Ina Garten
Founder, Barefoot Contessa
Photo: Quentin Bacon Ina Garten is a cookbook author and the star of Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics, which airs on the Food Network.
She is also the cofounder of a line of baking mixes, called Barefoot Contessa Pantry, which is sold in specialty food stores throughout North America.
Ina speaks to Jessica Harris about how she switched careers— from working in the White House Office of Management and Budget to launching her culinary profession— from scratch.