Barefoot Contessa

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Barefoot Contessa
Genre	Cooking show
Created by	Ina Garten
Starring	Ina Garten
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	29
No. of episodes	297
Production
Producer	Pacific
Production locations	East Hampton, New York, U.S.
Running time	20–23 minutes
Original release
Network	Food Network
Release	November 30, 2002 (2002-11-30) – December 19, 2021 (2021-12-19)
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Barefoot Contessa is an American cooking show that aired from November 30, 2002 to December 19, 2021, on Food Network, and is currently the oldest show on the network's daytime schedule. Hosted by celebrity chef Ina Garten, each episode features Garten assembling dishes of varying complexity. Though her specialty is French cuisine, she occasionally prepares American, Asian, British or Italian foods. Her show also gives tips on decorating and entertaining.^[1]

The show's title, which comes from the Italian word for countess, was originally used by Garten in her best-selling cookbook, The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook (1999). The cookbook was in turn named after Garten's specialty food store, which she bought already named in 1978. The store, which is no longer in operation, opened in 1975 and was named after the 1954 film of the same name. Garten sold the store to the employees prior to its closure.^[2]