Simply Ina: An Evening Conversation with Ina Garten

An evening onstage with Ina Garten—the beloved cookbook author and television host known to millions as the Barefoot Contessa—offers audiences the chance to hear from one of America’s most trusted voices in home cooking and hospitality. This evening celebrates the core message at the center of Garten’s cooking: that time in the kitchen should bring people together. With warmth, humor, and hard-won culinary insight, she reminds us that simple food, made with care, can make life—and time around the table with the people you love—even more delicious.
Ina Garten is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of a dozen cookbooks and a longtime star of Food Network.
Her 2026 cookbook, Simply Ina, features 85 recipes designed to deliver maximum flavor with minimal effort.
“Barefoot Contessa” originates from the specialty food shop in East Hampton where Garten started her food career. The shop name came