The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook – Secrets from the East Hampton specialty food store for simple food and party platters you can make at home (Ina Garten) Bundles Complete your meal at home

Complete your meal at home with recipes for delicious appetizers and classic steakhouse sides

The book has lovely photos

if a particular brand is preferred by the chef

Not overpowering

showcasing the best of French cooking

The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook – Secrets from the East Hampton specialty food store for simple food and party platters you can make at home (Ina Garten) Bundles Complete your meal at homeIn this 1999 first edition first in series cookbook, the Barefoot Contessa (Ina) introduces her readers how to entertain with style, simplicity and a relaxed sense of fun. Many consider this book her best, as she leans in on recipes made popular over a 20 year period of operating her specialty food store catering business in the Hamptons. The recipes are as fresh as they were 25 years ago; the photos are still appealing, not dated; and Inas comments