be Ready When the Luck Happens” is less of a contemplative culinary memoir in the tradition of authors like M.F.K. Fisher and Ruth Reichl and more of a freewheeling handbook ...

Garten released a memoir, "Be Ready When the Luck Happens." (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP, File) This cover image released by Crown shows "Be Ready When the Luck Happens" by Ina Garten.

Ina Garten’s ‘Be Ready When the Luck Happens’ is a handbook for life. The Barefoot Contessa’s book isn’t a typical culinary memoir. October 19, 2024. 5 min. Summary.

"Be Ready When the Luck Happens," written by Ina Garten, was published by Crown Publishing on Oct. 1, 2024, and retails for $34. ...

‘Be Ready When the Luck Happens’ Review: Ina Garten’s Rise Bored with her desk job, she opened the classifieds. Soon she was the owner of the Barefoot Contessa, and on her way to stardom.

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. Skip to main content.

BE READY WHEN THE LUCK HAPPENS: A Memoir, by Ina Garten Many books open with epigraphs. Maybe Plato, the Bible or Oscar Wilde; usually lofty, and generally by a long-dead stranger.