An Evening Conversation with Ina Garten

Ina Garten—better known as the Barefoot Contessa—is the author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, a beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and cultural icon with millions of followers in the US and abroad. She is the host of Be My Guest and Barefoot Contessa on Food Network and Max, for which she has won five Emmy Awards and three James Beard Awards. Now, for the first time, Garten offers an intimate, entertaining, and inspiring account of her remarkable, unconventional journey to food-stardom in the long-awaited memoir Be Ready When the Luck Happens (CROWN at Penguin Random House). BAM is thrilled to host an evening of conversation with Garten, joined in conversation by Academy Award winning actress Frances McDormand, as she discusses the book, reflects on her path to success, and recounts the trials and tribulations of making her own way.